Dan McConchie

At age nine, McConchie went door-to-door to his neighbors offering to do odd jobs. He started his first business when he was 15 years old and a second one while in college.{{Cite news|url=http://danmcconchie.com/about-dan|title=About Dan - Elect Dan McConchie, State Senate - 26th District of Illinois|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-20}}

McConchie joined the Illinois Army National Guard on his 17th birthday, and he served in the Guard for nine years as an infantryman and a military policeman.[https://senatormcconchie.com/2017/05/29/sen-mcconchie-memorializes-army-major-paul-syverson-iii/ "Sen. McConchie memorializes Army Major Paul Syverson III"], Senatormcconchie.com website, May 29, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2022.

McConchie holds a bachelor's degree from Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri, and a master's degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.

Prior to his campaign for and subsequent appointment to the Illinois Senate, McConchie served as vice president for Americans United for Life.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/libertyville/news/ct-lbr-dan-mcconchie-appointed-tl-0428-20160421-story.html|author=Kambic, Rick|title=Republican nominee McConchie appointed to finish Duffy's State Senate term|date=2016-04-21|accessdate=2016-04-24|publisher=Pioneer Press}} In the years prior to his first campaign, McConchie had been asked to run for public office but declined.{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/libertyville/news/ct-lbr-dan-mcconchie-appointed-tl-0428-20160421-story.html|title=Republican nominee McConchie appointed to finish Duffy's State Senate term|last=Kambic|first=Rick|date=2016-04-21|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=2016-10-20}}

McConchie is the senior advisor for the Public Sector division at The Shelby Group,{{cite web|title=Management Team|url=http://www.theshelbygroup.com/company/management-team/|website=The Shelby Group|accessdate=4 September 2016}} a company that works to optimize procurement operations.{{cite web|title=Overview|url=http://www.theshelbygroup.com/company/overview/|website=The Shelby Group|accessdate=4 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160908014322/http://www.theshelbygroup.com/company/overview|archive-date=8 September 2016|url-status=dead}} He serves on the Board of Regents for The Fund for American Studies, an international group that trains young people in leadership, and also serves on the Board of Directors of Informed Choices Pregnancy & Parenting.

After originally running for the Illinois House of Representatives, McConchie announced he would run to replace Dan Duffy for 26th Senate District after the latter announced that he would be retiring.{{cite news|url=http://www.nwherald.com/2015/09/11/gop-candidate-for-illinois-house-seat-to-run-for-retiring-sen-dan-duffys-seat-instead/arp8vl2/|title=GOP candidate for Illinois House seat to run for retiring Sen. Dan Duffy's seat instead|author=Craver, Kevin P.|newspaper=Northwest Herald|date=2015-09-11|accessdate=2015-09-12}} He defeated two other candidates{{cite news | last1=Craver | first1=Kevin | title=3 GOP Candidates Vie for the 26th Illinois Senate District | url=http://www.nwherald.com/2016/02/08/3-gop-candidates-vie-for-the-26th-illinois-senate-district/am0ucwb/ | date=February 9, 2016 | newspaper=Northwest Herald | accessdate=February 24, 2018}} in the March 15, 2016 primary election,{{cite news | last1=Swieca | first1=Caitlin | title=Dan McConchie Leads Close 26th Illinois Senate Race, Not Declaring Victory Yet | url=http://www.nwherald.com/2016/03/15/dan-mcconchie-leads-close-26th-illinois-senate-race-not-declaring-victory-yet/a9qmwnn/ | date=March 16, 2016 | newspaper=Northwest Herald | accessdate=June 1, 2016}}{{cite news | last1=Graham | first1=Doug | title=McConchie Claims Victory in 26th State Senate District | url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160317/news/160318806/ | date=March 17, 2016 | newspaper=Daily Herald | accessdate=June 1, 2016}} winning 36.6% of the vote to opponent Casey Urlacher's 32.8% and Martin McLaughlin's 30.6%.{{cite web | title=Election Results – General Primary – 3/15/2016 | url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionResultsStateSenate.aspx?ID=0Z1dVUQO1Bs%3d | publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections | accessdate=February 24, 2018 | archive-date=August 16, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816021406/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionResultsStateSenate.aspx?ID=0Z1dVUQO1Bs%3d | url-status=dead }} In April 2016, McConchie was subsequently appointed to the district after Duffy chose to retire early,{{cite news | title=Dan McConchie Appointed to Fill Dan Duffy's Seat in Illinois' 26th Senate District | url=http://www.nwherald.com/2016/04/21/dan-mcconchie-appointed-to-fill-dan-duffys-seat-in-illinois-26th-senate-district/aurhsa9/ | date=April 20, 2016 | newspaper=Northwest Herald | accessdate=June 1, 2016}}{{cite news | last1=Hegarty | first1=Erin | last2=Graham | first2=Doug | title=Duffy State Senate Replacement McConchie Sworn In | url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160420/news/160429956/ | date=April 20, 2016 | newspaper=Daily Herald | accessdate=June 1, 2016}} and he opened his Senate office on July 27, 2016.{{cite news | last1=Craver | first1=Kevin | title=Dan McConchie to Open His 26th Senate District Office Wednesday | url=http://www.nwherald.com/2016/07/26/dan-mcconchie-to-open-his-26th-senate-district-office-wednesday/atgpalh/ | date=July 27, 2016 | newspaper=Northwest Herald | accessdate=July 28, 2016}} In the 2016 general election, McConchie defeated Democratic challenger Kelly Mazeski{{Cite web|url=http://www.nwherald.com/2016/10/13/dan-mcconchie-kelly-mazeski-running-for-26th-illinois-senate-district-seat/agld3rv/|title=Dan McConchie, Kelly Mazeski running for 26th Illinois Senate District seat|last=Craver|first=Kevin|date=2016-10-15|website=Northwest Herald|access-date=2016-10-20}} with over 59 percent of the vote.{{cite news | title=Illinois 26th District State Senate Results: Dan McConchie Wins | url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/illinois-state-senate-district-26 | date=November 21, 2016 | newspaper=The New York Times | accessdate=November 27, 2016}}

