Daniel LeMahieu

{{Short description|American politician and legislator (1946–2022)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

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| name = Daniel LeMahieu

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| state = Wisconsin

| state_assembly = Wisconsin

| district = 59th

| term_start = 2003

| term_end = 2015

| preceded =

| succeeded = Jesse Kremer

| party = Republican

| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|11|5}}

| birth_place = Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|2|18|1946|11|5}}

| death_place = Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.

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| profession = Politician

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| relatives = Devin LeMahieu (son)

| residence = Cascade, Wisconsin

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| website = [http://www.legis.state.wi.us/w3asp/contact/legislatorpages.aspx?house=Assembly&district=59 Official website]

| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}

| branch = {{flag|United States Army}}

| serviceyears = 1969–1971

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Daniel Roy LeMahieu (November 5, 1946 – February 18, 2022) was an American politician and legislator in Wisconsin.Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2011_2012/200_biographies.pdf State of Wisconsin 2011-2012 Blue Book]. Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, 2011, p. 59.

Born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, LeMahieu graduated from Oostburg High School in 1964 before attending University of Wisconsin–Sheboygan and University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

LeMahieu served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1971. He later had a career as a newspaper publisher. LeMahieu served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2003 to 2015.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1802&search_term=lemahieu |title=Wisconsin Historical Society-Daniel LeMahieu |access-date=2010-01-20 |archive-date=2018-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215204027/https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1802&search_term=lemahieu |url-status=dead }}Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2009_2010/200_biographies.pdf State of Wisconsin 2009-2010 Blue Book]. Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, 2009, p. 59. Devin LeMahieu, a member of the Wisconsin Senate, is his son.

LeMahieu died in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on February 18, 2022, at the age of 75.{{cite news|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/daniel-lemahieu-obituary?id=33132063|title=Daniel Roy LeMahieu|work=Wenig Funeral Home - Oostburg|date=2022-02-20|access-date=2022-02-22}}

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