Iris Martinez
Iris Martinez | |
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Martinez in 2011 | |
| Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County | |
| In office December 1, 2020 – December 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dorothy Brown |
| Succeeded by | Mariyana Spyropoulos |
| 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 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Northeastern Illinois University (BA) University of Illinois, Chicago (attended) |
Iris Y. Martinez (born February 25, 1956) is a former 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.