Wayne Dowd

{{short description|American politician}}

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{{infobox officeholder

|name=Wayne Dowd

|office=Member of the Arkansas Senate

|term_start=1978

|term_end=2000

|birth_name=Clark Wayne Dowd

|birth_date={{birth date|1941|11|1}}

|birth_place=Texarkana, Arkansas, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|2016|6|16|1941|11|1}}

|death_place=Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.

|resting_place=Texarkana, Arkansas, U.S.

|party=Democratic

|education=Southern Arkansas University (BBA)
University of Arkansas School of Law (LLB)

|profession=Politician, lawyer

}}

Clark Wayne Dowd (November 1, 1941 – June 16, 2016) was an American politician and lawyer.

Born in Texarkana, Arkansas, Dowd graduated from Southern Arkansas University and University of Arkansas School of Law. Dowd practiced law in Texarkana, Arkansas. From 1978 to 2000, Dowd served in the Arkansas Senate and was a Democrat. Dowd died in Hot Springs, Arkansas, while attending the Arkansas Bar Association annual meeting.[http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2016/06/16/former-senator-wayne-dowd-dies-at-74 Former senator, Wayne Dowd, dies at 74][http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/24529/clark-wayne-dowd Votesmart.org.-Clark Wayne Dowd]