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Gayle McLaughlin | |
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| 5th Mayor of Richmond, California | |
| In office January 9, 2007 – January 13, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Irma A. Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Tom Butt |
| Member of the Richmond City Council | |
| In office January 13, 2015 – July 18, 2017 | |
| In office January 2005 – January 9, 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Richmond Progressive Alliance, Green Party (until 2016) |
| Education | Bridgewater State University (BS) |
| Profession | Educator and activist |
Gayle McLaughlin (born 1952) is an American politician from Richmond, California. She was first elected to the Richmond City Council in 2004 when she was a member of the Green Party of California. She won two consecutive four-year terms as the city's mayor in 2006 and 2010. After reaching the mayoral term limit, she was reelected to the City Council in 2014. In June 2017, she announced her candidacy for lieutenant governor of California in the 2018 election.
McLaughlin's election in 2006 made Richmond the largest U.S. city led by a Green Party member. She has advocated for a minimum wage increase and a plan to forcibly appropriate foreclosed home mortgages from banks. She has led an ongoing effort to restrict the municipal influence of Richmond's largest employer, the Chevron Corporation, and to refashion its environmental obligations.