Dale Fowler

{{short description|American politician|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Dale Fowler | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date =  | birth_place = Eldorado, Illinois | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | birth_name = | state_senate = Illinois | district = 59th | term_start = January 2017 | term_end = | predecessor = Gary Forby | successor = | office4 = Mayor of Harrisburg, Illinois | district4 = | term_start4 = September 2014 | term_end4 = December 2016 | predecessor4 = Ron Crank | successor4 = John McPeek

| party = Republican | other_party =  | spouse = Jill Fowler | partner =  | relations = | children = 2 | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = Businessman and Legislator | committees = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = https://senatorfowler.com | footnotes = }}

'''Dale Fowler''' is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Illinois Senate since January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33729599/harrisburg-looks-at-having-new-mayor-after-fowler-resigns|title=Harrisburg looks at having new mayor after Folwer resigns|author=Allen, Evie|publisher=WSIL TV|date=November 16, 2016|accessdate=November 27, 2016|archive-date=November 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128195143/http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33729599/harrisburg-looks-at-having-new-mayor-after-fowler-resigns|url-status=dead}}</ref> Fowler represents the 59th district, which includes all of Franklin, Hamilton, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Hardin, Pope, Massac, Johnson, Pulaski, and Alexander counties and portions of Union and Jackson counties in Southern Illinois.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.il.gov/Downloads/VotingInformation/PDF/2011Districts/2011SenDist59.pdf|author=|title=PA 97-0006 Legislative District 56|date=2011-05-18|accessdate=2015-09-07|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031321/http://elections.il.gov/Downloads/VotingInformation/PDF/2011Districts/2011SenDist59.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> Prior to his election to the Illinois Senate he was mayor of Harrisburg and a member of the Saline County Board. Fowler defeated incumbent Gary Forby (D), who had represented the district for 14 years. He has 2 children with his wife Jill Fowler. Fowler is a Presbyterian.

In 2018, Democrat J. B. Pritzker appointed Fowler a member of the gubernatorial transition's Job Creation and Economic Opportunity Committee.<ref>{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Rich|title=Pritzker transition announces Job Creation and Economic Opportunity Committee|date=December 3, 2018|newspaper=Capitol Fax|accessdate=December 9, 2018|url=https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/03/pritzker-transition-announces-job-creation-and-economic-opportunity-committee/}}</ref>

Fowler currently serves on the following committees: Energy and Public Utilities; Higher Education (Co-Chair); Licensed Activities; Local Government; Transportation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Illinois General Assembly - Senator Biography|url=https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=102&MemberID=2897|access-date=2021-11-30|website=www.ilga.gov}}</ref>

==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change | title = 2016 Illinois State Senate District 59 General Election<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Dale_Fowler |title=Dale Fowler }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Illinois Republican Party | candidate = Dale Fowler | votes = 53501 | percentage = 55.15 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Illinois Democratic Party | candidate = Gary Forby (Incumbent) | votes = 43503 | percentage = 44.85 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 97503 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = 2018 Illinois State Senate District 59 General Election<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Dale_Fowler |title=Dale Fowler }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Illinois Republican Party | candidate = Dale Fowler | votes = 50475 | percentage = 61.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Illinois Democratic Party | candidate = Steve Webb | votes = 32125 | percentage = 38.9 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 82600 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = 2022 Illinois State Senate District 59 General Election<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Dale_Fowler |title=Dale Fowler }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Illinois Republican Party | candidate = Dale Fowler | votes = 65708 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 65708 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box end}}

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==External links== * [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=100&MemberID=2483 Profile] at Illinois General Assembly website. {{Illinois State Senators}}

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