Terry Bruce is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 member of the Kansas Senate

Kansas Senate

The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Kansas. It is composed of 40 Senators representing an equal amount of districts, each with a population of at least 60,000 inhabitants. Members of the Senate are elected to a four year term....

, 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.

Committee assignments

Sen. Bruce serves on these legislative committees:

• Joint Committee on Legislative Post Audit (vice-chair)
• Agriculture
• Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight
• Judiciary
• Natural Resources
• Joint Committee on Special Claims Against the State
• Utilities

Major donors

Some of the top contributors to Sen. Bruce's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:

Terry Bruce (self-finance), Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee, Kansas Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee, Kansas Bankers Association

Sen. Bruce financed $22,972 of his own campaign, more than any of his other donor groups.

External links

• Kansas Senate Biography
• Project Vote Smart profile
• Campaign contributions: 2004, 2006, 2008
• Sen. Bruce's website