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]
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.[3]
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.[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]
References
- ^ About Sen. Joe Zakas Indiana Senate Republicans. Accessed January 2, 2010
- ^ "Offices". 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Indiana Legislator Database". Archived from the original on 2016-11-15.
- ^ "20 Nov 1982, Page 1 - Palladium-Item at Newspapers.com".
- ^ "Results of Contests For the U.S. House, District by District". The New York Times. 1996-11-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Linda Rogers upsets Joe Zakas in GOP primary race for State Senate District 11".
External links
- Joe Zakas at Ballotpedia
- State Senator Joe Zakas Official Indiana State Legislature Site
- Profile at Our Campaigns
- Profile at Vote Smart
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