Senator Dale Risinger

Dale Risinger was elected to the Illinois Senate in 2002. He serves the 37th District.

Risinger is currently the Republican spokesman for the Senate State Government Operations Committee, a member of the Senate Transportation Committee, and a member of the Senate Financial Institutions Committee.

He also serves on the Legislative Research Unit, the Council on Aging, and the Legislative Audit Commission.

Active in the community, Risinger serves as University United Methodist Church trustee; member and past chairman of advisory board for Bradley University College of Engineering and Technology; and a member of the Easter Seals Board, University of Illinois Alumni Association, Peoria Traffic Commission, Illinois Society of Professional Engineers, Illinois Association of Highway Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, Illinois Public Works Association, Rotary International, and Chris tmas in April volunteer. He is also a former Boy Scout leader and school board member.

Senator Risinger graduated from the University of Illinois. He has worked as an engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation and was formerly Vice President of Business Development for Clark Engineers, Inc.

Senator Risinger and his wife, Joyce, have three adult children.