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Gunn's maternal great-aunt, [[Lula Wardlow]], was mayor of Montgomery from 1926 to 1930. A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], she was the first woman ever to be elected mayor of any community in Louisiana. She was a [[Methodist]] minister and denominational leader.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-w/|title=Wardlow, Lula|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 12, 2020}}</ref>​

Gunn's maternal great-aunt, [[Lula Wardlow]], was mayor of Montgomery from 1926 to 1930. A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], she was the first woman ever to be elected mayor of any community in Louisiana. She was a [[Methodist]] minister and denominational leader.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-w/|title=Wardlow, Lula|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 12, 2020}}</ref>​

Gunn was born to Murrell Harrison Gunn (1919–1978), a Grant Parish school principal and administrator, and the former Elizabeth Wardlow (1924–2010), an English teacher at Montgomery High School and the daughter of James Owen Wardlow (1895–1980) and the former Mabel Thompson (1897–1977).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetowntalk/obituary.aspx?n=elizabeth-wardlow-gunn&pid=144216808|title=Obituary of Elizabeth Wardlow Gunn|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=July 22, 2010}}</ref> Gunn graduated in 1964 from Montgomery High School and in 1968 from [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]. From 1968 to 1972, he was a first lieutenant in the [[United States Air Force]]. He is single.<ref>"Louisiana: Gunn, Stephen L.," ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004,'' 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]],  2003), p. 780.</ref>

Gunn was born to Murrell Harrison Gunn (1919–1978), a Grant Parish school principal and administrator, and the former Elizabeth Wardlow (1924–2010), an English teacher at Montgomery High School and the daughter of James Owen Wardlow (1895–1980) and the former Mabel Thompson (1897–1977).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetowntalk/obituary.aspx?n=elizabeth-wardlow-gunn&pid=144216808|title=Obituary of Elizabeth Wardlow Gunn|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=July 22, 2010|accessdate=May 12, 2020}}</ref> Gunn graduated in 1964 from Montgomery High School and in 1968 from [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]. From 1968 to 1972, he was a first lieutenant in the [[United States Air Force]]. He is single.<ref>"Louisiana: Gunn, Stephen L.," ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004,'' 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]],  2003), p. 780.</ref>

==Political life==

==Political life==