Full Name:
Joseph 'Joe' C. Zakas
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Anne; 4 Children
Birth Date:
11/07/1950
Birth Place:
Chicago, IL
Home City:
Granger, IN
Religion:
Catholic
JD, University of Notre Dame, 1980
MBA, University of Notre Dame, 1980
BA, University of Illinois, 1972
Delegate, Indiana Republican State Convention
Former Majority Floor Leader Emeritus, Indiana State Senate
Former Majority Whip, Indiana State Senate
Candidate, Indiana State Senate, District 11, 2018
Senator, Indiana State Senate, District 11, 1982-2018
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1996
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Indiana State Senate
Member, Blue Ribbon Commission Against Domestic Violence
Former Ranking Member, Civil Law Committee, Indiana State Senate
Member, Commerce Committee, Public Policy and Interstate Cooperation
Former Member, Corrections, Criminal and Civil Matters Committee, Indiana State Senate
Former Ranking Member, Elections Committee, Indiana State Senate
Former Member, Homeland Security, Transportation & Veteran Affairs Committee, Indiana State Senate
Chair, Indiana Probate Code Study Commission
Former Member, Insurance & Financial Institutions Committee, Indiana State Senate
Former Member, Insurance Subcommittee, Indiana State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Indiana State Senate
Former Board Member, Michiana Arts and Sciences Council
Former Chair, Probate Code and Trusts Subcommittee, Indiana State Senate
Attorney, Thorne Grodnik, Limited Liability Partnership, 1990-present
Member, Advisory Board, Indiana University, South Bend, present
Member, Indiana State Bar Association, present
Board Member, Real Services, present
Member, Saint Joseph County Bar Association, present
Executive Committee Member, LaSalle Council Boy Scouts of America
Ambassador, Reins of Life