Sak received his Diploma from Grand Rapids Union High School in 1977, his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Utah State University in 1982 and his Masters of Education degree from Grand Valley State University 13 years later.[1]
He taught elementary school in Grand Rapids from 1992 to 1998. In 1998 he became an administrator in the Grand Rapids Public Schools as Coordinator of the Shared Time program. From 1999 to 2003, he served as the Eisenhower Grant Coordinator and an Assistant Principal at the Math Science Academy in Grand Rapids.
Political careeredit
In 1986, Sak was elected to the Kent County Board of Commissioners, and served until 2002. He was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2002. He represents the 76th district, which is located in Kent County and encompasses the northwest, northeast and southeast portions of the City of Grand Rapids. It is the only strongly Democratic district in all of Kent County.
In 2004, Sak was elected to become the Democratic Assistant Floor Leader.
In 2006, Democrats won the majority in the Michigan State House, and Sak was subsequently elected to be the Speaker pro Tempore.
In 2007, "Sak allegedly tried to use his position on the House Appropriations Committee to get a ride from a state trooper after a gathering of the National Governors Association on July 20 in Traverse City, the trooper wrote in a memo. Sak told the trooper, who was assigned to work security at the Grand Traverse Resort, that he owed him a ride because, as a member of appropriations, he had saved his job from being eliminated in budget cuts, the trooper wrote". https://www.mlive.com/grpress/2007/08/sak_tells_different_story_abou.html
Electoral historyedit
2006 campaign for State House
Michael Sak (D), 73%
Ted Liberski (R), 25%
2004 campaign for State House
Michael Sak (D), 67%
Holly Zuidema (R), 30%
2002 campaign for State House
Michael Sak (D), 61%
Mark Kublik (R), 37%
Referencesedit
^. Freedom Speaks. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
michael, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, talk, pag. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Michael Sak news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Michael G Sak born 1959 was a politician from the U S state of Michigan He was a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives representing the 76th district located in urban Grand Rapids He is a Democrat and was Speaker pro Tempore of the Michigan House The HonorableMichael G SakMember of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 76th districtIn office January 1 2003 December 31 2008Preceded bySteve PestkaSucceeded byRoy SchmidtMember of the Kent County Board of CommissionersIn office 1987 2002Personal detailsBorn 1959 10 20 October 20 1959 age 64 Political partyDemocraticAlma materGrand Valley State University M A Utah State University B S In 2008 he was unable to run for re election due to term limits and was replaced by Roy Schmidt Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Electoral history 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editSak received his Diploma from Grand Rapids Union High School in 1977 his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Utah State University in 1982 and his Masters of Education degree from Grand Valley State University 13 years later 1 He taught elementary school in Grand Rapids from 1992 to 1998 In 1998 he became an administrator in the Grand Rapids Public Schools as Coordinator of the Shared Time program From 1999 to 2003 he served as the Eisenhower Grant Coordinator and an Assistant Principal at the Math Science Academy in Grand Rapids Political career editIn 1986 Sak was elected to the Kent County Board of Commissioners and served until 2002 He was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2002 He represents the 76th district which is located in Kent County and encompasses the northwest northeast and southeast portions of the City of Grand Rapids It is the only strongly Democratic district in all of Kent County In 2004 Sak was elected to become the Democratic Assistant Floor Leader In 2006 Democrats won the majority in the Michigan State House and Sak was subsequently elected to be the Speaker pro Tempore In 2007 Sak allegedly tried to use his position on the House Appropriations Committee to get a ride from a state trooper after a gathering of the National Governors Association on July 20 in Traverse City the trooper wrote in a memo Sak told the trooper who was assigned to work security at the Grand Traverse Resort that he owed him a ride because as a member of appropriations he had saved his job from being eliminated in budget cuts the trooper wrote https www mlive com grpress 2007 08 sak tells different story abou htmlElectoral history edit2006 campaign for State House Michael Sak D 73 Ted Liberski R 25 2004 campaign for State House Michael Sak D 67 Holly Zuidema R 30 2002 campaign for State House Michael Sak D 61 Mark Kublik R 37 References edit Official Profile Michigan MI State Representative Michael G Sak MI House of Representatives Freedom Speaks Archived from the original on 11 July 2011 Retrieved 21 January 2011 External links editMichael Sak s Michigan House Democrats Web Site The Michigan House Democrats Web Site http blog mlive com grpress 2007 08 sak tells different story abou html Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Sak amp oldid 1128983855, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
