Dan Lakly

Dan Lakly
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 105th district
In office
1992–1998
In office
2004–2007
Personal details
Born1942
DiedOctober 29, 2007 (aged 65)
Political partyRepublican

Dan Lakly (1942 – October 29, 2007) was an American politician from the Republican Party of Georgia.[1]

Biography

Lakly was born as the son of Yugoslavian immigrants.[2] He served on Peachtree City Council in the 1980s.[3] He was elected to the General Assembly in 1992 in District 105 before losing the Republican primary in 1998 to Kathy Cox.[3] He was re-elected in 2004 and 2006.[4] In total Lakly served five terms in the Georgia House of Representatives.[5] In 2007, Lakly died from a heart attack at the age of 65.[6] Dan Lakly Drive in Peachtree is named after him.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Representative Dan Lakly". www.house.ga.gov. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  2. ^ "Dan Lakly Obituary (2007) - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Journal-Constitution". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  3. ^ a b "Dan Lakly Obituary (2007) - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Journal-Constitution". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  4. ^ "GOP state lawmaker Dan Lakly dies of heart attack". AccessWDUN. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  5. ^ "GOP state lawmaker Dan Lakly dies of heart attack". Law.com. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  6. ^ Pres, Associated (2007-10-29). "GOP state lawmaker Dan Lakly dies of heart attac | Politic". Northwest Georgia News. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  7. ^ Nelms, Ben (2020-04-08). "Soon, no more left turns onto 54 after a McDonald's or Chick-fil-A stop | The Citizen". Retrieved 2025-07-23.