Margaret Croke
Democratic · IL · Illinois State Representative
Margaret Croke is the 2026 Democratic nominee for Illinois Comptroller. She serves in the Illinois House of Representatives, representing a Chicago-area district.
Where Margaret Croke stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Government Efficiency (3 records), Corporate Accountability (1 record)
Campaign Finance Information — Comptroller
Campaign Finance Information · Comptroller · November 3, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $2,246,949
- Spent
- $2,407,275
- Cash on hand
- $149,777
- Debts
- $69,650
Spent can be higher than Raised because campaigns can also use money that Raised does not count, like loans or funds from earlier years.
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- Executive$316,236
- Not Employed$89,386
- Attorney$73,840
- CEO$62,950
- President$22,100
Direct contributions by size
- $5,000+$752,272
- $1,000-$4,999$387,300
- $500-$999$85,290
- $250-$499$30,050
- $100-$249$1,950
- $1-$99$300
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections · 2026 cycle · elections.il.gov
Track record
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Told Capitol News Illinois in February 2026 that she opposed merging the state comptroller's office with the treasurer's office. She said keeping the two separate preserves checks and balances, citing corruption problems when the jobs were combined before the 1970 state constitution.
February 2, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: capitolnewsillinois.com · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 3 support
Croke said Illinois should consider refinancing its pension debt as part of long-term financial management.
February 2, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: capitolnewsillinois.com · researched July 13, 2026
Answering Capitol News Illinois's survey of the Democrats running for Illinois comptroller, Croke set out support for directing revenue freed up when existing state bonds expire into the rainy-day fund.
February 2, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: capitolnewsillinois.com · researched July 13, 2026
Answering Capitol News Illinois's survey of the Democrats running for Illinois comptroller, Croke set out support for restoring regular state contributions to the state's rainy-day fund.
February 2, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: capitolnewsillinois.com · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Sponsored a new law barring third-party services from listing or promoting a restaurant's reservations without the restaurant's written agreement, with fines up to $1,000 per violation (House Bill 2456).
August 15, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Croke became an alternate chief House co-sponsor of Senate Bill 1411, legislation governing living wills and health-care surrogate authority; the measure became Public Act 104-0378.
May 20, 2025
Source: my.ilga.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Signed on as a chief co-sponsor of a bill letting people sue when they are threatened or intimidated by leaflets or false reports of a violent crime (House Bill 3023).
April 9, 2025
Source: my.ilga.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Introduced an Illinois bill proposing to make health insurers cover at least a six-month supply of doctor-prescribed egg- and peanut-allergy prevention supplements for infants (House Bill 1076). It stalled in committee.
December 23, 2024
Source: my.ilga.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Race Margaret Croke is in:
- Comptroller · November 3, 2026 · Illinois
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.