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Iris Martinez announces candidacy for Cook County Circuit Clerk

Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Iris Martinez announces candidacy for Cook County Circuit Clerk
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Iris Martinez announces candidacy for Cook County Circuit Clerk

Illinois Senator Iris Martinez announced Thursday (Oct. 17, 2019) that she will be a candidate in the Democratic Primary for the office of Cook County Circuit Court Clerk, succeeding Dorothy Brown who announced in August that she will not seek re-election.

Martinez was elected to The Illinois Senate in 2003.

State Senator Iris Martinez
State Senator Iris Martinez

Here is the letter:

I have some very big news that you may not have heard. 

I am running for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court.

With the experience and leadership I gained as an Illinois State Senator for the last 16 years, I can use those skills to end the neglect, mismanagement, and corruption that has plagued the office of the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court for decades and help usher in a new era rooted in government reforms.

I’ve dedicated my life to serving the public and fighting for bold, systematic change. I am proud of my progressive record in the Senate. I’ve led the charge to stand up for our immigrant communities, leveled the playing field for working families, and those who need their voices heard.

Our campaign is already collecting the thousands of signatures we need to secure our spot on the March 17th, 2020 primary ballot.

To continue our fight for the needed changes with the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court, I need your help today, please consider joining our effort by contributing $500, $250, $100, $50, or even $10 today! 

There is no doubt that this campaign will be hard-fought, but with your support Cook County government can move forward from the old political system.

Thank you again for your support, friendship, and I look forward to this journey together,

Iris Martinez

State Senator

P.S. save the date for our campaign kick-off on November 21st in the Loop. We will be in touch with more details once we get everything formalized.

Here is Iris Martinez’s bio:

Assistant Majority Leader Iris Y. Martinez was sworn into her first term in the Illinois State Senate on January 8, 2003 to represent the people of Illinois’ 20th Legislative District. Her election marked the first time a Hispanic woman had been elected to the State Senate in Illinois history. She made history once again by serving as Assistant Majority Leader from 2007-2008, a position never before held by a Latina. She was named Majority Caucus Whip in 2013 and became Assistant Majority Leader again in 2018. Senator Martinez has used her position as a state senator to advocate for affordable housing, expanding health care access and ensuring seniors and the disabled receive proper care.

Additionally, the senator is a strong voice for Illinois’ children. Senator Martinez has worked on initiatives to keep children safe and annually hosts a Family Wellness and Back to School Fair, where children can receive health screenings, dental checkups, immunizations and backpacks. Essential services are also available for adults.

Senator Martinez has been a tireless promoter of programs to improve the quality of education for youth in Illinois, including the Grow Your Own Teacher Initiative, an effort to place 1,000 teachers in low-income, hard-to-staff Illinois public schools by offering forgivable student loans to paraprofessionals, parents and other community leaders who wish to become teachers. She has also worked to support the Golden Apple Scholar Program, which seeks to place highly qualified teachers in the state’s hard-to-staff schools. Understanding that making higher education more affordable is crucial to strengthening the middle class, Martinez is a champion of the state’s Monetary Award Program (MAP), which helps students pay for college.

Senator Martinez’s involvement with the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus has given her a platform to work on initiatives that are important to minorities. She championed a law allowing people who are not comfortable speaking or understanding English, as well as those who have trouble hearing, to be aided by an interpreter in the court room. Another law she sponsored will ensure that all health care facilities treating Medicaid patients in managed care plans must develop and implement language services.

Senator Martinez currently serves as Chair of the Senate’s Special Committee on State and Pension Fund Investments. She is also a member of the Education, Energy, Executive, Government Accountability/Pensions and Transportation committees.

Martinez was born and raised in Chicago’s West Town community. She resides in the city’s Albany Park neighborhood and has a daughter, Jacklyn Nicole. Her district includes some of Chicago’s most diverse neighborhoods including Albany Park, Avondale, Belmont, Cragin, Hermosa, Humboldt Park, Logan Square and Portage Park.

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