Mike McLachlan

Mike McLachlan
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 59th district
In office January 9, 2013 – January 7, 2015
Preceded by	J. Paul Brown
Succeeded by	J. Paul Brown
Solicitor General of Colorado
In office 1999–2000
Personal details
Born	Michael Edward McLachlan (1946-04-18)April 18, 1946 Dover, Delaware, U.S.
Died	June 23, 2021(2021-06-23) (aged 75) Durango, Colorado, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Dixie Self ​ ​ (m. 1968; div. 1971)​ Deborah Elaine Cowan ​ ​ (m. 1975; div. 1981)​ Barbara McLachlan ​ ​ (m. 1984; died 2021)​
Children	2
Education	Colorado State University Pueblo (BA) University of Arizona (JD)
Awards	Vietnam Service Medal
Military service
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1965–1967
Rank	Corporal
Battles/wars	Vietnam War

Michael Edward McLachlan (April 18, 1946 – June 23, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 59th district as a member of the Democratic Party from 2013 to 2015.

McLachlan, the son of a United States Air Force colonel, lived in multiple states and countries during his early life. He graduated from high school in Nebraska and enrolled in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, but withdrew to join the United States Marine Corps. He graduated from Southern Colorado State College and the University of Arizona, where he was an associate editor of the Arizona Law Review.

McLachlan worked as a clerk for a Colorado Supreme Court justice and as an assistant district attorney. He worked at a law firm until 1995, and then opened his own firm. He was appointed as solicitor general for Colorado in 1998, and defended Colorado's shield law before the Supreme Court of the United States in Hill v. Colorado. He served one term in the state house.