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Heine was an alderman and Mayor pro tem when he was elected mayor of Baker in 1964 to succeed the retiring Henry Grady Smith, Sr. (1921–2009), who served from 1956 to 1964.<ref name=stephens/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/74356952.html|title=Henry Smith dies, former Baker mayor|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=November 27, 2009}}</ref> Only the fourth mayor in Baker history, Heine stepped down in 1976 to run unsuccessfully for the mayor-presidency of East Baton Rouge Parish, having lost to the [[incumbent]] Democrat, [[Woodrow Wilson Dumas]]. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], Mayor [[Jack Breaux]] of Zachary, finished third in that race.​

Heine was an alderman and Mayor pro tem when he was elected mayor of Baker in 1964 to succeed the retiring Henry Grady Smith, Sr. (1921–2009), who served from 1956 to 1964.<ref name=stephens/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/74356952.html|title=Henry Smith dies, former Baker mayor|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=November 27, 2009}}</ref> Only the fourth mayor in Baker history, Heine stepped down in 1976 to run unsuccessfully for the mayor-presidency of East Baton Rouge Parish, having lost to the [[incumbent]] Democrat, [[Woodrow Wilson Dumas]]. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], Mayor [[Jack Breaux]] of Zachary, finished third in that race.​

As the Baker mayor, Heine was succeeded by [[Mike Cross (Louisiana politician)|Michael A. "Mike" Cross]], who served until 1981, when he resigned the position to succeed state Senator Gaston Gerald, who had been expelled from the chamber in a 33-3 vote because of his conviction and imprisonment of [[extortion]] to receive a [[bribe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,922546,00.html|title=Pol in the Pen|publisher=''Time Magazine''|date=June 8, 1981|accessdate=November 18, 2009}}</ref> Heine then returned to the mayoralty post to succeed Cross. Heine served until 1992, when he declined to run again. The Baker mayoralty then went to the Republican Bobby Simpson, who subsequently became mayor-president for a single term in 2001.<ref name=stephens/>

As the Baker mayor, Heine was succeeded by [[Mike Cross (Louisiana politician)|Michael A. "Mike" Cross]], who served until 1981, when he resigned the position to succeed state Senator [[Gaston Gerald]], who had been expelled from the chamber in a 33-3 vote because of his conviction and imprisonment of [[extortion]] to receive a [[bribe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,922546,00.html|title=Pol in the Pen|publisher=''Time Magazine''|date=June 8, 1981|accessdate=November 18, 2009}}</ref> Heine then returned to the mayoralty post to succeed Cross. Heine served until 1992, when he declined to run again. The Baker mayoralty then went to the Republican Bobby Simpson, who subsequently became mayor-president for a single term in 2001.<ref name=stephens/>

In Heine's last campaign for mayor on March 8, 1988, he defeated another Democrat, Jewel E. "Duke" Welch, 2,244 (53.9 percent) to 1,923 (46.2 percent), a member of the East Baton Rouge Metro Council who was later elected as a state court [[judge]]. In that same election, the Democrat Sid J. Gautreaux, III, won the position of police chief in Baker.  In 2007, Gautreaux won a [[special election]] as [[sheriff]] of East Baton Rouge Parish to fill the seat vacated by Republican [[Elmer Litchfield]]. Thus far, Heine has served as a mayor in East Baton Rouge Parish longer than any other person.<ref name=legis/>​

In Heine's last campaign for mayor on March 8, 1988, he defeated another Democrat, Jewel E. "Duke" Welch, 2,244 (53.9 percent) to 1,923 (46.2 percent), a member of the East Baton Rouge Metro Council who was later elected as a state court [[judge]]. In that same election, the Democrat Sid J. Gautreaux, III, won the position of police chief in Baker.  In 2007, Gautreaux won a [[special election]] as [[sheriff]] of East Baton Rouge Parish to fill the seat vacated by Republican [[Elmer Litchfield]]. Thus far, Heine has served as a mayor in East Baton Rouge Parish longer than any other person.<ref name=legis/>​