Zack Milkovich
American politician
Zack Milkovich is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving the Thirty-Fifth District from 2011 to 2014 and representing the City of Barberton and portions of Akron, Ohio. He is the current city councilman for Akron's 10th Ward, and also owns a private real estate investment group.
Early life
The Milkovich family is of Serbian ancestry. He and his family immigrated to the United States in 1967.
Career
After attending the University of Akron, Milkovich worked in Akron's tire mold industry for twenty years before winning the Thirty-Fifth House District in the Ohio Legislature and is the current Ward Ten councilman in Akron.
Ohio House of Representatives
Although John Otterman, and his father, Robert J. Otterman had held the Akron seat for years, Milkovich won an upset victory in the 2010 primary. In the heavily Democratic district, Milkovich managed to obtain eight hundred more votes than Otterman. He went on to defeat Republican Charles Lasher by 6,000 votes to take the seat in the general election.
In 2012, he won reelection with 71.13% of the vote over Republican Kevin Mitchell. Milkovich was sworn into his second term in January, 2013.
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