Dale Fowler

{{short description|American politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

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| birth_place = Eldorado, Illinois

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| state_senate = Illinois

| district = 59th

| term_start = January 2017

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| predecessor = Gary Forby

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| office4 = Mayor of Harrisburg, Illinois

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| term_start4 = September 2014

| term_end4 = December 2016

| predecessor4 = Ron Crank

| successor4 = John McPeek

| party = Republican

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| spouse = Jill Fowler

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| children = 2

| residence = Harrisburg, Illinois

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| profession = Businessman and Legislator

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| website = https://senatorfowler.com

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Dale Fowler is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Illinois Senate since January 2017.{{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}} 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.{{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}} 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.{{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/}}

Fowler currently serves on the following committees: Energy and Public Utilities; Higher Education (Co-Chair); Licensed Activities; Local Government; Transportation.{{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}}