Sandra M. Pihos

Sandy Pihos
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 48th district
42nd district (2003–2013)
In office
January 2003 – January 2015
Preceded byTim Schmitz (Redistricted)
Succeeded byPeter Breen
Personal details
Born (1946-06-11) June 11, 1946 (age 78)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Mount Union (BS)
Northern Illinois University (MEd)

Sandra M. "Sandy" Pihos (born June 11, 1946) is the former Republican member of the Illinois State Representative for the 42nd and 48th districts. She currently resides in the western Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn.

Representative Pihos served on eight committees: Committee of the Whole, Elementary and Secondary Education, Housing and Urban Development, Mass Transit, Telecommunications, Tourism and Conventions, Paratransit, and Subcommittee on School Code Waivers.

In her run for a seventh term in 2014, Pihos was defeated in the March Republican primary by Peter Breen, who went on to win the general election.[1]

Pihos was arrested for retail theft in the fall of 2017 and pled guilty to a single misdemeanor count in June 2018.[2]

  1. ^ Shields, Evan - "Breen Wins 48th District Election Over Write-In Challenger". Suburban Life, November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  2. ^ Walberg, Matthew (June 4, 2018). "Former state lawmaker pleads guilty to retail theft but claims charge was 'misunderstanding'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2019.