State Representative B.J. Pak
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B.J. Pak was born in Seoul, Korea, the youngest child of a police detective and a homemaker. In the early 1980s when B.J. was nine years old, his family immigrated to the United States in pursuit of the American dream of higher education and prosperity. The family arrived in the suburbs of Orlando, Florida where B.J.’s father found work bagging groceries and washing dishes at a Red Lobster restaurant to support the family. Over the years, the family was able to scrape together enough money to open a small grocery store where B.J. worked as young man.
B.J. served as a Federal prosecutor for 6 years, and then ran for the Georgia House of Representatives. B.J., ran as an outsider, and most politically savvy people thought he had no chance. But B.J. and his family ran a strong grass roots campaign, and won a tough election.
B.J. has been a popular legislator, and is a great guest. B.J.’s business and legal background gives him a unique perspective on the problems facing Georgia, the nation, and its business community. B.J. is a Partner at the Atlanta law office of Ballard Spahr LLP
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