Dale Fowler is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 59th district, which covers Franklin, Hamilton, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Hardin, Pope, Massac, Johnson, Pulaski, and Alexander counties and portions of Union and Jackson counties in Southern Illinois. He has served in the Senate since January 2017. He was born in Eldorado, Illinois, and before his election to the state legislature served as mayor of Harrisburg and as a member of the Saline County Board.