On November 5, 2020, McConchie was selected as Senate Republican Leader-elect for the 102nd General Assembly,{{Cite web|url=https://newschannel20.com/news/local/sen-mcconchie-is-leader-elect-for-illinois-senate-republican-caucus|title=Sen. McConchie chosen as Illinois Senate Minority Leader|date=November 5, 2020|website=WICS|access-date=April 30, 2021}}{{Cite web|first=Cole|last=Henke|url=https://www.wcia.com/news/mcconchie-named-senate-minority-leader/|title=McConchie named Senate Minority Leader|date=November 5, 2020|website=WCIA|access-date=April 30, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://wsiltv.com/2020/11/05/sen-dan-mcconchie-elected-as-leader-elect-by-the-illinois-senate-republican-caucus/|title=Sen. Dan McConchie elected as leader-elect by the Illinois Senate Republican Caucus|date=November 5, 2020|website=WSIL-TV|access-date=April 30, 2021}} and he was confirmed to the position on January 13, 2021.{{Cite web|last=Solutions|first=LRS Web|title=McConchie confirmed as Senate Republican Leader|url=http://www.senatormcconchie.com/News/762/McConchie-confirmed-as-Senate-Republican-Leader/news-detail/|access-date=2021-03-09|website=www.senatormcconchie.com|language=en|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416120940/http://senatormcconchie.com/News/762/McConchie-confirmed-as-Senate-Republican-Leader/news-detail/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa_-N0-6LA4|title=Confirmation of Illinois Senate Republican Leader, Dan McConchie. January 13, 2021.|date=January 13, 2021 |via=www.youtube.com|access-date=April 30, 2021}} On November 15, 2022, shortly after the 2022 Illinois Senate election, McConchie was not re-elected by his caucus to serve as the Illinois Senate Minority Leader. He was succeeded by John Curran.{{cite web |last1=Kapos |first1=Shia |title=New Faces Lead the Illinois GOP |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2022/11/16/new-faces-lead-the-gop-00067470?nname=illinois-playbook&nid=00000150-1596-d4ac-a1d4-179e288b0000&nrid=8c9be5a2-34b4-49d4-a396-1a0ee54c2cc4&nlid=639163 |website=politico.com |date=November 16, 2022 |publisher=Politico |access-date=16 November 2022}} On January 27, 2025, McConchie announced he would resign from the Illinois Senate effective February 2, 2025.{{cite news|last=Lissau|first=Russell|title=Republican state Sen. Dan McConchie resigning|date=January 27, 2025|newspaper=Daily Herald|access-date=January 27, 2025|url-access=subscription|url=https://www.dailyherald.com/20250127/illinois-state-politics/republican-state-sen-dan-mcconchie-resigning/|quote=Republican state Sen. Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods will resign effective Feb. 2.}}

