First elected in , Dale was reelected to successive two-year terms in and He also worked at the Ohio Republican Party for four years as a college intern. Dale was the post commander. The Dales have been married over 30 years and they have two daughters. They attend St. He also served in the capacity of election clerk and election judge. From to , Dale was a member of the Cedar Park City Council and for a year served as the mayor pro tem.
Earlier, he was the secretary and later vice chairman of the Cedar Park Planning and Zoning Commission. As a member of the board of the Williamson County Conservation Foundation, he pushed for local control over federal regulations.
In Dale was unopposed in the Republican Primary. In the November 4, Dale received 20, Democratic nominee John Bucy of Austin received 15, He is a member of the House Working Group developing internal House policies on sexual harassment. He is the Chairman of the House Energy Caucus.
He is on the board of directors of the Texas Conservative Coalition. In Cedar Park Mayor Matt Powell presented Dale with the city's highest civilian honor by bestowing upon him a key to the city. The Texas Conservative Coalition, a bipartisan group of legislators, named him a "Courageous Conservative" following the 83rd, 84th and 85th regular sessions.
Prior to the Egyptian Revolution he traveled to Amman, Jordan to train pro-democracy Egyptians on grassroots campaign tactics. This training was conducted on behalf of the International Republican Institute.
