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'''Thomas Edward McHugh''', known as '''Tom Ed McHugh''' (born October 3, 1943), has been since 2001 the executive director of the Louisiana Municipal Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laota.com/NewsletterSpring2001.htm|title=LATA Newsletter, March 2001|publisher=laota.com|accessdate=December 2, 2009; no longer on-line.}}</ref> He is a former [[Mayor]]-President, a combined municipal-parish position, of East Baton Rouge Parish, [[Louisiana]]. He resides in his native Zachary, Louisiana.<ref>"Louisiana: Thomas McHugh," ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 666.</ref> He was elected as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] to the mayor-presidency in 1988 and 1992 but won his third term in 1996 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]]. The position includes all of the capital city of [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]].
'''Thomas Edward McHugh''', known as '''Tom Ed McHugh''' (born October 3, 1943), is a former [[Mayor]]-President, a combined municipal-parish position, of [[Baton Rouge|East Baton Rouge Parish]], [[Louisiana]]. He resides in his native Zachary in East Baton Rouge Parish.<ref>"Louisiana: Thomas McHugh," ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 666.</ref> He was elected as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] to the mayor-presidency in 1988 and 1992 but won his third term in 1996 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]]. The position includes all of the capital city of [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]. In 2001, he was named the executive director of the Louisiana Municipal Association, but that position is now filled by John Gallagher.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lma.org/LMA/About/LMA_Staff/LMA/About_LMA/Staff_Listing.aspx?hkey=f47b5bad-8825-4aee-a406-128875eba258|title=LMA Executive Director|publisher=lma.org|accessdate=September 23, 2019}}</ref>
McHugh is descended from a prominent East Baton Rouge Parish family. The original Thomas E. McHugh (born 1861) was a clerk of the East Baton Rouge district court, a staunch Democrat, and an organizer of the city of Zachary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.org/la/eastbatonrouge/bios/mchugh.txt |title=Thomas McHugh|publisher=usgwarchives.org|accessdate=December 2, 2009}}</ref> Another kinsman, also named Thomas Edward McHugh, possibly a grandfather, was the East Baton Rouge Parish [[sheriff]] from 1928 to 1932.<ref>List of past sheriffs and ex officio tax collectors, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana</ref>
McHugh is descended from a prominent East Baton Rouge Parish family. The original Thomas E. McHugh (born 1861) was a clerk of the East Baton Rouge district court, a staunch Democrat, and an organizer of the city of Zachary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.org/la/eastbatonrouge/bios/mchugh.txt |title=Thomas McHugh|publisher=usgwarchives.org|accessdate=December 2, 2009}}</ref> Another kinsman, also named Thomas Edward McHugh, possibly a grandfather, was the East Baton Rouge Parish [[sheriff]] from 1928 to 1932.<ref>List of past sheriffs and ex officio tax collectors, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana</ref>