A Republican, he has represented district 12 in the Idaho Senate since 2012.

[1] He currently serves as chair of the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee.

[3] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in international business from Brigham Young University and a Juris Doctor from Lewis & Clark Law School.

[4] When Idaho Attorney General Alan G. Lance Sr. announced he would not run again, Lakey was one of four Republicans who ran in the May 28, 2002 primary election; he came in 3rd with 29,154 votes (23.5%),[5] losing to Lawrence Wasden, who won the general election.

[6] As a member of the Idaho Senate, Lakey was one of several main sponsors of SB 1385, a trigger law that would criminalize most abortions if Roe v. Wade was overturned.