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'''Virginia Ruth Kilpatrick Shehee''' (July 12, 1923 – July 6, 2015) was a [[business]]woman, civic leader, and patron of the arts from [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. She was from 1976 to 1980 the state senator for District 38 in Caddo and DeSoto parishes. [6] Shehee won her seat in the 1975 [[general election]] by twenty-three votes over incumbent fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat,]], Cecil Kay Carter Jr. [7] [8] She was defeated in her bid for a second term in 1979 by another Democrat, Richard G. Neeson, who retained the seat until 1992.

'''Virginia Ruth Kilpatrick Shehee''' (July 12, 1923 – July 6, 2015) was a [[business]]woman, civic leader, and patron of the arts from [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. She was from 1976 to 1980 the state senator for District 38 in Caddo and DeSoto parishes. [6] Shehee won her seat in the 1975 [[general election]] by twenty-three votes over incumbent fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Cecil Kay Carter, Jr.[7] [8] She was defeated in her bid for a second term in 1979 by another Democrat, Richard G. Neeson, who retained the seat until 1992.

Sheehee was the first woman elected to the Louisiana Senate without succeeding a husband. Doris Rhodes Holland of St. Helena Parish in southeastern Louisiana, was appointed to the state Senate upon the death of her husband, Thomas Myers Holland. Thereafter, Doris Holland then won a [[special election]] for the seat. [9]  

Sheehee was the first woman elected to the Louisiana Senate without succeeding a husband. Doris Rhodes Holland of St. Helena Parish in southeastern Louisiana, was appointed to the state Senate upon the death of her husband, Thomas Myers Holland. Thereafter, Doris Holland then won a [[special election]] for the seat. [9]