i illinois state comptroller susana mendoza and you heard became the first hispanic independently electedto serve in capacity in the state of illinois. [applause] thank you. i've been elected three times now, and a proud to say that even though comptroller is the least known tile in allfrnment existence i was the to the state of illinois in the last election in 2022. [applause] cultural was elected as a first woman ever to serve as cityy court in the city of chicago and before the unselected to six terms as a state representative in the illinois general assembly serving as the youngest member of the chamber when elected in 2001. as the state chief financial honor and privilege to have successfully navigated our state through the two worst fiscalri state's history. numberr one a budget and passed the last of 736 days. itnd gave us a brutal 16.7 billion with a i b the b $16.7 billion of unpaid bills. a rainy day fund48,000. there was more money than that ce spent on booze alone yesterd [laughing] yes. today, thankfu longer have a a backlog. we have a working payable it we are paying our bil