Lauren Stein McLean (born October 20, 1974) is an American politician and entrepreneur currently serving as the mayor of Boise, Idaho.

[2] McLean serves on the board of governors of the Andrus Center for Public Policy at Boise State University.

[6] She is working alongside Andrew Lofton, who is the Housing and Urban Development Northwest Regional Administrator to create plans on how to combat the increase of population.

[6] In 2021, citizens protested when McLean supported the sale of the Murgoitio park to use for the creation for more housing units.

[13] As mayor of Boise, Lauren McLean requested the Police department head, Ryan Lee, to resign.

She received the information from the third party and found that no laws were broken; however, systematic issues needed to be addressed.

In August 2024, McLean selected Chris Dennison, the assistant chief of Tucson, Arizona, to lead the police department in Boise.

[15] In June 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States ruling Roe v. Wade made the 5–4 decision that there is no constitutional right to protect abortion federally, which resulted in the ending of federal protection of abortion up to 24 weeks into pregnancy leaving the decision up to each individual state.

[16] In the wake of that decision, in June 2022, the Idaho Supreme Court declared that abortion be considered illegal six weeks after the conception date and included exceptions for rape, incest, and medical emergencies.

[17] These bans also included criminal penalties for violations of these laws and an allowed legal compensation from suing medical providers in civil court if a performed abortion occurred after said six weeks.

[18] In July 2022, McLean proposed a resolution to the Boise City Council to limit public safety resources going into investigating doctors who perform abortions and individuals who receive that healthcare, unless the pregnancy was caused in response to force implicated on the impregnated individual.

Since neither Bieter nor McLean had surpassed the 50 percent vote threshold required to claim victory, the two competed in a runoff election held on December 3, 2019.

[40] In November 2020, in response to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and occupied hospital beds, McLean issued a mask mandate and closed public facilities.

"[43] McLean announced Idaho's votes in the roll call at the 2020 Democratic National Convention where she also promoted the city's efforts to combat global warming.

[44] Due to Idaho's rising population, McLean has worked with city developers to build affordable housing.

[46] His appointment followed Mayor McLean asking the former chief, Ryan Lee, to step down in 2022 following numerous complaints made against him.

[47] Additionally, Mayor McLean appointed two new city council members, Colin Nash and Meredith Stead.