Edward Ralph McLaughlin (born June 16, 1928) is an American retired politician in the state of

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...

. He was a member of the

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from 2000 to 2010. He worked as an insurance agent, academic administrator, and educator. He was also a member of the Rapid City Common Council and, between 1991 and 1997, mayor of Rapid City. In 2013, he was appointed to the Rapid City school board.

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