Grace Mary Stern

Grace Mary Stern
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 29th district
In office
1993–1995
Preceded byRoger A. Keats
Succeeded byKathy Parker
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 58th district
In office
1985–1993
Preceded byDaniel M. Pierce
Succeeded byJeff Schoenberg (renumbered)
Personal details
BornGrace Mary Dain
(1925-07-10)July 10, 1925
Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMay 17, 1998(1998-05-17) (aged 72)
Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseHerbert Stern
ProfessionPolitician

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.

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