B.J. Pak

B.J. Pak
Georgia House of Representatives District 108
Incumbent
In office
January 11, 2011 - Present
Term ends
January 12, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$17,342/year
Per diem	$173/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Stetson University
J.D.	University of Illinois Law School
Personal
Place of birth	Seoul, Korea
Profession	Attorney
Websites
Office website
Personal website

B.J. Pak is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 108. He has represented the district, previously District 102, since 2011.

Pak is a partner in the Atlanta law office of Schiff Hardin, LLP where he focuses on business and criminal law. He previously served as a prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia and as an attorney at the firm of Alston & Bird LLP. Pak is also a trustee for the Client Security Fund of the State Bar of Georgia. He and his wife, Sandra, have two children.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Pak served on the following committees:

Georgia Committee Assignments, 2013
• Judiciary - Non-Civil, Vice Chair
• Code Revision
• Health and Human Services
• Ways and Means

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Pak served on the following committees:

Georgia Committee Assignments, 2011
• Code Revision
• Health and Human Services
• Judiciary - Non-Civil

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

B.J. Pak endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

Elections

2012

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2012

Pak ran in the 2012 election for Georgia House of Representatives District 108. Pak ran unopposed in the Republican primary on July 31, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012. Pak ran unopposed in the general election.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 108, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	B.J. Pak Incumbent	100%	16,074
Total Votes				16,074

2010

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2010

Pak defeated Porter Deal (D) in the November 2 general election.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 102 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
B.J. Pak (R)		9,497	68.6%
Porter D. Deal (D)		4,356	31.4%

Pak came in first in the July 20 primary.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 102 - Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
B.J. Pak		1,980	34.8%
Linda Carsten		1,481	26.0%
Keith A. Royal		1,336	23.5%
Steve Allen		894	15.7%

He faced Linda Carsten in a primary runoff held August 10, defeating her by a margin of 2,910-2,447.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 102 - Republican Primary Runoff (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
B.J. Pak		3,336	54.3%
Linda Carsten		2,447	45.7%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Pak was up for re-election, he collected $133,047 in donations.

His four largest contributors in 2010 were:

Donor	Amount
Choi, Han Chun	$2,900
Eun, Jay	$2,450
Terry England Campaign	$2,400
Shin, So Sik	$2,400

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Personal

Pak and his wife Sandra have two children.

External links

Suggest a link

• B.J. Pak campaign website
• Georgia House of Representatives - B.J. Pak
• Project Vote Smart biographical profile
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Terry England (R)	Georgia House District 108 2013–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Clay Cox	Georgia House District 102 2011–2013	Succeeded by Buzz Brockway (R)