State Senator Carole Pankau announces her intentions to run for election in the newly re-drawn 23rd State Senate District

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July 7, 2011

BLOOMINGDALE, IL – The last week of June presented the Chicago area with some of the most pleasant weather all year, and, for golfers taking part in State Senator Carole Pankau’s annual golf outing, an opportunity to enjoy mild temperatures, good friends, and a round of golf.

Pankau hosted her annual Golf Outing at the Bloomingdale Country Club. Over 100 golfers took part in the ‘Best Ball’ scramble, while an additional 60 local families joined Senator Pankau and her golfers for dinner.

“This was certainly one of my best, if not the best, golf outing I have ever had,” commented Pankau. “We had perfect weather, all the golfers enjoyed themselves, and we raised a significant amount of money for my campaign committee.”

Pankau, who has represented the Eastern area of DuPage County as State Senator since 2005, is running for election in a new district that encompasses a large portion of her old district. The official announcement of Pankau’s intention to seek election in her new district was made during Dinner at her Golf Outing.

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June 29 2011

ITASCA, IL – State Senator Carole Pankau (R-Itasca) announced her intentions to seek election under the newly redrawn Legislative map at her Annual Golf Outing last week. Pankau, who has served in the Illinois State Senate since 2005, saw the base of her district remain intact, providing a distinct edge over any primary challengers.

Every ten years the Illinois General Assembly redraws House and Senate District’s after the US Census Bureau completes their official canvass. For the first time in a generation, the Illinois Democrats held a monopoly over the remap process, controlling both chambers of the General Assembly, as well as the Governor’s office.

“Obviously the Republicans in the State had very little input into these new districts, however I am pleased to see my current district remain mostly intact,” commented Pankau. “The overwhelming majority of Republican primary voters come out of Bloomingdale Township, and that area has been my base of support since I first ran for the Illinois House.”

Pankau began her career as a public servant serving on the Keeneyville School Board. After eight years on the School Board, Pankau was asked to run for the DuPage County Board, she served on the Board until 1992. After the 1992 redistricting, Pankau left the County Board to run for State Representative. Pankau was sworn in as a State Representative in 1993, where she served until 2005. In 2005 Pankau was sworn in as State Senator for the 23rd District.

In the Senate Pankau has made a name for herself by spearheading complicated Medicaid reform legislation, as well as serving as the Minority Spokesperson on the Senate’s Commerce Committee. This past year Pankau has made job creation her primary legislative focus.

“The Governor and his fellow Democrats are doing their absolute best to drive jobs and businesses out of our state. While this is a major problem, it is also an opportunity, as I focused on stopping these good paying jobs from leaving, and more importantly introducing legislation that will create more jobs for our families,” said Pankau. “Serving as the Spokesperson on the Commerce Committee has uniquely positioned me to push job creation legislation – something our state needs.”

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JANUARY 27, 2010

ITASCA, IL – State Senator Carole Pankau concludes, upon review of the 2009 DuPage County unemployment statics, that implementation of her “Buy DuPage” economic development program will create upwards of 25,000 new jobs in DuPage County alone.

The 2009 DuPage County unemployment figures show that there were 45,173 unemployed workers at the end of 2009, as opposed to 33,578 unemployed workers at the beginning of the year.

“With each resident committing to spending $2 more per day in DuPage, our “Buy DuPage” economic development program can create 25,000 jobs, by pumping $728 million dollars into the DuPage economy. This is a 5% growth in the county’s GDP,” said Pankau. “In these economic times, we need creative and unique ways to organically grow our local economy, we can not rely on the state or federal government to come in and bail us out; our county can, and should, aspire to grow jobs organically.”

Pankau’s “Buy DuPage” program is a program that encourages DuPage county residents to take a more pro-active approach to helping organically grow the DuPage economy by spending $2 more per day in DuPage county, as opposed to other counties. Pankau’s plan does not require increased spending by families, rather the program challenges families and DuPage residents to buy everyday items, from coffee, to milk, to newspapers, in DuPage County.