Jeff McLaughlin
Jeffrey McLaughlin | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 25th district | |
| In office January 2001[a] – 2002 | |
| Succeeded by | (redistricted) |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 27th district | |
| In office 2002 – January 2011 | |
| Preceded by | (redistricted) |
| Succeeded by | Wes Long |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Stacy McLaughlin |
| Education | Birmingham-Southern College (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Jeffrey McLaughlin is an American politician who served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 2001 to 2011. A member of the Alabama Democratic Party, he is also the Democratic nominee in the 2026 Alabama Attorney General election.
Career
Alabama House of Representatives
Following a special election, McLaughlin was seated in January 2001, representing District 25 under the state's pre-2002 legislative map.[1] Following redistricting after the 2000 census, he represented District 27 from 2002.[2] He did not accept campaign contributions during his time in office, only using personal money to fund his campaigns. He introduced legislation in each session he was a part of to ban political action committee (PAC) to PAC transfers, which are used to hide the movement of money from donors to candidates. The legislation passed the house each year but always failed in the Alabama Senate.[3] He was defeated by Wes Long in 2010, and attempted to reclaim his seat in 2014, but was defeated by Will Ainsworth.[4]
2025 Guntersville mayoral election
McLaughlin ran for mayor of Guntersville, Alabama, in 2025. He and incumbent mayor Leigh Dollar tied on August 26, 2025. In the runoff election held the following month, Dollar defeated McLaughlin by 500 votes.[5]
Notes
- ↑ McLaughlin was seated following a special election. Under Amendment 97 to the Alabama Constitution and "Code of Alabama Title 17, Chapter 15". Justia., vacancies in the Alabama Legislature are filled by special election called by the governor; the governor has no appointment power for this office.
References
- ↑ "2001 Regular Session Index, House of Representatives: Alphabetical Roster, Party and District Numbers". Alabama Department of Archives and History, Electronic Records Collections.
- ↑ "Certification of Results, November 5, 2002 General Election" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. p. 5.
- ↑ Talbot, George (October 6, 2010). "Talbot: Alabama Legislature's last honest man may be Jeff McLaughlin". AL.com. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Jeffrey McLaughlin". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ Eldridge, Will (September 23, 2025). "Guntersville officially elects mayor in runoff election". WAFF. Retrieved 2 February 2026.