Carole Pankau
Carole Pankau (born August 13, 1947) was a Republican member of the Illinois State Senate. She began representing the 23rd District in 2005 and served as Minority Whip. She was defeated in her bid for re-election in 2012.
Background
Carole earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting with honors from the University of Illinois.
Pankau served on the DuPage County Board for eight years and the Keeneyville School District 20 Board for eight years before being elected to the Illinois State House of Representatives in 1993. She was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 2004.[1]
She resides in Roselle, Illinois, with her husband, Anthony. They have four grown children.[2]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Pankau served on these committees:
- Commerce Committee, Illinois State Senate, Ranking Minority Member
- Committee of the Whole, Illinois Senate
- Energy Committee, Illinois State Senate
- Environment Committee, Illinois State Senate
- Human Services Committee, Illinois State Senate
- Public Health Committee, Illinois State Senate
- Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments
Elections
2012
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2012
Pankau ran for election in the 2012 election for Illinois State Senate District 23. Pankau defeated Randy Ramey in the Republican primary on March 20, 2012, and was defeated by Tom Cullerton (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Tom Cullerton |
51.2% | 40,829 | |
| Republican | Carole Pankau | 48.8% | 38,920 | |
| Total Votes | 79,749 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Carole Pankau Incumbent |
57.5% | 10,366 |
| Randy Ramey | 42.5% | 7,651 |
| Total Votes | 18,017 | |
Endorsements
Pankau was endorsed by Family-Pac.[6]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Republican Carole Pankau won re-election to the Illinois State Senate District 23. She ran unopposed receiving 61,795 votes.[7]
| Illinois State Senate, District 23 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Carole Pankau (R)
|
61,795 | |||
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Committees
Carole Pankau served on the following committees:
2006 State Comptroller Campaign
In 2006, Carole Pankau challenged Democrat incumbent state Comptroller Dan Hynes, losing 31% to Hynes' 64%.
Scorecards
Illinois Opportunity Project
The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its Legislative Vote Card, grading all members in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."[8][9]
2012
Pankau received a score of 100.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of A+ according to the IOP’s grading scale. Hier score was tied for the highest among all 59 members of the Illinois State Senate included in the Vote Card.[9]
Recent news
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External links
- Legislative website
- http://www.ilsenategop.com/mem-pankau.aspx[ Profile] at the Illinois Senate Republicans
- Profile at the Illinois General Assembly
- Social media:
- Summary, biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Profile at Wikipedia
- Campaign contributions at Follow The Money
- Candidate profile at the Daily Herald
Footnotes
- ↑ Pankau State Senate Republican Website
- ↑ IL State Senate Republican Caucus biography
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed December 31, 2012
- ↑ Family-Pac, "Endorsements," accessed June 22, 2012
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Illinois Senate election results for 2008," November 4, 2008
- ↑ Illinois Opportunity Project, "The Project," accessed February 21, 2013
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Illinois Opportunity Project, "Legislative Vote Card home page," accessed February 21, 2013
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