Martin McLaughlin is a Republican running to represent Illinois’ 52nd House District. (George Papadakis)
By The Editorial Board | Chicago Tribune
Republican state Rep. Martin “Marty” McLaughlin barely survived his last election, defeating Democrat Maria Peterson by just 47 votes in 2024. The two are facing off again in this northwest suburban district.
McLaughlin, 61, an investment manager and former Barrington Hills village president, has been a consistent voice for fiscal restraint in Springfield. He identifies property taxes as the district’s most pressing problem and has helped residents navigate the appeals process. “If government is going to keep raising the bill, taxpayers at least deserve to know how to fight an unfair assessment,” he told us.
McLaughlin’s fiscal conservatism is important in a state that desperately needs greater discipline in that area.
Martin McLaughlin is endorsed.
Read the full editorial endorsement here.
Editorial note: Representative McLaughlin is also endorsed by:
- Eleanor Sweet McDonnell, Mayor, North Barrington*
- Paula McCombie, Village President, South Barrington*
- Karen Darch, Former Mayor, Barrington*
- Andrew Burke, Mayor, Lake Barrington*
- Kevin Richardson, Former Mayor, Lake Barrington*
- Keith Vogeler, Mayor, Port Barrington
- Jeff Sode, Mayor, Wauconda
- Debby Sosine, Village President, Algonquin
- Ray Bogdanowski, Village President, Lake in the Hills
- Donna Johnson, Mayor, Libertyville
- Richard McLaughlin, Mayor, Island Lake
- Steve Henley, Mayor, Volo
It’s important to note McLaughlin’s campaign rival lives in North Barrington yet she could not garner an endorsement for this or her prior campaigns.
*Present and former members of the Barrington Area Council Of Governments (BACOG).
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