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'''Beverly Josephine Gourdon Bruce''' (born May 16, 1935)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/beverly-bruce/e79957419222|title=Beverly G. Bruce|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 25, 2018}}</ref> is a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who represented District 7 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1996 to 2008. The district encompasses south Caddo and DeSoto parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. <ref>{{cite web||url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020: Caddo and DeSoto parishes|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=February 25, 2018}}</ref>

'''Beverly Josephine Gourdon Bruce''' (born May 16, 1935)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/beverly-bruce/e79957419222|title=Beverly G. Bruce|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 25, 2018}}</ref> is a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who represented District 7 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1996 to 2008. The district encompasses south Caddo and DeSoto parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020: Caddo and DeSoto parishes|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=February 25, 2018}}</ref>

Prior to her legislative tenure, Bruce was a teacher of home economics in the public school system for nine years and a home economist with  [[Louisiana State University]] Agricultural Center-Research and Extension Service for twenty-three years. In 1956, Bruce graduated with a bachelor's degree in home economics education from [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]],  In 1964, she received a master's degree in Child Development and Family Relations from NSU. She also did post-graduate work at LSU.<ref name=hde>{{cite web|url=https://traditions.nsula.edu/the-hall-of-distinguished-educators.html |title=The Hall of Distinguished Educators: Beverly Gourdon Bruce|publisher=Traditions.nsula.edu|accessdate=February 25, 2018}}</ref>

Prior to her legislative tenure, Bruce was a teacher of home economics in the public school system for nine years and a home economist with  [[Louisiana State University]] Agricultural Center-Research and Extension Service for twenty-three years. In 1956, Bruce graduated with a bachelor's degree in home economics education from [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]],  In 1964, she received a master's degree in Child Development and Family Relations from NSU. She also did post-graduate work at LSU.<ref name=hde>{{cite web|url=https://traditions.nsula.edu/the-hall-of-distinguished-educators.html |title=The Hall of Distinguished Educators: Beverly Gourdon Bruce|publisher=Traditions.nsula.edu|accessdate=February 25, 2018}}</ref>

In 1995, Bruce unseated the short-term [[Republican Party|Republican]] Tommy Gene Armstrong of Shreveport, 7,027 (53 percent) to 62,35 (47 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Returns: Legislative|date=November 18, 1995|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=February 14, 2018}}</ref> She

In 1995, Bruce unseated the short-term [[Republican Party|Republican]] Tommy Gene Armstrong of Shreveport, 7,027 (53 percent) to 62,35 (47 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Returns: Legislative|date=November 18, 1995|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=February 14, 2018}}</ref> She

ran without opposition in 1999 and 2003, but in 2007, she was term-limited and was succeeded by the Republican [[Richard Burford]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/#!/2007-11-17/resultsRace/Legislative|title=Election Returns|date=November 17, 2007|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=February 25, 2018}}</ref>who relinquished the seat in 2016 after a failed bid for the state Senate against Democrat [[John Milkovich]].

ran without opposition in 1999 and 2003, but in 2007, she was term-limited and was succeeded by the Republican [[Richard Burford]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/#!/2007-11-17/resultsRace/Legislative|title=Election Returns|date=November 17, 2007|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=February 25, 2018}}</ref> who relinquished the seat in 2016 after a failed bid for the state Senate against Democrat [[John Milkovich]].

A former resident of Mansfield, Louisiana, Bruce is retired in [[Shreveport]], with her husband Andrew Morris Bruce..

A former resident of Mansfield, Louisiana, Bruce is retired in [[Shreveport]], with her husband Andrew Morris Bruce..