Dawn Marie Sass

Dawn Marie Sass (born September 18, 1959) is a former civil servant and retail clerk who was the Democratic State Treasurer of Wisconsin from 2007–2011. She was the third female Treasurer in Wisconsin's history.

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sass graduated from St. Mary's Academy and from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She did graduate work at National-Louis University. She worked as a parole officer in Milwaukee County, where she was an active member and official of her union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) and as a retail clerk at Boston Store. She also worked in Children's Court in Milwaukee County.

Sass first ran for State Treasurer against incumbent Republican Jack Voight in 1998; she lost with 754,177 votes (46.3%) to Voight's 814,380 (50.0%), with 31,452 (1.9%) for the Wisconsin Greens nominee, 28,561 (1.7%) for the Libertarian Tim Peterson, and 171 (.01%) for the Taxpayers' Party candidate. She was a delegate to the 2000 Democratic National Convention; and ran unsuccessfully for the Wisconsin State Senate's 33rd District in a 2001 special election to succeed Margaret Farrow, losing the race to Ted Kanavas 10,238 to 3,557. She ran once more in 2002 against Voight, losing again with 720,445 votes to Voight's 824,049 and 114,955 for Green Paul Aschenbrenner; and ran unsuccessfully in 2004 for Milwaukee County Treasurer.

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