Debbie Meyers Martin

First Black Woman Mayor of Olympia Fields 2010 -2017

Illinois Representative Meyers Martin was born and raised in Chicago and currently resides in the Village of Olympia Fields, IL. She has lived in the Southland for over 40 years and raised two beautiful daughters. She is a respected visionary leader with over 20 years of commendable achievements. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), and a proud member of the Teamsters Union Local 916 and the Joint Council 25. She is also a proud member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Epsilon Nu Sigma Chapter.

Representative Meyers Martin is the first Black Woman to serve as Mayor for the Village of Olympia Fields, IL. She served as mayor of Olympia Fields from 2010 – 2017. While serving as Mayor, she brought a major retailer to the village’s business corridor, which increased sales tax revenue for the village. Moreover, she was instrumental in the village’s partnership with Franciscan Health Hospital’s $116 million dollar expansion in Olympia Fields, which allowed a major healthcare provider to remain in the south suburban region. Also, while Mayor, Representative Meyers Martin served as President of South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (a Council of Government that serves 45 municipalities in the Southland Region). She created a municipal task force designed to address the needs of the region’s water supply and water rate challenges. She was appointed by then Governor Pat Quinn to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Justice Committee where she and members of the Advisory Committee were responsible for consulting on major community EPA issues and beginning the discussion regarding the designation of Environmental Justice Communities.