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Mayor Gunn had sought construction of a bridge atop the Red River at Montgomery to link the town directly to Natchitoches to the west. A ferry once used to cross the river at Montgomery ceased operating in 1960.​ He not seek reelection as mayor in the primary held on October 2, 2010. The Democrat Vera "Susie" Waters, who received 168 votes (80 percent), was elected to succeed him. A second Democrat, Randy Cotten, polled 42 votes (20 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 2, 2010.</ref>​
 
Mayor Gunn had sought construction of a bridge atop the Red River at Montgomery to link the town directly to Natchitoches to the west. A ferry once used to cross the river at Montgomery ceased operating in 1960.​ He not seek reelection as mayor in the primary held on October 2, 2010. The Democrat Vera "Susie" Waters, who received 168 votes (80 percent), was elected to succeed him. A second Democrat, Randy Cotten, polled 42 votes (20 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 2, 2010.</ref>​
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Early in 2016, Gunn told the Louisiana radio broadcaster [[Moon Griffon]] that he opposed [[U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]]'s [[executive order]] to enhance gun control and supported [[Donald Trump]] in the 2016 presidential election and another Republican, retired Air Force Colonel [[Rob Manes]]s for the [[United States Senate]] seat vacated by [[David Vitter]], whom Gunn had also backed for governor in 2015 in the unsuccessful race against the Democrat [[John Bel Edwards]]. Gunn was also critical of state Republican lawmakers, with whose ranks he had been loosely aligned while a legislator, for having supported Edwards' unsuccessful choice for [[Speaker]] though the Republican [[Taylor Barras]] of New Iberia was finally elected as Speaker.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 5, 2016.</ref>​
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Early in 2016, Gunn told the Louisiana radio broadcaster [[Moon Griffon]] that he opposed [[U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]]'s [[executive order]] to enhance gun control and supported [[Donald Trump]] in the 2016 presidential election and another Republican, retired Air Force Colonel [[Rob Maness]] for the [[United States Senate]] seat vacated by [[David Vitter]], whom Gunn had also backed for governor in 2015 in the unsuccessful race against the Democrat [[John Bel Edwards]]. Gunn was also critical of state Republican lawmakers, with whose ranks he had been loosely aligned while a legislator, for having supported Edwards' unsuccessful choice for [[Speaker]] though the Republican [[Taylor Barras]] of New Iberia was finally elected as Speaker.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 5, 2016.</ref>​
    
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