Greg Lakin

{{short description|American politician}}

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|state_house = Kansas

|district = 91st

|term_start = 2017

|term_end = January 8, 2018

|predecessor = Gene Suellentrop

|successor = Emil Bergquist

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|residence = Wichita, Kansas{{cite web |url=https://kslib.info/BusinessDirectoryii.aspx?ysnShowAll=0&lngNewPage=0&txtLetter=&txtZipCode=&txtCity=&txtState=&txtBusinessName=Lakin%2C+Greg&lngBusinessCategoryID=0&txtCustomField1=&txtCustomField2=&txtCustomField3=&txtCustomField4=&txtAreaCode= |title=Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Lakin, Greg |author= |date= |website=kslib.info |publisher=State Library of Kansas |access-date=January 10, 2023}}

|party = Republican

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Greg Lakin is an American politician who served in the Kansas House of Representatives as a Republican for one year, from January 2017 to January 8, 2018.

A physician, Lakin worked as the medical director of a private clinic when he was elected to the state legislature in the 2016 elections. He won the Republican primary election, 64% to 36%, and faced no opposition in the general election.{{cite web |url=https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/16elec/2016_General_Election_Official_Results.pdf |title=2016 General Election Official Vote Totals |author= |date= |website=sos.ks.gov |publisher=Kansas Secretary of State |access-date=December 22, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/16elec/2016_Primary_Election_OFFICIAL_Results.pdf |title=2016 Primary Election Official Vote Totals |author= |date= |website=sos.ks.gov |publisher=Kansas Secretary of State |access-date=December 22, 2022}} A year after he took office, Lakin resigned his seat after he was appointed by Kansas Governor Sam Brownback as Chief Medical Officer of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.{{cite web |url=https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article192746369.html |title=Wichita lawmaker resigning to take job in Brownback administration |author=Shorman, Jonathan |date=January 3, 2018 |website=kansas.com |publisher=Wichita Eagle |access-date=January 10, 2023}} Local Republican officials chose Emil Bergquist to replace him.