John J. Loughlin II (born March 3, 1959) is an American politician was a
Republican member of the
Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing the 71st District from 2005 to 2010. During the 2009-2010 sessions he served on the House Committees on Labor and Veterans Affairs, and he also served as minority whip. In June, 2010 he announced that he would not run for another term and that he would be running for U.S. Congress in the First Congressional seat being vacated by
Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick Joseph Kennedy II (born July 14, 1967) is an American politician and mental health advocate. From 1995 to 2011, he served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 1st congressional distr ...
. He lost in the 2010 General elections to outgoing Providence Mayor
David Cicilline.
Loughlin currently hosts The John Loughlin Show on local Providence radio station
WPRO (AM)
WPRO (630 AM) is a commercial radio station in Providence, Rhode Island. It is owned by Cumulus Media, broadcasting a talk radio format, simulcast on co-owned 99.7 WEAN-FM. The studios for WPRO and other Cumulus Providence stations are on Wampa ...
Saturdays from 11am-2pm.
References
External links
Rhode Island House - Representative John Loughlin, Jr.official RI House website
Republican Party members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
1959 births
Living people
People from Tiverton, Rhode Island
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