Iris Martinez
Iris Y. Martinez (born February 25, 1956) is an American politician and administrator. In 2020, she was elected clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County. She previously served as a member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 20th district from 2003 until becoming clerk. A member of the Democratic Party, she rose to Assistant Majority Leader in the State Senate. As court clerk and as a state senator, she is the first Latina to have held either of those offices.
Iris Martinez | |
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Martinez in 2011 | |
| Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Dorothy Brown |
| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 20th district | |
| In office January 8, 2003 – November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Roskam (redistricted) |
| Succeeded by | Cristina Pacione-Zayas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 25, 1956 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Northeastern Illinois University (BA) University of Illinois, Chicago |
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