CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois comptroller candidates have debated over $4 million paid in bonuses to state employees and public pensions in front of the Chicago Sun-Times editorial board.

The comptroller’s office has been highlighted during Illinois’ financial woes and budget stalemate, which have shown the difficulties of getting payments made to social service agencies and other entities.

Among the campaign issues is incumbent Republican Leslie Munger’s assertion that Democratic candidate Susana Mendoza should give back one of two pensions she collected as she served as both a project coordinator for Chicago’s planning department and an elected Illinois representative.

Mendoza said her pension contributions reflected city pay hours she was docked when she was in Springfield and that she saw no problem in working two jobs.

Libertarian candidate Claire Ball and Green Party candidate Tim Curtin also participated.