Dale Risinger
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 37th district
In office
January 8, 2003 – February 28, 2011
Preceded byTodd Sieben (redistricted)
Succeeded byDarin LaHood
Personal details
Born (1944-01-10) January 10, 1944
Odin, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJoyce Risinger
ProfessionCivil engineer

Dale Risinger is an American civil engineer and Republican politician from Illinois. He was a member of the Illinois State Senate 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 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, Inc.

Illinois Senate

Risinger defeated Paul Mangieri, the State's Attorney for Knox County.[1][2] 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 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.[3]

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 Bradley University College of Engineering and Technology; and a member of the Easter Seals Board, University of Illinois Alumni Association, Illinois Society of Professional Engineers, Illinois Association of Highway Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, Illinois Public Works Association, Rotary International, and a Christmas in April volunteer. He is a former Boy Scouts of America leader and school board member.

References

  1. ↑ Patterson, John. "The Heat Is On". Illinois Issues. University of Illinois Springfield. 28 (9): 32. ISSN 0738-9663. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  2. ↑ Miller, David R. (ed.). "Biographies of New Senate Members" (PDF). First Reading. Illinois Legislative Research Unit. 16 (3): 5. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. ↑ Rock, Jillayne (Secretary of the Senate) (ed.). "Resignations and Appointments" (PDF). Senate Journal. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Senate. 97 (11): 14–15. Retrieved August 22, 2021.


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