About Mike Polak
Born 1960. Mike Polak is an American politician.
Michael Charles Polak (born March 31, 1960) is an American politician who served five terms in the Georgia General Assembly from 1993 to 2003. During his time in the Assembly, Polak acted as chairman of both the Senate Science, Technology, and Defense Committee and Sub Committee on Appropriations for Science and Technology. Additionally he authored the Lottery for Education Act, allowing for the creation of the HOPE Scholarship.
He is currently a professor of the practice at Georgia Tech's School of Public Policy.
Legacy A Bridge within Fulton County, Georgia was dedicated as Michael Polak Bridge in 2016.
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American politician
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Mike Polak was born on 31 March 1960.
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