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Brian J. McLaughlin (born ca.1957) is a former member of the Boston City Council, having held the District 9 seat from 1984 through 1995.


Career

McLaughlin graduated from
Stonehill College Stonehill College is a Private college, private Catholic church, Roman Catholic Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Easton, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1948 by the Congregation of Holy Cross and is located on ...
in Easton, Massachusetts, and before running for office was a
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, mainly on housing issues. McLaughlin was first elected to the City Council in November 1983, representing District 9 ( Allston–Brighton). He was subsequently re-elected five times, each term being for two years. His November 1987 victory was quite narrow; after finishing second in the preliminary election, McLaughlin won the
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by only 121 votes (4,627 to 4,506), with a recount later confirming his win. His November 1993 re-election also had to be confirmed by a recount. During his time on the council, McLaughlin was a strong advocate of
rent control Rent regulation is a system of laws, administered by a court or a public authority, which aims to ensure the affordability of housing and tenancies on the rental market for dwellings. Generally, a system of rent regulation involves: *Price cont ...
. In March 1995, McLaughlin announced that he would not seek re-election. He later became executive secretary of the Boston Parks and Recreation Commission.


See also

* Boston City Council election, 1983 *
Boston City Council election, 1985 Boston City Council elections were held on November 5, 1985. Eleven seats (seven district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 4 and 5 were unopposed. Nine seats (the f ...
*
Boston City Council election, 1987 Boston City Council elections were held on November 3, 1987. Eleven seats (seven district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 3 and 6 were unopposed. Seven seats (the fo ...
* Boston City Council election, 1989 * Boston City Council election, 1991 *
Boston City Council election, 1993 Boston City Council elections were held on November 2, 1993. All thirteen seats (nine district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, while ten seats (six districts and the four at-large members) had als ...


References


External links


McLaughlin election records
at ourcampaigns.com Living people 20th century in Boston 20th-century American politicians Boston City Council members Stonehill College alumni 1950s births People from Allston–Brighton {{massachusetts-politician-stub