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 |term_start2=2014
 |term_end2=2024
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 |name=Donald E. "Don" McLaughlin, Jr.
 |image=Don McLaughlin of TX.jpg
-|office=[[Mayor]] of Uvalde, [[Texas]], USA
+|office=District 80 State Representative in south [[Texas]]
-|term_start=2014
+|term_start=January 2025
-|term_end=2024
+|preceded=Tracy O. King
 |preceded=[[J. Allen Carnes]]
-|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]] in nonpartisan position
+|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]] in nonpartisan position as mayor
 |birth_date=September 20, 1961
 |birth_place=Place of birth missing

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 |spouse=Karen M. Backor McLaughlin (married 1991)}}
-'''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.
+'''Donald E. McLaughlin, Jr.''', known as '''Don McLaughlin, Jr.''' (born September 20, 1961),<ref>Donald E. McLaughlin, Jr. (born 1962) - Uvalde County, Texas (ancienTetfaces.com), accessed May 26, 2022.</ref> is the incoming District 80 [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Texas House of Representatives. He won three-to-two to succeed the retiring [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Representative Tracy O. King. Since 2014, he was the [[mayor]] of Uvalde in his native Texas.
 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>
-McLaughlin is a [[conservative]] [[Republican Party|Republican]], but all Texas mayors run on a nonpartisan ballot. In his capacity as mayor, McLaughlin has been outspoken in opposition to the unchecked border policies of [[U.S. President]] [[Joe Biden]]. He has also quarreled with the "Big Three" of the Texas Republican leadership, Governor Abbott and [[U.S. Senator]]s [[John Cornyn]] and [[Ted Cruz]], all of whom he contends have not returned his phone calls. McLaughlin called Abbott "a fraud" over lingering border issues which cause chaos and violence in Uvalde. In the Republican [[primary]] on March 1, 2022, McLaughlin endorsed conservative former state Representative [[Don Huffines]] of [[Dallas]].<ref>South Texas Mayor Endorses Huffines for Governor, Says Border Crisis ‘Far Worse Than Many People Realize’ | The Texan, accessed May 26, 2022.</ref> Huffines, however, finished a weak third in the election which Abbott fully dominated.
+McLaughlin is a [[conservative]] Republican, but all Texas mayors run on a nonpartisan ballot. In his capacity as mayor, McLaughlin has been outspoken in opposition to the unchecked border policies of [[U.S. President]] [[Joe Biden]]. He has also quarreled with the "Big Three" of the Texas Republican leadership, Governor Abbott and [[U.S. Senator]]s [[John Cornyn]] and [[Ted Cruz]], all of whom he contends have not returned his phone calls. McLaughlin called Abbott "a fraud" over lingering border issues which caused chaos and violence in Uvalde. In the Republican [[primary]] on March 1, 2022, McLaughlin endorsed conservative former state Representative [[Don Huffines]] of [[Dallas]].<ref>South Texas Mayor Endorses Huffines for Governor, Says Border Crisis ‘Far Worse Than Many People Realize’ | The Texan, accessed May 26, 2022.</ref> Huffines, however, finished a weak third in the election which Abbott fully dominated.
-He was elected mayor in 2014 to succeed the one-term [[J. Allen Carnes]], who instead ran unsuccessfully for Texas agriculture commissioner against [[Sid Miller]] in the Republican primary that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.etypeservices.com/Uvalde1/Magazine53419/Publication/Magazine53419.pdf |publisher=''Uvalde Leader-News'' | date=May 15, 2014 |title=McLaughlin is new mayor}}</ref> McLaughlin won second and third terms in 2016 and 2018. He was then elected to the first four-year term as mayor.<ref>Who is Uvalde mayor Don McLaughlin? (statesman.com), accessed May 26, 2022.</ref> Most Texas mayors serve two-year terms.
+He was elected mayor to succeed the one-term [[J. Allen Carnes]], who instead ran unsuccessfully for Texas agriculture commissioner against [[Sid Miller]] in the Republican primary that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.etypeservices.com/Uvalde1/Magazine53419/Publication/Magazine53419.pdf |publisher=''Uvalde Leader-News'' | date=May 15, 2014 |title=McLaughlin is new mayor}}</ref> McLaughlin won second and third terms in 2016 and 2018. He was then elected to the first four-year term as mayor.<ref>Who is Uvalde mayor Don McLaughlin? (statesman.com), accessed May 26, 2022.</ref> Most Texas mayors serve two-year terms.
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 |preceded=[[J. Allen Carnes]]
 |party=[[Republican Party|Republican]] in nonpartisan position
-|birth_date=c. 1962
+|birth_date=September 20, 1961
 |birth_place=Place of birth missing
 |residence=Uvalde, Uvalde County
 |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>

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 |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 stonewalling details of the crime. s…
+'''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.
 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>

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-'''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]].  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>
+'''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]].
 McLaughlin is a [[conservative]] [[Republican Party|Republican]], but all Texas mayors run on a nonpartisan ballot. In his capacity as mayor, McLaughlin has been outspoken in opposition to the unchecked border policies of [[U.S. President]] [[Joe Biden]]. He has also quarreled with the "Big Three" of the Texas Republican leadership, Governor Abbott and [[U.S. Senator]]s [[John Cornyn]] and [[Ted Cruz]], all of whom he contends have not returned his phone calls. McLaughlin called Abbott "a fraud" over lingering border issues which cause chaos and violence in Uvalde. In the Republican [[primary]] on March 1, 2022, McLaughlin endorsed conservative former state Representative [[Don Huffines]] of [[Dallas]].<ref>South Texas Mayor Endorses Huffines for Governor, Says Border Crisis ‘Far Worse Than Many People Realize’ | The Texan, accessed May 26, 2022.</ref> Huffines, however, finished a weak third in the election which Abbott fully dominated.
-He was elected mayor in 2014 to succeed the one-term [[J. Allen Carnes]], who instead ran unsuccessfully for Texas agriculture commissioner against [[Sid Miller]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.etypeservices.com/Uvalde1/Magazine53419/Publication/Magazine53419.pdf |publisher=''Uvalde Leader-News'' | date=May 15, 2014 |title=McLaughlin is new mayor}}</ref> McLaughlin won second and third terms in 2016 and 2018. He was then elected to the first four-year term as mayor.<ref>Who is Uvalde mayor Don McLaughlin? (statesman.com), accessed May 26, 2022.</ref> Most Texas mayors serve two-year terms.
+He was elected mayor in 2014 to succeed the one-term [[J. Allen Carnes]], who instead ran unsuccessfully for Texas agriculture commissioner against [[Sid Miller]] in the Republican primary that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.etypeservices.com/Uvalde1/Magazine53419/Publication/Magazine53419.pdf |publisher=''Uvalde Leader-News'' | date=May 15, 2014 |title=McLaughlin is new mayor}}</ref> McLaughlin won second and third terms in 2016 and 2018. He was then elected to the first four-year term as mayor.<ref>Who is Uvalde mayor Don McLaughlin? (statesman.com), accessed May 26, 2022.</ref> Most Texas mayors serve two-year terms.
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