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===School board===

===School board===

In the [[general election]] held on November 3, 1964, when [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] crushed [[Barry Goldwater]], Guin and two other Republicans running for the Caddo Parish School Board, the late Joel B. Brown and Edward Leo "Ed" McGuire, Jr. (1914-1983), were swept to victory on Goldwater's coattails in northwestern Louisiana.<ref>''The Shreveport Times,'' November 4, 1964, p. 1.</ref> McGuire was a native of Taunton, [[Massachusetts]], who  married the former Mary E. Bell (1916-2011), the daughter of 1st Judicial District Court Judge [[Thornton F. Bell]] of Shreveport, whom he had met while serving as a second lieutenant in the [[United States Army]] Air Corps during World War II.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=mary-e-mcguire&pid=147615740|title=Mary E. McGuire obituary|date=January 6, 2011|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=July 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McGuire&GSfn=Edward&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1117&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=129524082&df=all&|title=Edward Leo McGuire, Jr.|publisher=findagrave.com|author=Shawn Bohannon|date=May 9, 2014|accessdate=March 3, 2015}}</ref>​

In the [[general election]] held on November 3, 1964, when [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] crushed [[Barry Goldwater]], Guin and two other Republicans running for the Caddo Parish School Board, the late Joel B. Brown and Edward Leo "Ed" McGuire, Jr. (1914-1983), were swept to victory on Goldwater's coattails in northwestern Louisiana.<ref>''The Shreveport Times,'' November 4, 1964, p. 1.</ref> McGuire was a native of Taunton, [[Massachusetts]], who  married the former Mary E. Bell (1916-2011), the daughter of 1st Judicial District Court Judge [[Thornton F. Bell]] of Shreveport, whom he had met while serving as a second lieutenant in the [[United States Army]] Air Corps during World War II.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=mary-e-mcguire&pid=147615740|title=Mary E. McGuire obituary|date=January 6, 2011|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=February 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McGuire&GSfn=Edward&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1117&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=129524082&df=all&|title=Edward Leo McGuire, Jr.|publisher=findagrave.com|author=Shawn Bohannon|date=May 9, 2014|accessdate=March 3, 2015}}</ref>​

Once on the board, Guin argued against reducing the number of members, a position advocated by board president and later state legislator [[Don Williamson]]. Guin contended that smaller boards augment the power of [[interest group]]s. While the larger membership can be cumbersome and cause longer meetings, Guin said that more members insure that the overall well-being of the community is served, rather than organized vocal minorities.<ref>Billy Hathorn, "The Williamsons of Caddo Parish: A Political 'Mini-Dynasty", ''[[North Louisiana History]]'', Winter 2008, p. 35.</ref>

Once on the board, Guin argued against reducing the number of members, a position advocated by board president and later state legislator [[Don Williamson]]. Guin contended that smaller boards augment the power of [[interest group]]s. While the larger membership can be cumbersome and cause longer meetings, Guin said that more members insure that the overall well-being of the community is served, rather than organized vocal minorities.<ref>Billy Hathorn, "The Williamsons of Caddo Parish: A Political 'Mini-Dynasty", ''[[North Louisiana History]]'', Winter 2008, p. 35.</ref>