Dale is a charter member of the Hunter-Morris Memorial American Legion Post 911 in Cedar Park.

[5] He is a former Colonel in the Texas State Guard where his last assignment was as the Operations and Plans Officer at Headquarters, Camp Mabry.

The former owner of a consulting company, he serves as the Executive Secretary of the Texas Veterans Land Board.

In 2020, his wife, Mary Lopez Dale, was appointed by Governor Greg Abbott as a member of the Texas Veterans Commission.

[4] From 2009 to 2012, Dale was a member of the Cedar Park City Council and for a year served as the mayor pro tem.

As a member of the board of the Williamson County Conservation Foundation, he pushed for local control over federal regulations.

In the 85th legislative session Dale served as Deputy Floor Leader for the Republican Caucus.

Dale filed HB861 to facilitate the prosecution of adults who solicit minors online for illicit sexual purposes.

HB 1447 – streamlines protective orders for victims of sexual abuse, assault, stalking and trafficking.

HB2604- Reduces red tape for police officers applying for a concealed handgun license (CHL).

HB4030 – Requires a complete background check prior to starting work as a private security licensee.

In the 84th session he also jointly authored of co-authored the following successful legislation: HB114 – Restricts the use of Capital Appreciation Bonds.

He authored additional child protection measures such as HB 1810 that allows for the prosecution of criminals possessing and publishing lewd visual images of children.

In that capacity Dale worked on legislation to transform and improve Texas' challenged child welfare system.

He was unseated by the Democrat John Bucy III, who had lost the 2014 election to Dale: 41,485 votes (53.3) to 34,031 (43.8 percent).