Everett E. Laughlin (1915-2003) was an American politician and Republican member of the Illinois Senate from 1961-1973.
He then served as the State's Attorney for Stephenson County, Illinois from 1952 to 1956.
Laughlin opted not to run for a fourth term citing the financial constraints of the de facto full time role of a state legislator.
[1] In the 1972 general election, fellow Republican and Ogle County State's Attorney John B. Roe defeated Democratic candidate John E. Smith with 43,028 votes to Smith's 27,763.
[2] Laughlin died at age 87 in Rockford, Illinois on June 28, 2003.