Grace Mary Stern
Grace Mary Stern | |
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Member of the Jeff Schoenberg (renumbered) | |
Personal details | |
Born | Grace Mary Dain July 10, 1925 Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | May 17, 1998 Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 72)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Herbert Stern |
Residence | Highland Park, Illinois |
Profession | Politician |
Grace Mary Stern (née Dain; July 10, 1925 – May 17, 1998) was an American Democratic politician who served in both houses of the Illinois legislature, but was unsuccessful in her 1982 run for Lieutenant Governor, which would have made her the first woman in Illinois history to hold elected statewide office.[1][2]
Early and family life
Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Stern attended Wellesley College. She married Herbert (Hub) Stern and helped raise ten children: a daughter, Ann Dain; three sons, Peter Suber, Tom Suber, and Jack Suber; a stepdaughter, Gwen Stern; two stepsons, Bob Stern and Hub Stern III; and three foster children, Joann Shimizu Sweet, Mark Shimizu, and Leonard Gowers.[3]
Career
She raised her family in
Stern became the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1982, but she and the party's gubernatorial nominee, Adlai Stevenson III, lost narrowly (by 5,074 votes statewide, or 0.14 percent of the vote) to incumbent Republican Governor James R. Thompson and his running mate (later disgraced Governor) George Ryan.[4]
Stern continued to be known for her wit, charm and dedication to public service as she served in the
Death and legacy
Stern died at her Highland Park home after a two year battle with brain cancer.
References
- ^ "'Amazing Grace' Send-Off". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
- ^ "SJ0072 90th General Assembly".
- ^ "Ex-Legislator, Grace Mary Stern". Chicago Tribune, May 19, 1998. 19 May 1998. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- ^ "Ex-legislator Grace Mary Sternchicagotribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 1998-05-19. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ Glenview Announcements Nov. 5, 1992 p. 1
- ^ "CHICAGO ARGUS: EXTRA: Grace Mary Stern handled gag with hard humor that is no longer possible". 10 January 2011.
- ^ Pioneers Press voters guide Nov. 3, 1994 p.23
- ^ "Democrats Fighting to Keep Illinois House". 9 November 1994.
- ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1993-1994, Biographical Sketch of Grace Mary Stern, pg. 94
- ^ 'Grace Mary Stern, 72, former Illinois state representative,' Chicago Tribune, May 24, 1998
- ^ findingaids.library.uic.edu https://findingaids.library.uic.edu/sc/MSSter97.xmlfindingaids.library.uic.edu;. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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