Christine Radogno
Christine Radogno (born December 21, 1952) is an American politician and former Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 41st Legislative District in Cook, DuPage, and Will Counties from 1997 to 2017. Radogno served as the Minority Leader, the first female leader of a political party in the Illinois Legislature. She resigned from the Illinois State Senate on July 1, 2017 amid the Illinois budget crisis.[5][6]
Christine Radogno | |
|---|---|
| Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate | |
| In office February 2009 – July 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Watson |
| Succeeded by | Bill Brady |
| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 41st district | |
| In office January 4, 2003 – July 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kirk Dillard[1] |
| Succeeded by | John Curran[2] |
| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 24th district | |
| In office January 8, 1997 – January 4, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Raica[3] |
| Succeeded by | Kirk Dillard[4] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 21, 1952 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Nunzio Radogno |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Lemont |
| Alma mater | Loyola University, Chicago |
Early life, education and career edit
Radogno was educated in the Chicago area. She graduated from Lyons Township High School. She received both her Bachelor's and Master's degree in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago.
Before entering politics, she worked as a social worker at Mercy Center for Health Care Services. Her interest in politics began when she decided to prevent the opening of a fire station on her street,[7] and Radogno ran successfully for Village of LaGrange Trustee (1989–1996). In 1996, she ran for the Illinois State Senate and narrowly defeated incumbent Robert Raica in the Republican primary. In 2006, she was the Republican nominee for Illinois State Treasurer and was defeated by Democrat Alexi Giannoulias.
On October 12, 2015, she was named as Illinois state chair of John Kasich's presidential campaign.[8]
On July 1, 2017, Rodagno resigned from the state Senate.
Illinois Senate edit
Her committee memberships includes:
- Committee on Rules (Minority Spokesperson)
- Human Services (Minority Spokesperson)
- Appropriations I
- Appropriations II
- Appropriations III
- Executive
- Public Health
- Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability
Personal life edit
Radogno lives with her husband, Nunzio, in Lemont, Illinois. They have three adult daughters, one of whom, Lisa, was struck by a car on May 8, 2014 in Washington, D. C. and died on June 18.[9][10]
References edit
- ^ "Our Campaigns - IL State Senate 41 Race - Nov 05, 2002".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - IL State Senate 41 Race - Nov 08, 2016".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - IL State Senate 24 Race - Nov 05, 1996".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - IL State Senate 24 Race - Nov 07, 2000".
- ^ Pearson, Rick; Garcia, Monique; Geiger, Kim (June 29, 2017). "Illinois Senate Republican Leader Radogno Steps Down". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ^ Korecki, Natasha (June 29, 2017). "Illinois GOP Leader Resigns Amid Budget Crisis". Politico. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ^ . Illinoisissues-archive.uis.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ^ "Organization of Kasich for America - Staff, Advisors and Supporters". www.p2016.org. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Sen. John Cullerton wins state Senate presidency". Chicago Sun-Times. November 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-10.[dead link]
- ^ "Cops Hunt for Car that Struck Senate Staffer Who Died". NBC News. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
External links edit
- Biography, bills and committees at the 98th Illinois General Assembly
- By session: , , , , ,
- Christine Radogno legislative website
- at Illinois Senate Republicans
- Profile at Vote Smart