KENT KRIEGSHAUSER/The Register-MailCarole Pankau, Republican candidate for State Comptroller, speaks at a press conference Tuesday afternoon at the Galesburg Chamber of Commerece office. With her are Rep. Don Moffitt, middle, and John Miller, Republican candidate for Knox County Treasurer.
Pankau critical of financial report timing
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Wednesday, July 26, 2006
GALESBURG - State Sen. Carole Pankau, the Republican nominee for state comptroller, visited Galesburg Tuesday, making a stop at the Chamber of Commerce, 471 E. Main St. Pankau is attempting to unseat incumbent Democrat Dan Hynes.A former state representative and a past member of the DuPage County Board, Pankau recently took Hynes to task for releasing the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the state on a Friday during the middle of summer. She criticized the timing because the information is usually released in early spring as a tool for the General Assembly as it puts together the budget.
Pankau also has talked about some ideas of her own. For instance, she would like to attach criteria to state programs so legislators can measure whether a program is working or not - and thus whether it deserves more money or not. She has found this is something taxpayers relate to when she discusses this idea, according to a prepared release.
Pankau is from Itasca and has been a state senator since 2005. A graduate of the University of Illinois, she is married to John Pankau. They have four grown children, seven grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren.
