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==Political races==

==Political races==

He first ran for office in December 1971 in the only Republican gubernatorial closed primary ever held in the history of Louisiana. He was soundly defeated for the GOP nomination by the Metairie attorney David Conner Treen, who had also run unsuccessfully for the [[United States House of Representatives]] from suburban [[New Orleans]] in 1962, 1964, and 1968. Treen had the support of the party leadership, including chairman [[Charles and Virginia deGravelles|Charles C. de Gravelles, Sr.]], of Lafayette. Ross was the "outsider"; party leaders and voters preferred the "insider" Treen.  

He first ran for office in December 1971 in the only Republican gubernatorial closed primary ever held in the history of Louisiana. He was soundly defeated for the GOP nomination by the Metairie attorney David Conner Treen, who had also run unsuccessfully for the [[United States House of Representatives]] from suburban [[New Orleans]] in 1962, 1964, and 1968. Treen had the support of the party leadership, including chairman [[Charles and Virginia de Gravelles|Charles C. de Gravelles, Sr.]], of Lafayette. Ross was the "outsider"; party leaders and voters preferred the "insider" Treen.  

Ross also filed as a candidate for the Louisiana State Senate in the February 1, 1972, general election but was easily defeated, 78-22 percent, by incumbent Democrat Charles M. Brown of Tallulah, the seat of Madison Parish in northeastern Louisiana. While Ross was running for the state Senate, his stepfather, Terry Clingan (March 24, 1918–December 3, 2007), the Mangham  barber, waged an unsuccessful campaign against Democratic State Representative Lantz Womack of Winnsboro, the seat of neighboring Franklin Parish.

Ross also filed as a candidate for the Louisiana State Senate in the February 1, 1972, general election but was easily defeated, 78-22 percent, by incumbent Democrat Charles M. Brown of Tallulah, the seat of Madison Parish in northeastern Louisiana. While Ross was running for the state Senate, his stepfather, Terry Clingan (March 24, 1918–December 3, 2007), the Mangham  barber, waged an unsuccessful campaign against Democratic State Representative Lantz Womack of Winnsboro, the seat of neighboring Franklin Parish.

In 2007, Ross resurfaced with an advertisement in the ''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate'' which urged that a candidate, presumably a Republican, step forward to challenge the reelection of Democratic Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., in the October 20, 2007, jungle primary. Ross listed a mailing address in the ad, but no telephone number or email address. Shortly after Ross' ad appeared, District Attorney James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Jr., of Tallulah, a Democrat, announced that he would challenge Foti in part as a reaction to Foti's arrest of of a doctor and two nurses in connection with deaths in the wake of [[Hurricane Katrina]]. Foti was narrowly eliminated in the 2007 primary. Caldwell handily defeated Republican Royal Alexander of [[Shreveport]] in the November 17, 2007, general election.  

In 2007, Ross resurfaced with an advertisement in the ''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate'' which urged that a candidate, presumably a Republican, step forward to challenge the reelection of Democratic Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., in the October 20, 2007, jungle primary. Ross listed a mailing address in the ad, but no telephone number or email address. Shortly after Ross' ad appeared, District Attorney James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Jr., of Tallulah, a Democrat, announced that he would challenge Foti in part as a reaction to Foti's arrest of of a doctor and two nurses in connection with deaths in the wake of [[Hurricane Katrina]]. Foti was narrowly eliminated in the 2007 primary. Caldwell handily defeated Republican Royal Alexander of [[Shreveport]] in the November 17, 2007, general election.  

Bennie Hixon of Monroe, Louisiana, a former principal at Mangham High School, said that Ross may have been the first Republican in Mangham. "He helped break ground for the growth of the Republican Party in Richland Parish," Hixon said. Hixon self-published ''The History of Mangham and the Big Creek-Boeuf River to 1940''.  

Bennie Hixon of Monroe, Louisiana, a former principal at Mangham High School, said that Ross may have been the first Republican in Mangham. "He helped break ground for the growth of the Republican Party in Richland Parish," Hixon said. Hixon self-published ''The History of Mangham and the Big Creek-Boeuf River to 1940''.

==Death==

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