Background
He was born January 10, 1944, in Odin, Illinois.
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Dale Risinger
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He received a Bachelor of Surgery in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois. He worked as an engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation, and later as Vice President of Business Development for Clark Engineers, Incorporated.
Risinger was elected to the from the 37th district in 2002, taking office in 2003. He was re-elected in 2006, and in 2010.
He served as Senate Republican Caucus Chairman in 2008.
During his service in the, 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.
Membership
He was a member of the Illinois State Senate from 2003 to 2011. Risinger resigned from the on February 28, 2011, due in his words, to the "frustration of being a member of the minority party.".
