Michael A. McLachlan (born May 18, 1958) is an American politician from
Danbury, Connecticut
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. He was Deputy Minority Leader of the
Connecticut State Senate for the
Republican Party
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. First elected in 2008, he represented the 24th District which includes
Bethel
Bethel ( he, בֵּית אֵל, translit=Bēṯ 'Ēl, "House of El" or "House of God",Bleeker and Widegren, 1988, p. 257. also transliterated ''Beth El'', ''Beth-El'', ''Beit El''; el, Βαιθήλ; la, Bethel) was an ancient Israelite sanct ...
, Danbury,
New Fairfield and
Sherman
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. In the
2018 Midterm Elections
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, he lost re-election to
Democrat Julie Kushner
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Early life and family
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.
References
External links
Connecticut Senate RepublicansMichael McLachlan's Biography
at Vote Smart
1958 births
Republican Party Connecticut state senators
Living people
Politicians from Danbury, Connecticut
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