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{{Infobox State Representative
{{Infobox officeholder
|name= Gregory Lee "Greg" Fruge, Sr.
|name= Gregory Lee "Greg" Fruge, Sr.
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for<br> District 41 (Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry parishes)
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for<br> District 41 (Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry parishes)
|alma_mater=University of Louisiana at [[Lafayette]]
|alma_mater=University of Louisiana at [[Lafayette]]
|footnotes='''Note''':<br>
|footnotes='''Note''':<br>
*Fruge became the first Republican since [[Reconstruction]] to represent Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry parishes in [[Louisiana]] House District 41, when elected in 1995 to succeed [[Dale Sittig]], who became a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission.
*Fruge became the first Republican since [[Reconstruction]] to represent Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry parishes in [[Louisiana]] House District 41, when elected in 1995 to succeed [[Dale Sittig]], who became a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission.}}
}}
'''Gregory Lee Fruge, Sr.''', known as '''Greg Fruge''' (born May 20, 1948), is a [[business]]man from Eunice, [[Louisiana]], who served as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 41 (Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry parishes) from 1996 to 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020 (Acadia, Evangeline and St. Landry parishes)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=January 6, 2020}}</ref>
'''Gregory Lee Fruge, Sr.''', known as '''Greg Fruge''' (born May 20, 1948), is a [[business]]man from Eunice, [[Louisiana]], who served as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 41 (Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry parishes) from 1996 to 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020 (Acadia, Evangeline and St. Landry parishes)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=January 6, 2020}}</ref>
However, the office of Louisiana Secretary of State [[Kyle Ardoin]] confirms that Fruge in 2020 is a registered [[Independent]] voter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=450131|title=Gregory Fruge, May 1948, Zip 70535|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=January 6, 2020}}</ref>
However, the office of Louisiana Secretary of State [[Kyle Ardoin]] confirms that Fruge in 2020 is a registered [[Independent]] voter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=450131|title=Gregory Fruge, May 1948, Zip 70535|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=January 6, 2020}}</ref>
==Background==
==Background==
On October 4, 2003, Fruge, with 5,650 votes (41.6 percent), was toppled by the Democrat Mickey Guillory, a former state police officer and the Eunice city marshal, who received 7,938 ballots (58.2 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref> Fruge was believed to have been damaged in his reelection bid when the chancellor of Louisiana State University at Eunice attended Guillory's announcement of candidacy. Guillory is an LSU-E alumnus.<ref>''Louisiana Politics'' column by John Maginnis, accessed October 1, 2009, link unavailable.</ref>
On October 4, 2003, Fruge, with 5,650 votes (41.6 percent), was toppled by the Democrat Mickey Guillory, a former state police officer and the Eunice city marshal, who received 7,938 ballots (58.2 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref> Fruge was believed to have been damaged in his reelection bid when the chancellor of Louisiana State University at Eunice attended Guillory's announcement of candidacy. Guillory is an LSU-E alumnus.<ref>''Louisiana Politics'' column by John Maginnis, accessed October 1, 2009, link unavailable.</ref>
In 2015, Fruge unsuccessfully sought to return to House District 41; he received 3,036 votes (26.9 percent). Victory went to another Republican, [[Phillip DeVillier]], who received 6,308 votes (55.8 percent). The seat was vacated by Mickey Guillory, who was term-limited from seeking a fourth term in the legislature.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref>
In 2015, Fruge unsuccessfully sought to return to House District 41; he received 3,036 votes (26.9 percent). Victory went to another Republican, [[Phillip DeVillier]], who received 6,308 votes (55.8 percent). The seat was vacated by Mickey Guillory, who was term-limited from seeking a fourth term in the legislature.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref>
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==References==
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