Pamela Althoff


Pamela J. Althoff is a Republican politician from Illinois. She has held several elected positions, including serving in the Illinois Senate, representing the 32nd District from her appointment in March 2003 through September 2018.

Early life, education and career

Althoff was born in Chicago. She earned a bachelor's degree in Education at Illinois State University in 1975 and a master's degree in Education at Northeastern Illinois University in 1978. She was the city clerk of the City of McHenry, Illinois from 1994 to 2001 and was the mayor of McHenry from 2001 to 2003.

Illinois Senate

Althoff served in the Illinois State Senate starting in 2003, when she was appointed to it, and was first elected to the Senate in 2004.
Althoff served on the Committees on Appropriations II, ; Local Government, Appropriations I; Transportation; Domestic Violence Task Force; Local Government Task Force; Violent Crime Advisory Commission as well as deficit reduction, Labor, and Higher Education committees.
In 2017, she announced she would not run again for re-election in 2018. She resigned early from the Illinois Senate on September 30, 2018, and was replaced by the Republican nominee for the seat, Craig Wilcox.

Later career

In 2017, Althoff announced she would run for the McHenry County Board. After her retirement from the Senate, she registered as a lobbyist.