{{short description|American politician from Georgia}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Mike Cheokas | honorific_suffix = | image = File:Official headshot of Mike Cheokas.jpg | alt = | office = Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | term_start = January 14, 2019 | term_end = | predecessor = Bill McGowan | successor = | constituency = 138th District (2019–2023) <br/> 151st District (2023–Present) | term_start1 = January 10, 2005 | term_end1 = January 9, 2017 | predecessor1 = Gerald Greene | successor1 = Bill McGowan | constituency1 = 134th District (2005–2013) <br/> 138th District (2013–2017) | prior_term = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|5|27}} | birth_place = Americus, Georgia, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic (before 2010)<br>Republican (2010–present) | occupation = Politician | caption = Official headshot }}
'''Michael A. Cheokas'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael a Cheokas Campaign Comm - Georgia Committee |url=https://www.transparencyusa.org/ga/committee/michael-a-cheokas-campaign-comm-c2006000119/contributors?filer=smith-stephen-craig-57712-jcoh&o=a&s=totalExpenditureAmount |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Transparency USA}}</ref> (born May 27, 1953) is an American politician from Georgia.
==Education== Cheokas earned a degree from Emory University and Pierce College.<ref name="votesmart_cheokas"/>
==Career== Cheokas is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 138th District. He was first elected in 2004 and served until losing reelection in 2016 to Democrat Bill McGowan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgia Election Results, 2016 |url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/63991/184321/en/md_data.html?cid=63800& |website=Georgia Election Results |publisher=Georgia Secretary of State |access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref> McGowan did not seek a second term in 2018, but Cheokas ran again and won, defeating Bardin Hooks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgia Election Results, 2018 |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/91639/Web02-state.216038/#/cid/63800 |website=Georgia Election Results |publisher=Georgia Secretary of State |access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="votesmart_cheokas">{{cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/31576/mike-cheokas |title=Mike Cheokas' Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=March 5, 2021}}</ref>
==Personal life== Cheokas' wife is Gaynor Cheokas. They have three children. Cheokas and his family live in Americus, Georgia.<ref name="votesmart_cheokas"/>
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