Samuel "Sam" Panayotovich (July 6, 1946) is a former American politician.

Born in Hammond, Indiana, Panayotovich received his bachelor's degree in business administration from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. He also received his teacher's certificate from University of Indiana. Panayotovich lived in Chicago, Illinois. From 1983 to 1989, Panayotovich served in the Illinois House of Representatives as a Democrat and then as a Republican. He then served as the chief of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. Panayotovich also worked as a lobbyist.[1][2][3]

After his legislative tenure he moved to Lansing, Illinois.[4] As a Republican, he served as a member of the Illinois Republican Party's Central Committee from Illinois's 2nd congressional district.[5] He was the party's nominee for Cook County Circuit Clerk, and ran for the Republican nomination for Illinois's 11th congressional district in 1992 and in 1994.[6][7] In 1999, he became the Executive Director of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission.[4] His wife Cynthia served on the Chicago Transit Authority's board from 2002-2009[8] and his son Sam is a sports reporter.[9]

Notes

  1. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1978-1988,' Biographical Sketch of Sam Panayotovich, pg. 81
  2. ^ Our Campaigns.com.-Samuel Panayotovich
  3. ^ Illinois Issues-The Revolving Door Archived 2013-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b Staff (March 4, 1999). "Lansing resident, a former state rep, to head Illinois liquor commission". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  5. ^ Ryan, George, ed. (1993). "State and Local Government Facts". Illinois Blue Book 1993-1994. p. 430.
  6. ^ Galicia, Larry (November 29, 1993). "Panayotovich announces he'll try again for Congress". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  7. ^ Staff (April 7, 1990). "CHICAGO - Former state representative Samuel Panayotovich, the Republican nominee". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  8. ^ Staff (June 24, 2016). "CTA board retirees on pension gravy train". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  9. ^ "Sam Panayotovich: driven (and youngest?) sports guy". Radio Girl Podcast. September 15, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
Preceded byDistrict created Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 35th district 1982-1989 Succeeded byClem Balanoff


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