| Richard E. McLaughlin | |
| Office: | Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles |
| Predecessor: | Alan Mackey |
| Successor: | Alan Mackey |
| Term Start: | 1979 |
| Term End: | 1983 |
| Predecessor2: | James R. Lawton |
| Successor2: | Dave Lucey |
| Term Start2: | 1964 |
| Term End2: | 1971 |
| Office3: | Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety |
| Predecessor3: | Office created |
| Successor3: | Charles Barry |
| Term Start3: | 1971 |
| Term End3: | 1975 |
| Birth Date: | 10 December 1915 |
| Death Place: | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Residence: | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Richard E. McLaughlin (December 10, 1915 – June 29, 1993) was a Massachusetts government official who served as Registrar of Motor Vehicles and Commissioner of Public Safety.
McLaughlin was appointed Registrar of Motor Vehicles in 1964 by Governor Endicott Peabody.[1] In 1971, Francis W. Sargent appointed McLaughlin to the newly created post of Secretary of Public Safety.[1] He was also a member of the National Highway Safety Advisory Committee.
After a four-year absence during the Dukakis administration, McLaughlin returned as Registrar of Motor Vehicles under Edward J. King.[1]