Christine Radogno
| Christine Radogno | |
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| Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate | |
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Assumed office February 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Watson |
| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 41st district | |
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Assumed office 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Raica |
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December 21, 1952 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Nunzio Radogno |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Lemont |
| Alma mater | Loyola University, Chicago |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Christine Radogno (born December 21, 1952) is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 41st Legislative District in Cook, DuPage, and Will Counties since 1997. She currently serves as the Minority Leader, the first female leader of a political party in the Illinois Legislature.
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.
Her committee memberships includes:
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.
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