Dawn Clark Netsch
Dawn Clark Netsch (September 16, 1926 – March 5, 2013) was an American professor of law at Northwestern University and an Illinois politician. A member of the Democratic Party in the United States, she served in the Illinois State Senate from 1972 to 1990, and as the Illinois Comptroller from 1991 through 1994. In 1994 she was the first woman to be nominated by a major political party to run for Governor of Illinois. She co-authored the legal textbook, State and Local Government in a Federal System.
Dawn Clark Netsch | |
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Netsch in 1995 | |
| 4th Comptroller of Illinois | |
| In office January 14, 1991 – January 9, 1995 | |
| Governor | Jim Edgar |
| Preceded by | Roland Burris |
| Succeeded by | Loleta Didrickson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1926 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 5, 2013 (aged 86) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Walter Netsch |
| Education | Northwestern University (BA, JD) |
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