James G. Lakely

James G. Lakely (born September 15, 1970) is an American senior business editor for Pool & Spa News. From 2005 to 2007, Lakely was an editorial writer for the Riverside Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California. From 2002 to 2005, he covered the White House, the United States Congress and United States politics for The Washington Times. He has also worked at the Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Virginia, the Greensburg and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review newspapers and the Bradford Era in Pennsylvania.

Born in New York City, he has also lived in Pittsburgh, Dayton, Ohio, Arlington, Virginia, and currently resides in Pasadena, California, with his wife, Jackie, two dogs (Darby and Alex) and a cat (Eskimo). Lakely is a 1992 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh where he majored in English Writing and was Sports Editor and Managing Editor of The Pitt News.