{{Short description|American politician (1935–2018)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Ed LaForge | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | state_house = Michigan | district = 60th | term_start = January 1, 1995 | term_end = December 31, 2000 | predecessor = Mary Brown | successor = Alexander Lipsey | pronunciation = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|11|22}} | birth_place = Pontiac, Michigan | death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|1|19|1935|11|22}} | death_place = Lawton, Michigan | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = Democratic | spouse = | partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married--> | relations = | children = | parents = <!-- overrides mother and father parameters --> | mother = <!-- may be used (optionally with father parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | father = <!-- may be used (optionally with mother parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | relatives = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = }}
'''Edward J. LaForge''' (November 22, 1935 – January 19, 2018) was an American politician.
LaForge was born in Pontiac, Michigan. He received his associate degree in nursing from the Kalamazoo Valley Community College. LaForge also went to Western Michigan University and the Bronson Hospital School of Nursing. He also worked as a plumber and served in the Michigan National Air Guard from 1954 to 1960.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/8623/edward-laforge# Votesmart.org.Edward J. LaForge]</ref>
== Political career == LaForge moved to Kalamazoo from Portage, Michigan, and served as a Kalamazoo City Commissioner for ten years. He was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 60th district between 1994 and 2000. Due to term limits, he stepped down and subsequently ran for the state senate in 2002, although his campaign was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former state Rep. Ed LaForge, 'beloved' champion of social justice, dies|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2018/01/former_state_rep_ed_laforge_be.html|accessdate=January 21, 2018|publisher=Booth Newspapers|date=January 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Edward J. LaForge|url=http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/kalamazoo/obituary.aspx?n=edward-j-laforge&pid=187917563|accessdate=January 21, 2018|work=Kalamazoo Gazette|date=January 21, 2018}}</ref>
==Death== LaForge had been battling heart disease and died at his home in Lawton, Michigan, on January 19, 2018, at the age of 82.<ref>[http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2018/01/former_state_rep_ed_laforge_be.html Former state Rep. Ed LaForge dies]</ref>
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