Susan Laughlin
{{Short description|American politician (1932–2020)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name =Susan Laughlin
| state_house = Pennsylvania
| district = 16th
| constituency = Part of Allegheny and Beaver Counties
| term_start = January 3, 1989{{cite web |title = SESSION OF 1989 - 173RD OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1|work = Legislative Journal| publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives |date = 1989-01-03|url = http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/1989/0/19890103.pdf}}
| term_end = November 30, 2004Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2004
| predecessor = Charles P. Laughlin
| successor = Sean M. Ramaley
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|03|16|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Sewickley, Pennsylvania, US
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|6|27|1932|3|16}}
| death_place = Conway, Pennsylvania, US
| party = Democrat
| alma_mater =
| occupation =
| spouse = Widowed
| children = 2
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Susan Bogosian Laughlin (March 16, 1932 – June 27, 2020) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Formative years
Born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania on March 16, 1932, Susan Bogosian was a daughter of Misag and Lucie Bogosian. In 1950, she graduated from Ambridge Area High School.{{cite web| title = Susan Laughlin (Democrat)| work = Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile| publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives| url = http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=16| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040204184315/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=16| archivedate = 2004-02-04| url-status = dead}}
She was married to former Pennsylvania House of Representatives member Charles P. Laughlin, a longtime consumer affairs advocate. He preceded her in death in 1988. They were the parents of one son and one daughter; her daughter, Sally Ann Laughlin, also preceded her in death."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/144052907/?terms=%22Charles%20P.%20Laughlin%22&match=1 Rep. Charles P. Laughlin, consumer affairs advocate]." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press, April 11, 1988, p. 22 (subscription required)."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/169869394/ Deaths elsewhere]." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 13, 1988, p. 54 (subscription required)."[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/timesonline/name/susan-laughlin-obituary?id=8381805 Susan Laughlin]" (obituary). Bridgewater, Pennsylvania: The Beaver County Times, June 30, 2020 (retrieved online via Legacy.com on June 8, 2023).
Political and public service career
A member of the Beaver County Democratic Women's Club, Laughlin was first elected to represent the 16th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1988, following the death of her husband, Rep. Charles Laughlin, who had died in office while representing the same district."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/89463576/?terms=%22Susan%20Laughlin%22&match=1 Laughlin's widow is apparent winner]." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 3, 1988, p. 45 (subscription required)."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/563864558/?terms=%22Susan%20Laughlin%22&match=1 3 Widows Win Husbands' Seats]." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Lancaster New Era, November 9, 1988, p. 8 (subscription required). Reelected to seven additional, consecutive terms, she did not run again after that, choosing instead to retire prior to the 2004 elections.{{cite web| title = BIOGRAPHY| work = Official Pennsylvania Democratic Caucus Biography| publisher = Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus| url = http://www.pahouse.com/laughlin/| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20041015231652/http://www.pahouse.com/laughlin/| archivedate = 2004-10-15| url-status = dead}}
In 2004, she was elected as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.{{cite web| title = BIOGRAPHY| work = Official Pennsylvania Democratic Caucus Biography| publisher = Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus| url = http://www.pahouse.com/laughlin/| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20041015231652/http://www.pahouse.com/laughlin/| archivedate = 2004-10-15| url-status = dead}}
Death and interment
Laughlin died at the age of eighty-eight in Conway, Pennsylvania on June 27, 2020. She was interred at the Beaver Cemetery and Mausoleum in Beaver, Pennsylvania.[https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=17&body=H Pennsylvania House of Representatives-Susan B. Laughlin][https://www.timesonline.com/Beaver/OBITUARIES/20200630/SUSAN-LAUGHLIN Susan Laughlin-obituary]
References
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External links
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040204184315/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=16 |date=February 4, 2004 |title=Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Susan Laughlin (Democrat) }} official PA House profile (archived)
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.pahouse.com/laughlin |date=* |title=Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus - Susan Laughlin }} official Party website (archived)
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Category:People from Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Category:Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Category:Women state legislators in Pennsylvania
Category:20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
Category:21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly