range ▁Trust ee ▁( 1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 6 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁she ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁Illinois ▁State ▁Senate ▁and ▁narrow ly ▁defeated ▁inc umb ent ▁Robert ▁Ra ica ▁in ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁Illinois ▁State ▁Tre as urer ▁and ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Alex i ▁Gian nou lias . ▁ ▁Illinois ▁Senate ▁Her ▁committee ▁members hips ▁includes : ▁Committee ▁on ▁R ules ▁( Min or ity ▁Sp ok esp erson ) ▁Human ▁Services ▁( Min or ity ▁Sp ok esp erson ) ▁App ropri ations ▁I ▁App ropri ations ▁II ▁App ropri ations ▁III ▁Executive ▁Public ▁Health ▁Commission ▁on ▁Government ▁Fore cast ing ▁and ▁Account ability ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Rad og no ▁lives ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁N un z io , ▁in ▁Lem ont , ▁Illinois . ▁They ▁have ▁three ▁adult ▁daughters , ▁one ▁of ▁whom , ▁Lisa , ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁a ▁car ▁on ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . ▁C . ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Biography , ▁b ills ▁and ▁comm itte es ▁at ▁the ▁ 9 8 th ▁Illinois ▁General ▁Assembly ▁By ▁session : ▁ 9 8 th , ▁ 9 7 th , ▁ 9 6 th , ▁ 9 5 th , ▁ 9 4 th , ▁ 9 3 rd ▁Christ ine ▁Rad