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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Gregory John "Greg" Barro
| name=Gregory John Barro
| office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 37 (Caddo and Bossier parishes)
| office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 37 (Caddo and Bossier parishes)
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
'''Gregory John Barro''', known as '''Greg Barro''' (born 1957), is an [[attorney]] in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state senator from 1992 to 1996 for District 37 (Caddo and Bossier parishes) in the far northwestern portion of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/members/s1880-2012.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2012|publisher=legis.state.la.us|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref>
'''Gregory John Barro''', known as '''Greg Barro''' (born 1957), is an [[attorney]] in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state senator from 1992 to 1996 for District 37 (Caddo and Bossier parishes) in the far northwestern portion of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/members/s1880-2012.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2012|publisher=legis.state.la.us|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref>
Barro is a son of the late Albert Barro, Sr. His paternal grandparents are the late Abe and Pauline Aura Barro. His brother is Albert Barro, Jr., also of Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=katherine-barro&pid=161452878|title=Katherine Barro obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=December 5, 2012|accessdate=December 6, 2012}}</ref>
Barro is a son of the late Albert Barro, Sr. His paternal grandparents are the late Abe and Pauline Aura Barro. His brother is Albert Barro, Jr., also of Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=katherine-barro&pid=161452878|title=Katherine Barro obituary (aunt of Gregory Barro)|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=December 5, 2012|accessdate=December 6, 2012}}</ref>
In 1987, Barro nearly unseated [[Republican Party|Republican]] State Representative Arthur W. "Art" Sour, Jr. (1924-2000) in House District 6. On November 16, 1991, Barro won his Senate seat in the same election in which the Democrat [[Edwin Edwards]] defeated former [[Ku Klux Klan]]sman [[David Duke]] for [[governor]].<ref name=lasos>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10191991/10191991_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 19, 1991|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=December 6, 2012}}</ref> Duke ran as a Republcian without official party support. The incumbent Democratic state senator, [[Sydney B. Nelson]], a Shreveport lawyer, did not seek a fourth term in 1991.
In 1987, Barro nearly unseated [[Republican Party|Republican]] State Representative Arthur W. "Art" Sour, Jr. (1924-2000) in House District 6. On November 16, 1991, Barro won his Senate seat in the same election in which the Democrat [[Edwin Edwards]] defeated former [[Ku Klux Klan]]sman [[David Duke]] for [[governor]].<ref name=lasos>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10191991/10191991_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 19, 1991|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=December 6, 2012}}</ref> Duke ran as a Republcian without official party support. The incumbent Democratic state senator, Sydney B. Nelson, a Shreveport lawyer, did not seek a fourth term in 1991.
Barro defeated Republican Ronald Bradford "Ron" Fayard (1946–2011), a 1964 graduate of Bossier High School and <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=ronald-bradford-fayard&pid=149165509&fhid=11119|title=Ronald Bradfvord Fayard obituary|publisher=''Shreveport Times'', March 11, 2011|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref> a Realtor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realproguide.com/USA/Louisiana/Bossier/Bossier-City/|title=Real Estate Guide Directory in Bossier City|publisher=realproguide.com|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref> from [[Bossier City]], 59-41 percent.<ref name=lasos/> In 1995, Barro ran a strong third in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] but lost a [[general election]] berth to another Democrat, Melissa Flournoy, a state representative who was in turn handily defeated by the Republican [[Max T. Malone]] of Shreveport.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 18, 1995.</ref>
Barro defeated Republican Ronald Bradford "Ron" Fayard (1946–2011), a 1964 graduate of Bossier High School and <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=ronald-bradford-fayard&pid=149165509&fhid=11119|title=Ronald Bradfvord Fayard obituary|publisher=''Shreveport Times'', March 11, 2011|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref> a Realtor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realproguide.com/USA/Louisiana/Bossier/Bossier-City/|title=Real Estate Guide Directory in Bossier City|publisher=realproguide.com|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref> from [[Bossier City]], 59-41 percent.<ref name=lasos/> In 1995, Barro ran a strong third in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] but lost a [[general election]] berth to another Democrat, Melissa Flournoy, a state representative who was in turn handily defeated by the Republican [[Max T. Malone]] of Shreveport.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 18, 1995.</ref>
Barro graduated from Captain Shreve High School, where one of his classmates was future Shreveport [[Mayor]] Keith Hightower. Barro received his Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], and procured his legal degree from the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. He is [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.legis.state.la.us/senators/Archives/1995/Members/barro.htm|title=Senator Gregory J. "Greg" Barro|publisher=senate.legis.la.us|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref><ref>"Louisiana: Barro, Gregory John", ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004'', 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2003), p. 769.</ref>
Barro graduated from Captain Shreve High School, where one of his classmates was future Shreveport [[Mayor]] Keith Hightower. Barro received his Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], and procured his legal degree from the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. He is [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.legis.state.la.us/senators/Archives/1995/Members/barro.htm|title=Senator Gregory J. "Greg" Barro|publisher=senate.legis.la.us|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref><ref>"Louisiana: Barro, Gregory John", ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004'', 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2003), p. 769.</ref>