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Long was elected on October 20, 2007, to fill the seat in the Louisiana State Senate for District 31, which includes Grant and [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] parishes and parts of Rapides, Red River, Sabine, and Winn parishes. Long and former state Representative [[Rick Nowlin]] are the first two Republicans since [[Reconstruction]] to represent Natchitoches Parish in the Louisiana legislature. Nowlin was subsequently defeated in a revised districting plan in 2011 but rebounded the next year as the first elected president of Natchitoches Parish, a post he no longer holds.
Long was elected on October 20, 2007, to fill the seat in the Louisiana State Senate for District 31, which includes Grant and [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] parishes and parts of Rapides, Red River, Sabine, and Winn parishes. Long and former state Representative [[Rick Nowlin]] are the first two Republicans since [[Reconstruction]] to represent Natchitoches Parish in the Louisiana legislature. Nowlin was subsequently defeated in a revised districting plan in 2011 but rebounded the next year as the first elected president of Natchitoches Parish, a post he no longer holds.
After he won his third Senate term in 2015 without opposition, Long's colleagues elected him as President of the Louisiana State Senate Pro Tempore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2016/01/11/louisiana-house-rejects-john-bel-edwards-pick-speaker/78631390/|title=Louisiana House rejects John Bel Edwards’ pick for speaker|author=Melinda Deslatte|date=January 11, 2016|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=April 23, 2021}}</ref>
After he won his third Senate term in 2015 without opposition, Long's colleagues elected him as Senate President Pro Tempore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2016/01/11/louisiana-house-rejects-john-bel-edwards-pick-speaker/78631390/|title=Louisiana House rejects John Bel Edwards’ pick for speaker|author=Melinda Deslatte|date=January 11, 2016|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=April 23, 2021}}</ref>
==Long political dynasty==
==Long political dynasty==