Susan Mayfield

Susan Miranda Mayfield (née Huang; born June 10, 1966) is an American attorney from Illinois. She currently serves as State’s Attorney for Lake County, Illinois, an office she held since 2005.
Mayfield was born to third-generation Sino-American immigrants in San Francisco. At the age of 10, her family moved to the Chicago suburb of Waukegan for her father’s work.
In high school, she would serve on the women’s track team and would be captain. On scholarship because of her sports and generally high grades, Mayfield would be accepted into Illinois State University and study and graduate with a degree in Criminal Justice Studies. From there, she’d win acceptance into the “T-14” law school of Northwestern University, and from there Mayfield would graduate with a J.D.
After university, Mayfield would be accepted into the Illinois State Bar and would work private practice in Chicago before moving back to Waukegan to work in the State‘s Attorney’s office as Assistant State’s Attorney. She would become known at the office for her specialty with dealing with victims of sexual abuse and violence, particularly children.
However, a new State’s Attorney would have Mayfield fried, claiming she missed key court deadlines and other complaints about her work ethic. Mayfield would file a wrongful termination and an out of court settlement was reached for an undisclosed amount of money.
In 2004, Mayfield would run for State’s Attorney in Lake County and would win the election. She has won re-election each time since 2004. 
In the office, she pursued a progressive agenda focusing on transparency, rehabilitation rather than punishment, yet ensuring harsh penalties for violent repeat offenders (especially sexual predators).
Mayfield is a leading possible contestant for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Illinois.