In his mid-forties, this long-haired Jesuit priest ran unsuccessfully (as a Republican against the Vietnam War) for the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island in 1970, but eventually wound up marrying his campaign manager, Ann Dore. After the failed campaign, McLaughlin became a speechwriter for Presidents Nixon and Ford.
[1] Originally a member of the Democratic Party.
Father: Augustus H. McLaughlin (furniture salesman)
Mother: Eva Turcotte
Wife: Ann Dore McLaughlin (m. 1975, div. 1992)
Wife: Cristina Vidal (m. 22-Jun-1997, div.)
High School: LaSalle Academy, Providence, RI
University: Weston College, Boston, MA
University: PhD, Columbia University
National Review Columnist, Washington Editor (1981-89)
Sexual Harassment 1998 (per 1998 lawsuit by executive assistant Linda Dean, settled 1999)
Society of Jesus (former)
Wedding: Jack Welch and Suzy Wetlaufer (2004)
TELEVISION
The McLaughlin Group Moderator (1982-2016)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
War Inc. (28-Apr-2008) · Himself
Independence Day (2-Jul-1996) · Himself
Mission Impossible (22-May-1996)
Getting Away with Murder (12-Apr-1996) · Himself
Dave (7-May-1993) · Himself
AKA John Joseph McLaughlin