| | '''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> | | '''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 did not seek a fourth term as mayor-president in 2000 and was succeeded by fellow Republican [[Bobby Simpson]]. After his mayor-presidency, McHugh became executive director of the LMA, a nonpartisan position in an organization with more than three hundred municipal members. | | McHugh did not seek a fourth term as mayor-president in 2000 and was succeeded by fellow Republican [[Bobby Simpson]]. After his mayor-presidency, McHugh became executive director of the LMA, a nonpartisan position in an organization with more than three hundred municipal members. |
| | + | McHugh's older brother was the school administrator David McHugh, III (1941-2024).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/theadvocate/name/david-mchugh-iii-obituary?id=55529275|title=David McHugh III obituary|publisher=''Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 9, 2024|accessdate=July 10, 2024}}</ref> |