Christine Radogno

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. On October 12, 2015, she was named as Illinois state chair of John Kasich's presidential campaign. On July 1, 2017, Rodagno resigned from the state Senate. ==Illinois Senate==

Her committee memberships include: • 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==

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. ==References==