Edward R. McLaughlin | |
Office1: | Mayor of Rapid City |
Term Start1: | 1991 |
Term End1: | 1997 |
Predecessor1: | Keith Carlyle |
State House2: | South Dakota |
Term Start2: | 2000 |
Term End2: | 2010 |
Successor2: | Dan Dryden |
Birth Date: | 13 April 1928 |
Birth Place: | Spearfish, South Dakota, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Gail Heinbaugh Doris Marie Strom |
Profession: | insurance agent, educator |
Residence: | Rapid City, South Dakota |
Children: | five |
Edward Ralph McLaughlin (born June 16, 1928) is an American retired politician in the state of South Dakota. He was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2000 to 2010.[1] [2] He worked as an insurance agent, academic administrator, and educator. He was also a member of the Rapid City Common Council and, between 1991 and 1997, mayor of Rapid City.[3] In 2013, he was appointed to the Rapid City school board.[4]