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Dale Righter

Illinois State Senator | 55th District

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Veto session begins next week

October 19, 2017 andrewhansen Comments (0)
Lawmakers will return to the State Capitol for the annual fall “veto session,” and are expected to either take up votes to override or accept a number of vetoes to legislation issued by Gov. Rauner. read more...
IDOT warns drivers to watch out for deer

October 19, 2017 andrewhansen Comments (0)
Autumn means football and cooler weather, but IDOT is warning drivers that it also means mating season for Illinois deer, which brings a drastic increase in the chances for deer vs. vehicle crashes. read more...
Illinois worst in Midwest for discretionary income

October 19, 2017 andrewhansen Comments (0)
According to a recent article in the Belleville News-Democrat, Illinois ranks 30th among all states in terms of how much discretionary income residents have, and the state ranks 12th out of 12 Midwestern states. The article is based on study from the storage company Trove, which itself looked at “mean annual wage” data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and compared it to cost-of-living indices to determine the cost of basic expenses. read more...
Illinois submits bid to land Amazon HQ2

October 19, 2017 andrewhansen Comments (0)
The state’s official bid for a Chicago-area location for Amazon’s second headquarters was electronically submitted this week. read more...
Illinois Innovation Network announced as plan to drive economic development

October 19, 2017 andrewhansen Comments (0)
Plans were unveiled for an Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) that would bring together research universities, business and the public sector as partners in a $1.2 billion network that proponents say will propel ground-breaking innovations in computing and big data, advanced materials, food and agriculture, and biosciences and health, while driving job and economic growth throughout the state. read more...

Welcome to Senator Righter's website

Dear Friend,

Welcome! Thank you for visiting my legislative Web site. I have proudly served the 55th State Senate District in Springfield since 2003, representing the people living in parts or all of Coles, Clark, Cumberland, Edgar, Effingham, Jasper, Crawford, Clay, Richland, Lawrence, Wabash, Edwards, Wayne and White Counties.

Please do not hesitate to contact my office with any questions, opinions or concerns—I love hearing from you and enjoy receiving feedback! You can reach my Mattoon office at 217-235-6033 and my Springfield office at 217-782-6674. Or you can contact me through email at drighter@consolidated.net.

Sincerely,

Dale Righter

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Springfield Office
309 M Statehouse
Springfield, IL 62706
P: (217) 782-6674
F: (217) 782-7818
Hours: 8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday

Mattoon Office
88 Broadway Avenue
Suite 1
Mattoon, IL 61938
P: (217) 235-6033
F: (217) 235-6052
Hours: 9:00 - 4:30 Monday, Wednesday and Thursday

drighter@consolidated.net