Dan Kirby (politician) facts for kids

Dan Kirby (born Danny Gene Kirby, April 14, 1958) is a Republican politician from Oklahoma who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 75th district from 2009 to 2017 and on the Eufaula City Council from 2021 to 2023. He resigned from the Oklahoma House after ... allegations and from the Eufaula city government after his indictment for involuntary manslaughter.

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Political career

..... He was elected to represent Ward 4 on the Eufaula City Council in April 2021 and resigned in March 2023.

Manslaughter conviction

In July 2022, Kirby crashed his motorcycle near Lake Eufaula State Park and Sheryl Bichsel, his girlfriend and passenger, died in the accident. Since Kirby is a Muscogee Nation citizen and the accident occurred in Indian Country only the United States and Muscogee Nation had criminal jurisdiction. In June 2023, Kirby was tried in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma in front of Judge John F. Heil III. ..... He was sentenced to 41 months in prison in July 2024 by Judge Heil.

Electoral history

Kirby ran unopposed in the 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014 elections. In 2016, he defeated Democrat Karen Gaddis, receiving 59.56% of the vote; after his resignation, Gaddis won a special election to replace him.