Dawn Clark Netsch | |
|---|---|
 official portrait, circa 1981 | |
| 4th Comptroller of Illinois | |
| In office January 14, 1991 – January 9, 1995 | |
| Governor | Jim Edgar |
| Preceded by | Roland Burris |
| Succeeded by | Loleta Didrickson |
| Member of the Illinois Senate | |
| In office January 10, 1973 – January 14, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | redistricting |
| Succeeded by | John Cullerton |
| Constituency | 13th district (1973–1983) 4th district (1983–1991) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patricia Dawn Clark 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) |
Dawn Clark Netsch (born Patricia Dawn Clark; September 16, 1926 – March 5, 2013) was an American politician and Northwestern University law professor. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Illinois State Senate from 1973 to 1991, and as the Illinois Comptroller from 1991 through 1995. In 1994, she was the first woman to be nominated by a major political party to run for Governor of Illinois. In addition to being a professor, she co-authored the legal textbook State and Local Government in a Federal System.