# Ed LaForge

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{{Short description|American politician (1935–2018)}}
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| name                      = Ed LaForge
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| state_house               = Michigan
| district                  = [60th](/source/Michigan's_60th_House_of_Representatives_district)
| term_start                = January 1, 1995
| term_end                  = December 31, 2000
| predecessor               = [Mary Brown](/source/Mary_Brown_(Michigan_politician))
| successor                 = [Alexander Lipsey](/source/Alexander_Lipsey)
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| birth_date                = {{Birth date|1935|11|22}}
| birth_place               = [Pontiac, Michigan](/source/Pontiac%2C_Michigan)
| death_date                = {{Death date and age|2018|1|19|1935|11|22}}
| death_place               = [Lawton, Michigan](/source/Lawton%2C_Michigan)
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'''Edward J. LaForge''' (November 22, 1935 – January 19, 2018) was an American politician.

LaForge was born in [Pontiac, Michigan](/source/Pontiac%2C_Michigan). He received his associate degree in nursing from the [Kalamazoo Valley Community College](/source/Kalamazoo_Valley_Community_College). LaForge also went to [Western Michigan University](/source/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](/source/Kalamazoo) from [Portage, Michigan](/source/Portage%2C_Michigan), and served as a Kalamazoo City Commissioner for ten years. He was a member of the [Michigan House of Representatives](/source/Michigan_House_of_Representatives) from the [60th district](/source/Michigan's_60th_House_of_Representatives_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](/source/Lawton%2C_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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Category:1935 births
Category:2018 deaths
Category:Politicians from Kalamazoo, Michigan
Category:Politicians from Pontiac, Michigan
Category:People from Van Buren County, Michigan
Category:Military personnel from Pontiac, Michigan
Category:Western Michigan University alumni
Category:American plumbers
Category:American nurses
Category:Michigan city council members
Category:Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives
Category:20th-century members of the Michigan Legislature
Category:Military personnel from Kalamazoo, Michigan
Category:Kalamazoo Valley Community College alumni

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