About Joe Zakas
Born 1950. Joe Zakas is an American politician.
Joseph C. Zakas (born November 7, 1950) is an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican member of the Indiana Senate for the 11th district from 1982 to 2018.
Early life and education Zakas was born in Chicago. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1972 and a dual JD–MBA from the Notre Dame Law School.
Career Zakas worked as an attorney for Thorne Grodnik LLP in Elkhart, Indiana. He was first elected to the Indiana Senate in 1982, succeeding Dan Manion. He was the Republican nominee for Indiana's 3rd congressional district in 1996, losing in the general election by Democrat Tim Roemer. Zakas lost renomination to the State Senate in 2018.
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Joe Zakas was born on 7 November 1950 in Chicago.
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