Bill Long was a pharmacist and politician from the U.S. state of Indiana. A longtime resident of Lafayette, he served ten years in the Indiana House of Representatives as a Republican. After service in the United States Coast Guard during the Second World War, Long became a pharmacist in the city of Lafayette. While living on Ninth Street in the city's Highland Park neighborhood, he served eight years as a city councilman before being elected to the House of Representatives for the 98th General Assembly, beginning in 1973. Professionally, he was active in the Kiwanis and the local chamber of commerce, and he was a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church. Long had no single predecessor; the entirety of Tippecanoe County was an electoral district for the 97th General Assembly, sending two representatives to Indianapolis. Throughout his time in office, Long's 29th District embraced most of the southeastern quarter and parts of the northeastern quarter of Tippecanoe County. Long held the following committee assignments: 1973-1974: Ways and Means, Cities and Towns 1975-1976: Ways and Means, County and Township [More at Wikipedia]