Steven Francis "Steve" McLaughlin (born October 4, 1963) is an American

United States

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 banker and politician. He is a Republican

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 member of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

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 representing the 108th Assembly District, which includes parts of Albany

Albany County, New York

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, Columbia

Columbia County, New York

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, Greene

Greene County, New York

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 and Rensselaer

Rensselaer County, New York

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 counties in the Capital Region

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Early life and education

McLaughlin was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the third of four children of Arthur and Winifred McLaughlin. He was raised in Wrentham, Massachusetts

Wrentham, Massachusetts

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, attending public elementary school and Xaverian Brothers High School

Xaverian Brothers High School

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.

He attended the Florida Institute of Technology

Florida Institute of Technology

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 and received commercial and instrument aircraft ratings. He then studied finance at Arizona State University

Arizona State University

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. He earned a B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

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 degree from Empire State College

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 (State University of New York

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) and an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix

University of Phoenix

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Career

McLaughlin started in aviation flying for Mall Airways

Mall Airways

rightMall Airways was an American regional airline which operated throughout the northeastern United States and eastern Canada from 1973 to 1989. The carrier operated a mixed fleet of Beechcraft 1900, Piper Navajo Chieftains, Beech 99 Airliners, and also occasionally utilized a Beech King Air 90 as...

 and Brockway Air

Brockway Air

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. He was also a corporate pilot for KeyBank. He then flew for America West Airlines

America West Airlines

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 and US Airways

US Airways

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 until being laid off after the September 11th attacks. During his career as a commercial pilot he compiled over 12,000 hours of flight time.

He then entered the banking industry with a position at Citizens Bank

Citizens Bank

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 and is currently a business banking officer with a local bank.

McLaughlin was elected to the State Assembly on November 2, 2010, when he defeated incumbent Timothy P. Gordon

Timothy P. Gordon

Timothy P. Gordon was a member of the New York State Assembly. A member of the Independence Party, Gordon caucused with the Democratic in the Assembly. He was first elected in 2006 to represent the 108th Assembly district, a traditionally Republican district...

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Personal life

McLaughlin resides in Melrose, New York

Melrose, New York

Melrose is a hamlet of the Town of Schaghticoke, located about 5 miles north of Troy, and about 6 miles east of Mechanicville. It is about 30 minutes from Albany, 20 minutes from Clifton Park, and 10 minutes from Troy. Centered around State Route 40, it is a small, quiet town....

, which is located in the Town of Schaghticoke. He and his wife Maggie (née

NEE

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 Bartis) were married in August 1991. They have two sons, Danny and Sean.

External links

• New York State Assembly website