What is Dorothy A. Brown?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Dorothy A. Brown |image = DorothyBrownCookCountyClerkofCircuitIllinois.jpg |alt = |caption = |birth_name = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|9|4}} |birth_place =[[Minden, Louisiana]] |death_date = |death_place = |restingplace = |restingplacecoordinates = |birthname = |nationality = <!-- political --> |office = [[Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County]] |term_start = December 1, 2000 |term_end = December 1, 2020 |predecessor = [[Aurelia Pucinski]] |successor = [[Iris Martinez]] <!-- personal --> |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |otherparty = <!--For additional political affiliations--> |partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married--> |relations = |spouse = {{marriage|Benton Cook|2009}} |children = One |residence = [[Chicago, Illinois]] |alma_mater = {{nowrap|[[Southern University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]])}}<br>[[DePaul University]] {{small|([[Master in Business Administration|M.B.A.]])}}<br>[[Chicago-Kent College of Law]] {{small|([[Juris doctor|J.D.]])}}}} |occupation = |profession = Certified Public Accountant |committees = |religion = |signature = |signature_alt= |website = |footnotes = }} '''Dorothy Brown''' (born September 4, 1953) is an [[Americans|American]] [[lawyer]] and [[politician]] associated with the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] who served as the [[clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County]] from 2000 through 2020. In April 2018, while under federal investigation, Brown announced her plans to run for [[Mayor of Chicago]] in the [[Chicago mayoral election, 2019|2019 election]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/?post_type=cst_article&p=1045057|title=Amid federal investigation, Dorothy Brown to run for mayor|work=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=2018-04-19|language=en|archive-date=2018-04-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420003849/https://chicago.suntimes.com/?post_type=cst_ar