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  Netsch, Dawn Clark
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AffiliationDemocratic  
<-  2010-01-01  
 
NameDawn Clark Netsch
Address1700 N Hudson Ave. Old Town
Chicago, Illinois , United States
EmailNone
WebsiteNone
Born September 16, 1926
DiedMarch 05, 2013 (86 years)
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifedMr. Matt
Sep 12, 2021 06:30pm
Tags Caucasian - Widowed - ACLU - NOW - Straight -
InfoMrs. Patricia Dawn Clark Netsch

Former Illinois State Comptroller and Gubernatorial candidate Dawn Clark Netsch passed away of complications from ALS – Lou Gehrig's disease on March 5, 2013. A member of the Illinois Constitutional Convention in 1970, she was an Illinois state senator for 18 years representing the 13th and then the 4th district, Dawn was a law professor at Northwestern University School of Law, she coauthored the definitive text on state and local government.

Born Patricia Dawn Clark in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 16, 1926, she was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, renowned architect, Walter A. Netsch, and her brother W. Keith Clark. Survivors include her sister-in-law, Sachiko Clark of Carson City, NV, nephews Andrew D. (Pamela) Kerr of Wilmette, IL, William S. (Tracy) Kerr III of Topanga, CA, Keith DeWitt Clark and Gregory Joseph Clark of Hyattsville, MD, niece Elizabeth N. Kerr of Mt Prospect, IL, and great nephews Andrew D. (Lindsay) Kerr, Jr., of San Francisco, CA, and Mathias S. Kerr of Chicago.

Dawn was a 1948 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Northwestern University and graduated first in her class from Northwestern's School of Law in 1952. She worked on the presidential campaigns of Adlai Stevenson II in the 1950's. Remaining in Washington, D.C., she was in private practice before returning to Illinois when she joined the staff of then Gov. Otto Kerner. She was one of the first female law professors in the country, joining the NU law faculty in 1965.

Active as a member of Judicature, she was a trailblazing supporter of human rights, of women's rights, of civil rights and was active in many local, state and national organizations.

She was a decades long fan of the Chicago White Sox baseball team.

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Dawn Clark Netsch: A Political Life  Purchase COSDem 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Apr 09, 2013 05:00pm News Northwestern announces plans to remember Dawn Clark Netsch Saturday  Article COSDem 
Mar 05, 2013 11:40pm General My last dinner with Dawn Clark Netsch   Article COSDem 
Mar 05, 2013 11:00am Editorial Editorial: Thank you, Dawn Clark Netsch   Article COSDem 
Mar 05, 2013 09:00am Obituary Dawn Clark Netsch dies at 86 after Lou Gehrig's battle  Article Thomas Walker 
Jan 16, 2013 10:05pm News Dawn Clark Netsch, icon of Illinois politics, reveals she has Lou Gehrig’s disease  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Mar 21, 2004 12:00am Press Release Hynes Celebrates Women's History Month by Naming Comptroller's Training and Technology Institute in Honor of Dawn Clark Netsch  Article Jason 
Feb 19, 2004 12:00am General Netsch plan may catch on yet  Article COSDem 
Jun 11, 2003 12:00am Opinion Straight-talking Netsch blazed political trail for women  Article COSDem 
May 15, 2003 05:03pm Analysis Netsch and the women's vote  Article COSDem 
May 15, 2003 05:01pm Analysis 1970 Progress in politics by Dawn Clark Netsch  Article COSDem 
May 15, 2003 04:59pm General Center on Wrongful Convictions: 2002 Honoree Dawn Clark Netsch  Article COSDem 
Apr 07, 2003 02:28am General ACLU honors Dawn Clark Netsch  Article COSDem 
Feb 28, 2003 07:27pm General 1977 Interview with State Senator Dawn Clark Netsch  Article COSDem 
Feb 16, 2003 03:34pm General Netsch wants to be Governor  Article COSDem 
Dec 01, 1999 12:00am Op-Ed by Candidate Progress in politics By Dawn Clark Netsch  Article COSDem 
Jan 06, 1994 10:00pm Profile The Unconventional Candidacy of Dawn Clark Netsch  Article COSDem 

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FAMILY
Husband Walter Netsch Oct 19, 1963-Jun 15, 2008

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RACES
  11/08/1994 IL Governor Lost 34.44% (-29.44%)
  03/15/1994 IL Governor - D Primary Won 44.35% (+7.85%)
  11/06/1990 IL Comptroller Won 54.07% (+8.15%)
  03/20/1990 IL Comptroller- D Primary Won 47.73% (+20.31%)
  11/08/1988 IL State Senate 04 Won 64.17% (+28.35%)
  03/15/1988 IL State Senate 04- D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/1984 IL State Senate 04 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  03/20/1984 IL State Senate 04- D Primary Won 100.00% (+99.99%)
  11/02/1982 IL State Senate 04 Won 99.99% (+99.98%)
  03/16/1982 IL State Senate 04- D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/07/1978 IL State Senate 13 Won 71.37% (+42.75%)
  03/21/1978 IL State Senate 13- D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/05/1974 IL State Senate 13 Won 78.56% (+57.11%)
  11/07/1972 IL State Senate 13 Won 67.49% (+35.09%)
  03/21/1972 IL State Senate 13-D Primary Won 54.31% (+8.63%)
ENDORSEMENTS
IL - District 11 - D Primary - Mar 20, 2012 D Bill Foster
IL - District 13 - D Primary - Mar 20, 2012 D David Gill
IL State Senate 05 - D Primary - Mar 20, 2012 D Patricia Van Pelt
IL State House 026- D Primary - Mar 20, 2012 D Christian Mitchell
IL US Senate - D Primary - Feb 02, 2010 D David Hoffman
IL - District 10 - D Primary - Feb 02, 2010 D Julie Hamos
Cook County Board President - D Primary - Feb 02, 2010 D Toni Preckwinkle
IL Governor - D Primary - Feb 02, 2010 D Dan Hynes
IL Proposed Constitution Convention - Nov 04, 2008 NO No
Cook County State's Attorney - D Primary - Feb 05, 2008 D Larry Suffredin
Chicago Ward 43 - Runoff - Apr 17, 2007 D Vi Daley
Chicago Ward 43 - Feb 27, 2007 D Vi Daley
Cook County Board President- D Primary - Mar 21, 2006 D Forrest Claypool
IL Governor - D Primary - Mar 17, 1998 D John R. Schmidt
IL District 9 - D Primary - Mar 17, 1998 D Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky
Chicago Mayor - Apr 12, 1983 D Harold Washington
Chicago Mayor - D Primary - Feb 22, 1983 D Richard M. Daley