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'''Richard Terry Burford, Sr.''', known as '''Richie Burford''' (born August 19, 1946), is a beef and dairy farmer from Stonewall, [[Louisiana]] who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative for District 7, which encompasses southern Caddo, DeSoto, and Sabine parishes in the northwestern portion of his state. Burford in 2008 became the first Republican to represent DeSoto Parish in the state legislature since [[Reconstruction]]. In 2015, Burford was an unsuccessful candidate for the Louisiana State Senate in District 38 to succeed the term-limited [[Moderate Republican]] Sherri Smith Cheek Buffington of [[Shreveport]].

'''Richard Terry Burford, Sr.''', known as '''Richie Burford''' (born August 19, 1946) is a beef and dairy farmer from Stonewall, [[Louisiana]] who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative for District 7, which encompasses southern Caddo, DeSoto, and Sabine parishes in the northwestern portion of his state. Burford in 2008 became the first Republican to represent DeSoto Parish in the state legislature since [[Reconstruction]]. In 2015, Burford was an unsuccessful candidate for the Louisiana State Senate in District 38 to succeed the term-limited [[Moderate Republican]] Sherri Smith Cheek Buffington of [[Shreveport]].

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