Carole Pankau

Carole Pankau
Carole Pankau
Member of the Illinois Senate; from the 23rd district
	In office; 2005–2013
Preceded by	Ray Soden
Succeeded by	Tom Cullerton
Personal details
Born	August 13, 1947 (age 76); Boone Grove, Indiana
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Anthony John
Profession	Politician

Carole Pankau is a former Republican Illinois State Senator, representing the 23rd district from 2005 to 2013. Pankau previously served as State Representative from 1993 to 2005.

Early life[edit]

Pankau earned a B.S. in accounting from the University of Illinois. She served as a member of the DuPage County Board from 1984 to 1992 and prior to that served on the school board for Keeneyville School District 20. She was active as a precinct committeeman in the Republican organization in Bloomingdale Township. In the 1992 general election, Pankau was elected to represent the 45th district.^[1]

Illinois General Assembly[edit]

In the 1992 general election, Pankau was elected to represent the 45th district.^[1] During her tenure, she served on the Committees on Public Health (minority spokesperson); Appropriations III; Environment and Energy; Labor; Revenue. Pankau was a Republican candidate for DuPage County Chairman in 2010 but lost to Republican Daniel Cronin. Pankau lost Senate re-election in 2012 to Tom Cullerton.

Community involvement[edit]

Bloomingdale Township Volunteer Council, Past President
DuPage County Health Board member for 4 years
DuPage Housing Authority member for 4 years
“In Focus” Cable TV Program, current hostess since 1992
During the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries, Pankau worked on behalf of the presidential campaign of former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson serving as a congressional district chair for Illinois's 6th congressional district.^[2]

Personal[edit]

Pankau was born August 13, 1947, in Valparaiso, Indiana. She has been married to Anthony John Pankau, Jr. since 1966. They have four grown children: John, Jason, Shay and Aaron. She has been a resident of DuPage County for more than 30 years. Pankau was a former owner-manager of an auto-body/towing business for 17 years.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Pollock, James. "New members of Illinois House: The issues they view as most important to constituents and state". Illinois Issues. Sangamon State University. p. 19. ISSN 0738-9663.
^ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T., eds. (November 8, 2007). "Press Release: Thompson Campaign Announces Illinois Leadership Team". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

External links[edit]

Illinois General Assembly - Carole Pankau (R) 23rd District official IL Senate website
- Bills, Committees
State Senator Carole Pankau official campaign website
Project Vote Smart - Senator Carole A. Pankau (IL) profile
Follow the Money - Carole Pankau
- 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 campaign contributions
Open Secrets - Carole Pankau campaign contributions for her 2006 federal campaign
Illinois State Senate Republicans - Carole Pankau

Party political offices
Preceded by Thomas Jefferson Ramsdell	Republican nominee for Illinois Comptroller 2006	Succeeded by Judy Baar Topinka

[New_members_of_the_Illinois_House-1] Pollock, James. "New members of Illinois House: The issues they view as most important to constituents and state". Illinois Issues. Sangamon State University. p. 19. ISSN 0738-9663.

[2] Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T., eds. (November 8, 2007). "Press Release: Thompson Campaign Announces Illinois Leadership Team". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

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