Thomas_A._Pankok

Thomas A. Pankok

Thomas A. Pankok

American politician (1931–2022)

Thomas A. Pankok (July 9, 1931 – January 31, 2022) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1982 to 1986, where he represented the 3rd Legislative District.

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Born on July 9, 1931, in Salem, Pankok graduated from Salem High School in 1950. He served in the United States Navy for four years during the Korean War and was hired by the Bell Telephone Company in 1956, where he was employed for 30 years. He served on the Salem City Council and for 15 years on the Salem County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders.[1][2]

Then a resident of Pennsville Township, he was elected to the General Assembly in 1981 together with Martin A. Herman and served two terms in office representing the 3rd Legislative District, which then covered all of Salem County and portions of both Cumberland County and Gloucester County.[3][4]

A resident of Mannington Township, Pankok spent about ten years as secretary to the board of commissioners of the Delaware River and Bay Authority, a bi-state agency that oversees transportation infrastructure in Delaware and New Jersey.[5]

Pankok died on January 31, 2022, in Newark, Delaware, at the age of 90.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Staff. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, p. 241. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1985. Accessed August 25, 2016. "Pankok was born in Salem July 9, 1931. He is a 1950 graduate of Salem High School and a veteran of four years service in the Navy, during the Korean conflict."
  2. [2]
    Torricelli, Robert. "IN RECOGNITION OF THOMAS A. PANKOK, FORMER NEW JERSEY ASSEMBLYMAN", Congressional Record, July 31, 2002, 107th Congress, 2nd Session, Issue: Vol. 148, No. 107. Accessed August 25, 2016.
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    Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly 1981, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections. Accessed August 25, 2016.
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    Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly 1983, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections. Accessed August 25, 2016.
  5. [5]
    Gallo Jr., Bill. "Pankok retires as Delaware River and Bay Authority secretary", NJ.com, December 21, 2011. Accessed August 25, 2016.
  6. [6]
    "Tom Pankok, former assemblyman, Salem political leader, dies at 90". Newjerseyglobe.com. January 31, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
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