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*One of Gunn's predecessors as [[mayor]] of Montgomery was his great-aunt, [[Lula Wardlow]], the first ever woman mayor of a [[Louisiana]] community.​}}​

*One of Gunn's predecessors as [[mayor]] of Montgomery was his great-aunt, [[Lula Wardlow]], the first ever woman mayor of a [[Louisiana]] community.​}}​

'''Stephen Lee Gunn''', known as '''Steve Gunn''' (born May 12, 1946), is a securities investor and the [[mayor]] of [[rural]] Montgomery, [[Louisiana]], who formerly served from 1992 to 1996 as an [[Independent voter|Independent]] state representative for District 22 (Catahoula, Grant, and La Salle parishes plus one [[precinct]] in Rapides Parish).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=May 12, 2020}}</ref> Gunn served as mayor of mayor from 2002 to 2010 and returned for a second stint as mayor in November 2018.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Grant Parish), November 6, 2018.</ref>

'''Stephen Lee Gunn''', known as '''Steve Gunn''' (born May 12, 1946), is a securities investor and the [[mayor]] of [[rural]] Montgomery, [[Louisiana]], who formerly served from 1992 to 1996 as an [[Independent voter|Independent]] state representative for District 22 (Catahoula, Grant, and La Salle parishes plus one precinct in Rapides Parish).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=May 12, 2020}}</ref> Gunn served as mayor of mayor from 2002 to 2010 and returned for a second stint as mayor in November 2018.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Grant Parish), November 6, 2018.</ref>

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==Background==​

==Background==​

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|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''|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>

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>