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Gayle McLaughlin (born 1952 in Chicago, Illinois) is a California politician. She is a member of the Green Party and, from 2007 to 2015, served as the mayor of Richmond, California. McLaughlin was elected on November 7, 2006 by a 242-vote〔(KESQ.com Palm Springs, Coachella Valley - Weather, News, Sports: Our Apologies )〕 margin over incumbent mayor Irma A. Anderson.〔(Green Party likely to win in Richmond mayor's race )〕 Richmond was, as of 2014, the largest city in the country with a Green Party mayor. In 2014, she was elected to a city council seat after being termed out of the mayor's office. McLaughlin is a social activist who has participated in the peace, social justice, civil rights, and environmental movements. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology, with graduate study in psychology and education. She was first elected to the City Council in 2004, winning one of five open seats, with 11,191 votes or 10% in 2004.〔She was elected to her first term as mayor in November of 2006 and was relected in November of 2010. (Election Results )〕 She has lived in Richmond since 2001.〔(City of Richmond website ), Gayle McLaughlin profile, retrieved May 27, 2006〕 ==Background and experience== McLaughlin was born into a working class union family. She is the middle child of five daughters born to a unionized carpenter and a housewife. During the 1980s, McLaughlin was an activist with the Central American solidarity movement and a steering committee member of CISPES (Committee In Solidarity with the People of El Salvador). She also played an active role in the North Star Network, a national networking effort to unite progressives, and in coalition-building efforts with Rainbow/PUSH. McLaughlin graduated summa cum laude from Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts. She continued her education with two years of graduate study in psychology at Rhode Island College, with additional graduate study in education at U.C. Berkeley Extension. McLaughlin has worked as a postal clerk, teacher, caregiver for the elderly, and tutor/clinician for children with learning disabilities. She has also worked in the capacity of support staff for various not-for-profit health and educational organizations.〔(Mayor Gayle McLaughlin website ), Gayle McLaughlin's official site, retrieved October 9, 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gayle McLaughlin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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