Dave Pankonin (born December 1, 1951) is a former member of the unicameral

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. Born in

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, he graduated from Louisville High School in 1970. He attended the

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college of Business Administration, graduating in 1974. He served as mayor of

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and on the Louisville City Council. He has two children, Paul and Stephanie, with his wife, Lori Pankonin. He was elected to the Legislature in 2006 serving Nebraska's 2nd legislative district, in southeastern

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. He served as Chairman of the Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee and was a member of the Banking, Commerce, and Insurance Committee; the Health and Human Services Committee; as well as the Committee On Committees. He resigned to devote more time to his family's agricultural equipment dealership and his added responsibilities with Home State Bank in Louisville, due to the sudden death of the bank's president. He was replaced by

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in October 2011.

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