Gerald Long (born July 9 1944) is a rare Republican member of the traditionally Democratic Long political dynasty in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Specifically he is a third cousin of the late Governors Huey Pierce Long Jr. and Earl Kemp Long. He was elected on October 20 2007 to the Louisiana State Senate District 31 which includes Grant and Natchitoches parishes and parts of Rapides Red River Sabine and Winn parishes in the north central portion of the state.