About Me
Joseph R. McLaughlin was born September 16, 1954 in Wilmington, Delaware, where his father was serving in the United States Coast Guard. Joe has been married for 24 years to the former Sherrill Ann Baucom of Charlotte, NC. Joe received a Presidential Appointment to the United States Air Force Academy from President Richard Nixon. Joe graduated from the Academy, but a vision impairment precluded him from flying so he volunteered for and received a commission in the United States Army as an Infantry officer. His first duty assignment following graduation from Ranger School was service as an Infantry platoon leader in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg. Over a decorated military career, Joe served in a wide range of command and staff assignments in infantry, airborne and mechanized units in Georgia, California and Korea and Washington, D.C. Joe is currently serving his second term on the Onslow County Board of Commissioners and is now seeking the Republican nomination for North Carolina's District 3 Congressional seat.