Dale Righter

Dale Righter
Dale Righter
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 55th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
2003
Personal details
Born August 23, 1966 (1966-08-23) (age 45)
Mattoon, Illinois
Political party Republican
Profession attorney
Religion Christian

Dale Righter is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 55th district since 2003 and currently serving as the Senate Deputy Minority Leader. He was previously a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1997 through 2002. During his time in the Illinois General Assembly, Senator Righter has spearheaded legislative initiatives on a wide variety of issues, including economic development, school funding, health care and governmental accountability. Additionally, he sponsored legislation expanding newborn screening in Illinois to better utilize current medical advances for the health of infants and their families; measures to expand the Freedom of Information Act so taxpayers better know how their tax dollars are spent; and laws promoting the use of ethanol and other renewable fuels.

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Legislative Assignments

Committees on Higher Education; Executive; Executive Appointments; Judiciary Criminal Law; Public Health; Rules

Education

Righter attended Mattoon High School and Eastern Illinois University where he received a degree in accounting in 1988. Righter then attended Saint Louis University School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor in 1991. He is currently of Counsel with The Law Offices of Kevin L. Geisler in Charleston, Illinois and works as a part-time college instructor.

Personal

Righter was born and raised in Mattoon, Illinois. Locally, Righter is a member of the Broadway Christian Church, Peer Court Program of Mattoon, Elks Club Charleston Lodge, Mattoon YMCA, CHOICE of Mattoon, Ducks Unlimited, and Exchange Club of Mattoon. He also serves as Republican precinct committeeman in Mattoon and is a member of the Republican Century Gold Club. Senator Righter lives in Charleston and has two children.

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v · d · eMembers of the Illinois State Senate
97th General Assembly (2011–2012)
President: John Cullerton (D) • Majority Leader: James Clayborne, Jr. (D) • Minority Leader: Christine Radogno (R)
   
  1.    Antonio Munoz (D)
  2.    William Delgado (D)
  3.    Mattie Hunter (D)
  4.    Kimberly A. Lightford (D)
  5.    Annazette Collins (D)
  6.    John Cullerton (D)
  7.    Heather Steans (D)
  8.    Ira Silverstein (D)
  9.    Jeffrey Schoenberg (D)
  10.    John G. Mulroe (D)
  11.    Louis Viverito (D)
  12.    Martin Sandoval (D)
  1.    Kwame Raoul (D)
  2.    Emil Jones III (D)
  3.    James Meeks (D)
  4.    Jacqueline Y. Collins (D)
  5.    Donne Trotter (D)
  6.    Edward Maloney (D)
  7.    Maggie Crotty (D)
  8.    Iris Martinez (D)
  9.    Ronald Sandack (R)
  10.    Michael Noland (D)
  11.    Carole Pankau (R)
  12.    Kirk W. Dillard (R)
  1.    Chris Lauzen (R)
  2.    Dan Duffy (R)
  3.    Matt Murphy (R)
  4.    John J. Millner (R)
  5.    Susan Garrett (D)
  6.    Terry Link (D)
  7.    Suzi Schmidt (R)
  8.    Pamela Althoff (R)
  9.    Dan Kotowski (D)
  10.    Dave Syverson (R)
  11.    J. Bradley Burzynski (R)
  12.    Mike Jacobs (D)
  1.    Darin LaHood (R)
  2.    Sue Rezin (R)
  3.    Don Harmon (D)
  4.    Toi Hutchinson (D)
  5.    Christine Radogno (R)
  6.    Linda Holmes (D)
  7.    Arthur Wilhelmi (D)
  8.    Bill Brady (R)
  9.    Tim Bivins (R)
  10.    Dave Koehler (D)
  11.    John M. Sullivan (D)
  12.    Tom Johnson (R)
  1.    Sam McCann (R)
  2.    Larry Bomke (R)
  3.    Kyle McCarter (R)
  4.    Mike Frerichs (D)
  5.    Shane Cultra (R)
  6.    John O. Jones (R)
  7.    Dale Righter (R)
  8.    William R. Haine (D)
  9.    James Clayborne, Jr. (D)
  10.    David Luechtefeld (R)
  11.    Gary Forby (D)



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