Preceded by Frank Watson Name Christine Radogno Children Lisa Radogno Religion Roman Catholicism | Spouse Nunzio Radogno Preceded by Robert Raica Role Legislator | |
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Education Loyola University Chicago, Lyons Township High School | ||
Senate republican leader christine radogno resigns from legislature
Christine Radogno (born December 21, 1952) is a 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 1st, 2017 amid the Illinois budget crisis.
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- Senate republican leader christine radogno resigns from legislature
- Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno on Senate budget framework March 1 2017
- Early life education and career
- Illinois Senate
- Personal life
- References
Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno on Senate budget framework March 1, 2017
Early life, education and career
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, 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.
Illinois Senate
Her committee memberships includes:
Personal life
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.