McConchie was assigned to the following committees: Approp- Health and Human; Education (Minority Spokesperson); Human Rights (Minority Spokesperson); Insurance; Labor; Transportation; Chicago Elected Rep. School Board (Minority Spokesperson).{{Cite web|title=Illinois General Assembly - Senator Biography|url=https://ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=102&MemberID=2893|access-date=2021-03-09|website=ilga.gov}}

In 2016, McConchie sponsored a bill signed into law that expanded voting rights in party primaries for 17-year-olds who would turn 18 by the date of the general election.{{cite news | title=New Illinois Law Gives 17-Year-Olds More Election, Voting Rights | url=http://www.nwherald.com/2016/08/08/new-illinois-law-gives-17-year-olds-more-election-voting-rights/am3nt1b/ | date=August 8, 2016 | newspaper=Northwest Herald | accessdate=February 24, 2018}}

In January 2022, McConchie reintroduced four amendments to the Illinois Constitution that he called the "Voter Empowerment Project". The amendments would change legislative redistricting and make it easier for voters to introduce constitutional amendments, referendums and recalls of elected officials.{{Cite web|last=Emerson|first=Jakob|date=2022-01-18|title=Illinois Senate Republicans reintroduce four proposed constitutional amendments|url=https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-senate-republicans-reintroduce-four-proposed-constitutional-amendments|access-date=2022-01-28|website=WICS}}

According to his campaign,{{Cite news|url=http://danmcconchie.com/the-issues/|title=The Issues - Elect Dan McConchie, State Senate - 26th District of Illinois|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-20}} McConchie supports reforming the state's pension system. McConchie supports freezing property taxes and opposes increasing taxes. On issues of transportation, McConchie opposes traffic cameras. He supports charter schools and education vouchers. He also supports limits on partisan redistricting, and term limits for legislators.

McConchie lives in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois with his two children{{cite news | title=Dan McConchie to Seek Republican Nomination in Illinois House District 51 | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/barrington/community/chi-ugc-article-dan-mcconchie-to-seek-republican-nomination-i-2015-08-24-story.html | date=August 26, 2015 | newspaper=Chicago Tribune | accessdate=June 1, 2016 | archive-date=July 1, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701175717/http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/barrington/community/chi-ugc-article-dan-mcconchie-to-seek-republican-nomination-i-2015-08-24-story.html | url-status=dead }} and is a member of Heritage Church in Lake Zurich.{{cite web | title=About Dan | url=http://danmcconchie.com/about-dan/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920032743/http://danmcconchie.com/about-dan/ | url-status=live | archive-date=September 20, 2015 | accessdate=December 4, 2017 }} McConchie met his wife Milena in Prague, Czech Republic. She died on February 21, 2025 of heart failure due to long-term cancer stemming from exposure to radiation caused by the Chernobyl disaster.{{Cite web |title=Milena A. McConchie Obituary February 21, 2025 |url=https://www.davenportfamily.com/obituaries/milena-mcconchie |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Davenport Family Funeral Homes And Crematory |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Peterson |first=Eric |date=2025-02-22 |title=Milena McConchie, wife of recently resigned state senator Dan McConchie, dies at 51 |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/20250222/obituaries/milena-mcconchie-wife-of-recently-resigned-state-senator-dan-mcconchie-dies-at-51/ |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Daily Herald |language=en-US}}

In 2007, McConchie was injured in a motorcycle crash by a hit-and-run driver. As a result of the collision, he uses a wheelchair.

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• [https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?MemberID=2893 Senator Dan McConchie (R) 26th District] at the Illinois General Assembly
• By session: [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=99&MemberID=2284 99th], [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=100&MemberID=2473 100th], [https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=101&MemberID=2672 101st], [https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?MemberID=2893 102nd]
• [https://senatormcconchie.com/ Constituency Website]
• [https://www.danmcconchie.com/ Campaign Website]

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