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|preceded=[[J. Allen Carnes]]​

|preceded=[[J. Allen Carnes]]​

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]] in nonpartisan position

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]] in nonpartisan position

|birth_date=c. 1962​

|birth_date=September 20, 1961​

|birth_place=Place of birth missing​

|birth_place=Place of birth missing​

|residence=Uvalde, Uvalde County​

|residence=Uvalde, Uvalde County​

|spouse=Karen M. Backor McLaughlin (married 1991)}}

|spouse=Karen M. Backor McLaughlin (married 1991)}}

'''Donald E. McLaughlin, Jr.''', known as '''Don McLaughlin, Jr.''' (born c. 1962),<ref>Donald E. McLaughlin, Jr. (born 1962) - Uvalde County, Texas (ancientfaces.com), accessed May 26, 2022.</ref> has been since 2014 the [[mayor]] of Uvalde in his native [[Texas]]. He rocketed to national attention on May 24, 2022, when a mad gunman killed nineteen pupils and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, a small city some fifty miles from the [[Rio Grande]] border and ninety miles west of [[San Antonio]]. More than a year after the shooting, Mayor McLaughlin has called for the resignation of District Attorney Christina Mitchell for allegedly stonewalling details of the crime.

'''Donald E. McLaughlin, Jr.''', known as '''Don McLaughlin, Jr.''' (born September 20, 1961),<ref>Donald E. McLaughlin, Jr. (born 1962) - Uvalde County, Texas (ancientfaces.com), accessed May 26, 2022.</ref> has been since 2014 the [[mayor]] of Uvalde in his native [[Texas]]. He rocketed to national attention on May 24, 2022, when a mad gunman killed nineteen pupils and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, a small city some fifty miles from the [[Rio Grande]] border and ninety miles west of [[San Antonio]]. More than a year after the shooting, Mayor McLaughlin has called for the resignation of District Attorney Christina Mitchell for allegedly stonewalling details of the crime.

During a news conference, McLaughlin lashed out at former [[U.S. Representative]] [[Beto O'Rourke]]  of [[El Paso]], who interrupted [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]] and Lieutenant Governor [[Dan Patrick]]. McLaughlin called the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] O'Rourke, who is challenging Abbott in the November 8 general election, "a sick son-of-bitch" for storming the news conference in a failed attempt to focus on O'Rourke's political fortunes. Abbott and Patrick focused on the staggering grief in the closely-knit Uvalde community.<ref>Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin Biography, Wiki, Age, Career, Education, Birthplace (mymorningtea.in), accessed May 26, 2022.</ref>

During a news conference, McLaughlin lashed out at former [[U.S. Representative]] [[Beto O'Rourke]]  of [[El Paso]], who interrupted [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]] and Lieutenant Governor [[Dan Patrick]]. McLaughlin called the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] O'Rourke, who is challenging Abbott in the November 8 general election, "a sick son-of-bitch" for storming the news conference in a failed attempt to focus on O'Rourke's political fortunes. Abbott and Patrick focused on the staggering grief in the closely-knit Uvalde community.<ref>Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin Biography, Wiki, Age, Career, Education, Birthplace (mymorningtea.in), accessed May 26, 2022.</ref>