Dale Risinger is an American

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and Republican politician from Illinois. He was a member of the

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from 2003 to 2011.

Early life, education and business career

He was born January 10, 1944, in Odin, Illinois. He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the

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. He worked as an engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation, and later as Vice President of Business Development for Clark Engineers, Inc.

Illinois Senate

Risinger defeated Paul Mangieri, the State's Attorney for Knox County. He was re-elected in 2006, and in 2010. He served as Senate Republican Caucus Chairman in 2008. During his service in the Illinois Senate, he served on the following Committees: * Committees on Environment and Energy, (minority spokesperson) * Appropriations II * Financial Institutions * Local Government * Transportation * Legislative Audit Commission * Legislative Research Unit Risinger resigned from the Illinois Senate on February 28, 2011.

Darin LaHood Darin McKay LaHood ( ; born July 5, 1968) is an American attorney and politician who has served as a U.S. representative from Illinois since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, LaHood has represented the 16th district since 2023, and previo ...

was appointed by the Legislative Committee of the Republican Party of the 37th Legislative District to the vacancy and sworn into office on March 1, 2011.

Personal life

He and his wife, Joyce, have three adult children and six grandchildren. He serves as a member of the Executive Board for the International Construction Innovations Conference; Chairman of the National Traffic and Transportation Conference; member of the Board of the Industry Institute; member of the Executive Board of the Center for Emerging Technologies in Infrastructure; member and past chairman of advisory board for

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College of Engineering and Technology; and a member of the Easter Seals Board,

Alumni Association, Illinois Society of Professional Engineers, Illinois Association of Highway Engineers,

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, Illinois Public Works Association,

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, and a Christmas in April volunteer. He is a former

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leader and school board member.

References

External links

Illinois General Assembly - Senator Dale Risinger (R) 37th District
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