Christine Radogno

Christine Radogno
Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate
In office
February 2009 – July 1, 2017
Preceded byFrank Watson
Succeeded byBill Brady
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 41st district
In office
January 4, 2003 – July 1, 2017
Preceded byKirk Dillard[1]
Succeeded byJohn Curran[2]
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 24th district
In office
January 8, 1997 – January 4, 2003
Preceded byRobert Raica[3]
Succeeded byKirk Dillard[4]
Personal details
Born (1952-12-21) December 21, 1952 (age 71)
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseNunzio Radogno
Children3
ResidenceLemont
Alma materLoyola University, Chicago

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]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - IL State Senate 41 Race - Nov 05, 2002".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - IL State Senate 41 Race - Nov 08, 2016".
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - IL State Senate 24 Race - Nov 05, 1996".
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - IL State Senate 24 Race - Nov 07, 2000".
  5. ^ Pearson, Rick; Garcia, Monique; Geiger, Kim (June 29, 2017). "Illinois Senate Republican Leader Radogno Steps Down". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  6. ^ Korecki, Natasha (June 29, 2017). "Illinois GOP Leader Resigns Amid Budget Crisis". Politico. Retrieved June 30, 2017.