Catherine Small Long

Catherine Small Long
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 8th district
In office March 30, 1985 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	Gillis William Long
Succeeded by	Clyde C. Holloway
Personal details
Born	February 7, 1924 (1924-02-07) Dayton, Ohio
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Gillis William Long (d. 1985)
Residence	Washington, D.C.
Alma mater	Louisiana State University
Religion	Unitarian

Catherine Small Long (born February 7, 1924) is a former Democratic U.S. Representative from Louisiana. She served from 1985 to 1987, the remainder of the term of her husband, Gillis William Long, after his death. Long represented the Eighth Congressional District in central Louisiana based about Alexandria. She was the first female veteran elected to Congress, having served as a Wave in the U.S. Navy. Long declined to seek a full term as congresswoman in the jungle primary of 1986. Her seat narrowly went Republican in the general election even though the Eighth District was among the most historically Democratic in the nation. Cathy Long resides in Washington, D.C.

Former lieutenant governor and education superintendent William J. "Bill" Dodd (1909–1991), an astute observer of Louisiana politics for a half century, once described Cathy Long, who compiled a liberal voting record in Congress, as the "perfect political wife."^{[citation needed]}

With her husband, Gillis, Long had two children, George Harrison Long (born October 13, 1954) and Janis Catherine Long (born March 25, 1957).

References

• Catherine Small Long at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Gillis William Long	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 8th congressional district 1985–1987	Succeeded by Clyde C. Holloway