About Mark Zacharda

Mark Zacharda is a third generation farmer who still farms the land in Shiawassee County that his family has farmed for over 65 years. Whether on the farm or representing you in Lansing we can count on him to defend our values. Mark is relentless in his fight against the career politician pipeline that has put a strange hold over Lansing. Mark believes it’s time for Lansing to get to work instead of cashing in on our tax dollars. 

Mark Comes from Rural Michigan 

Mark was born in Lansing  and grew up in Ovid on a dairy farm. The oldest of two sons, he supported his parents in operating the dairy farm, waking up early to milk cows, feeding calves, and stacking countless bales of hay. A childhood steeped in family agriculture gave him the values that have defined his life.

After highschool, Mark was the first member of his family to attend a 4-year university. Majoring in Agriculture, Mark then got his teaching certificate from Saginaw Valley State University and then the Great Recession hit. He moved to Virginia to start teaching until he came back home to take the responsibilities of the farm. He then married his wife, Stephanie, and are blessed with two wonderful daughters. Mark is still a full time farmer working on over 1,300 acres of land in the Ovid and Laingsburg area. 

It’s Time to Get Things Done in Lansing

  • Mark wants to combat inflation by lowering our taxes and closing the general fund loophole. It’s time for the squeeze on our small businesses and taxpayers to stop. Relieving some of that tax burden that we face, we are able to stimulate the economy and put more money back into our pockets.
  • Local property control is also an issue that is facing voters in the upcoming election and I firmly stand behind our property rights and I want our communities to keep local control of their property and not be forced to give up land to renewable energy projects. There are plenty of empty spaces in Lansing or Detroit to build solar farms, without giving up our valuable farmland.
  • Protecting our Constitution and the Republic that we live in is a necessity to make sure we can pass down the freedoms that we all love dearly in this country. This can be done by continuing to reinforce citizen’s faith in our elections and keeping them fair. Being a farmer, I am a strong supporter of the agricultural community. We need to end the career politician pipeline in Lansing and bring a working class voice to the 71st district.