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Mike McLachlan
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 59th district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 7, 2015
Preceded byJ. Paul Brown[1]
Succeeded byJ. Paul Brown[2]
Solicitor General of Colorado[3]
In office
1999–2000[3]
County Attorney of La Plata County, Colorado[3]
In office
1995–1998[3]
Personal details
Born
Michael Edward McLachlan[4]

(1946-04-18) April 18, 1946 (age 78)[5]
Dover, Delaware[5]
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBarbara McLachlan
EducationUniversity of Nebraska[5]
Southern Colorado State College (BA)[5]
University of Arizona College of Law (JD)[5]
AwardsVietnam Service Medal[6]
Navy Commendation Medal[6]
Websitemclachlanforcolorado.com
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Marine Corps[6]
Years of service1965-1967[6]
RankCorporal[6]
Battles/warsVietnam War[6]

Michael Edward McLachlan (born April 18, 1946) is an American lawyer and former state legislator from Durango, Colorado, who represented House District 59.

Biography

Mike McLachlan represented House District 59 in southwestern Colorado for two years. He was elected in the 2012 election, and subsequently lost his bid for re-election during the 2014 election cycle.

In 1965, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and served in Vietnam before being honorably discharged in 1967. He attended Southern Colorado State College (now Colorado State University–Pueblo) before enrolling in the University of Arizona’s law school in 1973. Attorney General Ken Salazar appointed Rep. McLachlan to serve as Colorado’s Solicitor General in 1999.[7] He successfully defended Colorado’s women’s health clinic shield law in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.[8]

He is a former president of the Durango Rotary Club and served on the Southern Ute Tribe-State of Colorado Environmental Control Commission. He has also served as the chairman of the Judicial Performance Commission for the Sixth Judicial District and as the chair of the Supreme Court Grievance Committee.

2014 Legislative Session

He was a sponsor of a bill that created a tax break for farmers who donate extra produce to food banks.[9][10] He was also a sponsor of legislation allowing charter schools to hire armed security officers.[11][12]

2014 Mid-Term Elections

In the November 4, 2014 mid-term elections, McLachlan was ousted by Republican J. Paul Brown from Ignacio, Colorado. Brown won by a razor-thin margin of 168 votes. Due to the close nature of the election, McLachlan chose to not concede the race to Brown until November 20, 2014.[13]

References

  1. ^ CO State House 59 Election Info
  2. ^ CO State House 59 Election Info
  3. ^ a b c d Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (2002)
  4. ^ Bar Association, American (1994). Law & Business Directory of Litigation Attorneys, Volumes 1-2. Prentice Hall Law & Business. ISBN 9780135033029.
  5. ^ a b c d e https://www.martindale.com/durango/colorado/michael-e-mclachlan-306495-a/
  6. ^ a b c d e f Durango Attorneys Bio
  7. ^ http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20120210/NEWS01/702109925/Durango-lawyer-announces-his-run-for-J-Paul-Brown%E2%80%99s-seat-in-House
  8. ^ http://www.denverpost.com/News/ci_26038610/In-Supreme-Court-spike-of-abortion-protest-buffer-a-Colorado-question
  9. ^ http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20140210/NEWS01/140219995/0/SEARCH/Ag-committee-has-big-appetite-for-McLachlan%E2%80%99s-food-measure
  10. ^ http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2014a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont/FCE04788CF1FF89987257C4A00718B83?Open&file=1119_enr.pdf
  11. ^ http://co.chalkbeat.org/2014/03/17/student-data-privacy-charter-security-guard-bills-advance/#.U8l6UfldV1Y
  12. ^ http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2014a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont/78AECCAC3B79C21887257C82006B05D1?Open&file=1291_enr.pdf
  13. ^ http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20141120/NEWS01/141129978/McLachlan-concedes-state-House-race-
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