Laughlin, Gail

Gail Laughlin was a candidate for the Colorado State House of Representatives in 1910. For that race was endorsed by the Citizens party, the Platform party, the Progressives and the Prohibition party. She was a Progressive Party candidate for State Senator in Colorado two years later in 1912, but again was not elected. As an attorney Laughlin was active in women's rights issues, including writing the law allowing California women to serve on juries. Laughlin moved to California in 1914. In 1927 she was elected to the State House of Representatives in her home state of Maine. Ten years later Laughlin was elected to the Maine Senate and served there until 1942, when she resigned to take the state job of Reporter of Decisions.