Carole Pankau

State Senator - 23rd District

Carole Pankau (R-Itasca) was elected Senator of the 23rd District in November of 2004. Prior to that, she had served in the Illinois House of Representatives since 1993. Born in Valparaiso, Indiana, she has been married to John Pankau since 1966 and is a mother of four. In between raising children, she earned BS in accounting from the University of Illinois in 1981.

Senator Pankau is a member of the Revenue, Appropriations, Environment & Energy, and Labor committees and is the Republican spokesperson for the Public Heath committee. She is a strong supporter of Senior Care, along with women's issues and child protection laws. In addition to her legislative duty, Carole hosts a cable TV program that deals with current issues facing the state of Illinois.

Locally, Senator Pankau is a member of numerous Chambers of Commerce. In addition, she has also won numerous awards including Suburban Mayors Action Coalition "Champion of Local Government", The Management Association of Illinois "Voice of Employers" Award, and has received 100% rating from Illinois State Chamber of Commerce.

Before her position as State Representative, Carole served on several boards, including DuPage County (eight years), Keeneyville School District 20 (eight years), and has served on the DuPage County Board of Health (four years) as well as the DuPage Housing Authority (four years). In addition, she was a Bloomingdale Township Committeeman for 13-plus years, and vice-chair of their Township Republican Organization.

Learn more about Senator Carole Pankau at Pankau.org