{{Short description|American politician (1948–2024)}} '''Beth L. Long''' (April 7, 1948 – July 1, 2024) was an American Republican politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives.
Born in Lebanon, Missouri, she attended Drury College. She was the first woman elected to county office in Laclede County, Missouri.<ref>{{cite book | author = Rebecca McDowell Cook | year = | title = Official Manual State of Missouri 1999-2000 | publisher = | location = | id = | pages = 177}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills01/member01/bio146.htm |title=Rep. Beth Long: 91st General Assembly |accessdate=February 25, 2022}}</ref><ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills01/member01/mem146.htm |title=Representative Beth L. Long: District 146, Republican |accessdate=February 25, 2022}}</ref> She was elected in a special election in February 1990,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-news-leader/164434165/|title=Republic votes bonds for new water facility|work=The Springfield News-Leader|date=February 7, 1990}}</ref> was re-elected six times,<ref name=bio/> and did not stand for re-election in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/AllRacesGeneralNovember2002.pdf|title=Official Election Returns, State of Missouri General Election|year=2002|work=Missouri Secretary of State}}</ref>
Long died on July 1, 2024, at the age of 76.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former State Representative Beth Long dies at 76|url=https://www.myozarksonline.com/former-state-representative-beth-long-dies-at-76/|website=My Ozarks Online|date=July 1, 2024|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref>
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