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Terry Bruce

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Terry Bruce
Kansas State Senate District 34
Incumbent
In office
2005 - present
Term ends
January 14, 2013
Years in position 7
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$88.50/day
Per diem$123/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 4, 2008
First electedNovember 2, 2004
Next electionNovember 6, 2012
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sFort Hays State University
J.D.University of Kansas School of Law
Websites
Office website

Contents

Terry Bruce is a Republican member of the Kansas State Senate, representing the 34th District 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

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bruce has been appointed to 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

2008

On November 4, 2008, Bruce was re-elected to the 34th District Seat in the Kansas State Senate, defeating David A. Inskeep (D). [6] Bruce raised $104,719 for his campaign, while Inskeep raised $80,684. [7]

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

Campaign donors

In 2008 Bruce collected $104,719 in donations.[8]

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."[9] 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.[10]

Recent news

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References

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