Sister Clare Dunn | |
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Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 13th district | |
In office 1974–1981 Servingwith Bruce Wheeler (1974-1976), Larry Hawke (1976-1981) | |
Preceded by | H. Thomas (Tam) Kincaid |
Succeeded by | David M. Rodriguez |
Personal details | |
Born | 1934 |
Died | July 30,1981 46–47) | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Clare Dunn (1934-July 30,1981) was an American teacher and Catholic nun who served in the Arizona House of Representatives. She advocated for voting rights and social justice. She was a Democrat. [1] She advocated for the Equal Rights Amendment. [2] In 2017 she was inducted into the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. [1]
Dunn joined the Congregation of St. Joseph of the Apparition in 1955. She earned her Bachelor's and Master’s degree in Political Science. [1] In 1965,the Los Angles Congregation Sisters of Saint Joseph assigned her to go to Tucson,Arizona to teach history and government at Salpointe Catholic High School,a position she held for nine years. [1]
In 1972,Dunn entered politics by volunteering for the George McGovern presidential campaign,serving as an Arizona delegate for McGovern at the 1972 Democratic National Convention. [1] [3]
In 1973,Dunn began requesting permission from her church superiors to run for office. Although they initially refused,concerned about blurring lines between church and state,in 1974,she received their permission. [1] She ran on a platform of social issues and good government,which was relevant in the wake of Watergate. [3] That year,she was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 13 in Tucson. [4] [2]
During her first year,Dunn introduced twenty-nine bills and cosponsored nine others. Much of her work dealt with the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment,education,and helping the poor,elderly and marginalized. [2] [3]
While in office,she worked to increase access to voting,supporting voting by mail,restoring voting rights to freed prisoners who met sentencing and parole requirements,and requiring ballots to be written in easy-to-understand language. [1]
Dunn co-sponsored a bill establishing a Martin Luther King Day holiday,which happened years after her death. [1] [4]
Dunn was re-elected three times. She became the assistant minority leader for the Arizona House of Representatives. [3]
Dunn and an assistant,Sister Judith Lovchik,were killed on July 30,1981 by a drunk driver going the wrong way on Interstate 10 in a head-on collision. [2] [4] Her funeral was attended by Governor Bruce Babbitt and over 1,300 mourners. [4] In a 1982 legislative session,one of her colleagues said that Dunn was the "conscience of the legislature." [2]
Shorter after Dunn's death,Arizona legislators passed stricter penalties against drunk driving. [5]
In 1983,the Vatican prohibited nuns and any Catholic religious from running for political office,making Dunn one of the last nuns to hold public office. [2]
In 2017,Dunn was inducted into the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. [1]
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