Legislative

• Illinois State Senator, 23rd District, 2005-present

• Republican Whip, 2009-present 

• Illinois State Representative, 45th District, 2003-2005
• Illinois State Representative, 49th District, 1993-2003.

Elected Positions

• DuPage County Board member for eight years
• Keeneyville School District 20 Board member for eight years
• Bloomingdale Township Republican Organization
• Precinct 51 Committeeman for 18 years

• DuPage County Board of Health for 4 years

Committees

• Republican Spokesman for the Senate Labor Committee, and a member of the Senate Public Health Committee, the Senate Environment Committee, the Senate Appropriations II Committee, Senate Executive Committee, Senate Energy Committee.

Community

• Bloomingdale Township Volunteer Council, Past President
• DuPage County Health Board member for four years
• DuPage Housing Authority member for four years
• “In Focus” Cable TV Program, current hostess since 1992

Personal

• Born Aug. 13, 1947, in Valparaiso, Indiana
• Married to Anthony John Pankau, Jr. since 1966
• Four grown children: John, Jason, Shay and Aaron
• Resident of DuPage County for more than 30 years

Education

• Honors Graduate – University of Illinois, 1981
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting

Business

• Former owner-manager of auto-body/towing business for 17 years

Memberships

• Chambers of Commerce: Addison, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Elmhurst,
• Glendale Heights, Lombard, Roselle, Villa Park, Wheaton, Winfield, and Wood Dale
• Bloomingdale Republican Women’s Club
• Illinois Federation of Republican Women
• National Order of Women Legislators
• Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority, Purdue University
• Bank of Itasca, Business Advisory Board

• First Suburban National Bank, Business Advisory Board

Awards and Recognition

• Champion of Local Government Award: Suburban Mayors Action Coalition
• Voice of Employers Award: The Management Association of Illinois-1994
• Illinois Federation for Right to Life, Inc. – 1995, 1997,1998
• Friend of the Family Award – 1997
• NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award- 1998
• Friend of Agriculture Activator Award – 1994, 1995, 1996 and 2008
• Friend of Consumer Award by the IL Coalition for Competitive Telecommunications- 2003
• Keynote Speaker at DeVry University Commencement – February 2003
• Special Recognition as a “Friend of Libraries” in DuPage County – 2003
• “Friend of DuPage County Farm Bureau” Award – 2004
• Champion of Free Enterprise Award: Illinois Chamber of Commerce-2004
• Serenity House “Humanitarian of the Year” Award – 2005
• Illinois Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Legislative Award – 2006
• R.Ed.I. Arts and Education Foundation Honorary Award – 2006
• IMSCA Legislator of the Year 2007
• Lung Health Champion Award by the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago- 2008
• The Child Advocacy Award- Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois-2008