Jane Woodhouse McLaughlin (November 29, 1914 - July 21, 2004) was an American advocate for mental health treatment and a state representative in the Colorado House of Representatives.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, she grew up in Weathersfield, Connecticut. She graduated from Bennington College with a degree in theater in 1936. She moved to Washington D.C. and studied law before receiving her law degree in Colorado.
She served in the Colorado House from 1957-1960 representing Denver County, Colorado. She married cattle rancher and fellow representative Frederic T. McLaughlin of Basalt, Colorado February 20, 1960. She served as a guardian ad litem. She was a Democrat. Her husband, a Republican, switched party affiliation in 1988.
The Colorado General Assembly passed a House Memorial in her honor.https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3286&context=session-laws-2001-2050
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