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Terry Bruce
Terry Bruce.jpg
Kansas State Senate District 34
Incumbent
In office
2005 - present
Term ends
January 9, 2017
Years in position 8
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$88.50/day
Per diem$123/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 2, 2004
Next electionNovember 8, 2016
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sFort Hays State University
J.D.University of Kansas School of Law
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Terry Bruce is a Republican member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 34 since 2005. He previously worked as an Assistant District Attorney for Reno County. He has also interned with Speaker of the House Robin Jennison and has worked for House Majority Leader Clay Aurand.


Senator Bruce's campaign commercial

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bruce served on the following committees:

Kansas Committee Assignments, 2012
Confirmation Oversight, Chair
Interstate Cooperation, Vice-chair
Organization, Calendar and Rules, Vice-chair
Judiciary
Assessment and Taxation

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bruce served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Bruce served on these committees:

Issues

Sen. Bruce's issue positions are not revealed on his website[1]

Recent legislation sponsored or co-sponsored by Sen. Bruce includes:[2]

  • An amendment to require the Senate's consent of Supreme Court justice appointments[3]
  • An amendment to create a budget stabilization fund[4]
  • Multiple bills regarding criminal penalties[5]

Elections

2012

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012

Bruce won election in the 2012 election for Kansas State Senate District 34. Bruce was unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Mark R. Treaster (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7][8]

Kansas State Senate, District 34, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgTerry Bruce Incumbent 59.9% 16,007
     Democratic Mark R. Treaster 40.1% 10,711
Total Votes 26,718

2008

On November 4, 2008, Bruce was re-elected to the 34th District Seat in the Kansas State Senate, defeating David A. Inskeep (D). [9] Bruce raised $104,719 for his campaign, while Inskeep raised $80,684. [10]

Kansas State Senate, District 34 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpgTerry Bruce (R) 15,927 61.1%
David A. Inskeep (D) 10,115 38.8%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2008

In 2008 Bruce collected $104,719 in donations.[11]

His four largest contributors were:

Donor Amount
Bruce, Terry $22,972
Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee $6,800
Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry $2,000
Kansas Association of Realtors $1,750

Scorecards

Kansas Economic Freedom Index

The Kansas Economic Freedom Index is a project of Bob Weeks, creator of the blog Voice For Liberty in Wichita. The purpose of the Index "is to identify Kansas legislators who vote in favor of economic freedom — and those who don’t."[12] Legislators receive a rating from 0-100 percent based on their votes on bills promoting economic freedom.

2010

Terry Bruce received a rating of 87% on the 2010 Kansas Economic Freedom Index.[13]

Personal

Bruce has a wife, Sarah.[14]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Dave Kerr
Kansas State Senate District 34
2005–present
Succeeded by
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