PERSON: Don McLaughlin
Employer
U.S. House of Representatives
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Member of Congress
Biography
Don McLaughlin Jr. Is an American politician who is a member-elect of the Texas House of Representatives from the 80th district. A Republican, he previously served as mayor of Uvalde and was in office during the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting.
In 2014, McLaughlin was first elected to a two year term as mayor of Uvalde, Texas, the county seat of Uvalde County which is located about 80 miles west of San Antonio and 54 miles from the Mexico–United States border, succeeding J. Allen Carnes. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016 and 2018 to two year terms, and was elected to a four year term in 2020, defeating former Uvalde mayor George Garza by 915 votes.
During his mayorship, McLaughlin, a Republican, made several media appearances on Fox News. In September 2021, he appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight and described the Biden Administration’s border policies a “clown show,” and he has also expressed on the network that the Hispanic community, which composes 72% of Uvalde’s population, was “fed up” with Title 42. McLaughlin has been critical of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, calling him a “fraud” on the website The Texan, and endorsed Abbott’s Republican primary opponent Don Huffines. He also has been critical of Senator Ted Cruz and Senator John Cornyn because he has had trouble contacting them as an elected official.
In July 2023, McLaughlin announced he was resigning from his office as mayor to run for district 80 of the Texas House of Representatives soon after incumbent Tracy King, a moderate Democrat, announced his retirement. McLaughlin described his decision to run as a “no brainer” and added, “out of touch members of the establishment class have been ignoring the concerns of everyday Texans.” Issues he cited as important to him were property tax relief, school choice, border security, and land ownership by noncitizens. His campaign was backed by Donald Trump and Abbott.
McLaughlin would go on to defeat Democratic challenger Cecilia Castellano by a wide margin. Since he has aligned himself with the most rightward wing of the Texas GOP, McLaughlin’s victory was seen as another vote for Abbott’s private school voucher plan and another vote against Speaker Dade Phelan.
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In 2014, McLaughlin was first elected to a two year term as mayor of Uvalde, Texas, the county seat of Uvalde County which is located about 80 miles west of San Antonio and 54 miles from the Mexico–United States border, succeeding J. Allen Carnes. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016 and 2018 to two year terms, and was elected to a four year term in 2020, defeating former Uvalde mayor George Garza by 915 votes.
During his mayorship, McLaughlin, a Republican, made several media appearances on Fox News. In September 2021, he appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight and described the Biden Administration’s border policies a “clown show,” and he has also expressed on the network that the Hispanic community, which composes 72% of Uvalde’s population, was “fed up” with Title 42. McLaughlin has been critical of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, calling him a “fraud” on the website The Texan, and endorsed Abbott’s Republican primary opponent Don Huffines. He also has been critical of Senator Ted Cruz and Senator John Cornyn because he has had trouble contacting them as an elected official.
In July 2023, McLaughlin announced he was resigning from his office as mayor to run for district 80 of the Texas House of Representatives soon after incumbent Tracy King, a moderate Democrat, announced his retirement. McLaughlin described his decision to run as a “no brainer” and added, “out of touch members of the establishment class have been ignoring the concerns of everyday Texans.” Issues he cited as important to him were property tax relief, school choice, border security, and land ownership by noncitizens. His campaign was backed by Donald Trump and Abbott.
McLaughlin would go on to defeat Democratic challenger Cecilia Castellano by a wide margin. Since he has aligned himself with the most rightward wing of the Texas GOP, McLaughlin’s victory was seen as another vote for Abbott’s private school voucher plan and another vote against Speaker Dade Phelan.
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