Joseph C. Zakas | |
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Member of the Indiana Senate from the 11th district | |
In office November 3, 1982 –November 7, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Anthony Manion |
Succeeded by | Linda Rogers |
Personal details | |
Born | Chicago,Illinois,U.S. | November 7,1950
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Anne |
Children | 4 |
Residence(s) | Granger,Indiana,U.S. |
Education | University of Illinois (BA) University of Notre Dame (JD,MBA) |
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. [1] [2]
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. [3]
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. [4] He was the Republican nominee for Indiana's 3rd congressional district in 1996,losing in the general election by Democrat Tim Roemer. [5] Zakas lost renomination to the State Senate in 2018. [6]
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