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In 1999, Representative Fruge was elected sergeant-at-arms of the otherwise all-Democratic  Louisiana Rural Caucus, an organization formed in 1979 to promote awareness of [[rural]] issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.legis.state.la.us/pubinfo/Press_Releases/rural_caucus.htm|title=Rural Caucus officers|publisher=house.legis.state.la.us|date=April 8, 1999|accessdate=January 6, 2020}}</ref> To win his second term in 1999, Fruge defeated the Democrat Glen Anthony Bihm (born November 1957) of Eunice, 7,524 (58.2 percent) to 5,400 (41.8 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns,  October 23, 1999.</ref>​

In 1999, Representative Fruge was elected sergeant-at-arms of the otherwise all-Democratic  Louisiana Rural Caucus, an organization formed in 1979 to promote awareness of [[rural]] issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.legis.state.la.us/pubinfo/Press_Releases/rural_caucus.htm|title=Rural Caucus officers|publisher=house.legis.state.la.us|date=April 8, 1999|accessdate=January 6, 2020}}</ref> To win his second term in 1999, Fruge defeated the Democrat Glen Anthony Bihm (born November 1957) of Eunice, 7,524 (58.2 percent) to 5,400 (41.8 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns,  October 23, 1999.</ref>​

On October 4, 2003, Fruge, with 5,650 votes (41.6 percent), was toppled by the Democrat Mickey James Guillory, a former state police officer and the Eunice city marshal, who received 7,938 ballots (58.2 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref> Fruge was believed to have been damaged in his reelection bid when the chancellor of Louisiana State University at Eunice attended Guillory's announcement of candidacy. Guillory is an LSU-E alumnus.<ref>''Louisiana Politics'' column by John Maginnis, accessed October 1, 2009, link unavailable.</ref>

On October 4, 2003, Fruge, with 5,650 votes (41.6 percent), was toppled by the Democrat [[Mickey Guillory]], a former state police officer and the Eunice city marshal, who received 7,938 ballots (58.2 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref> Fruge was believed to have been damaged in his reelection bid when the chancellor of Louisiana State University at Eunice attended Guillory's announcement of candidacy. Guillory is an LSU-E alumnus.<ref>''Louisiana Politics'' column by John Maginnis, accessed October 1, 2009, link unavailable.</ref>

In 2015, Fruge unsuccessfully sought to return to House District 41; he received 3,036 votes (26.9 percent). Victory went to another Republican, [[Phillip DeVillier]], who received 6,308 votes (55.8 percent). The seat was vacated by Mickey Guillory, who was term-limited from seeking a fourth term in the legislature.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref>

In 2015, Fruge unsuccessfully sought to return to House District 41; he received 3,036 votes (26.9 percent). Victory went to another Republican, [[Phillip DeVillier]], who received 6,308 votes (55.8 percent). The seat was vacated by Mickey Guillory, who was term-limited from seeking a fourth term in the legislature.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref>