Bruce Tarr
Bruce Tarr | |
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| Minority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Tisei |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Middlesex and Essex district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Buell |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5th Essex district | |
| In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Patricia Fiero |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Verga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 2, 1964 Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Suffolk University |
| Website | Official website |
Bruce E. Tarr (born January 2, 1964[1]) is the minority leader of the Massachusetts Senate.[2] He has been a member of the Senate since 1995, representing the 1st Essex and Middlesex District. He is a member of the United States Republican Party and a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In June 2009 fellow Republican state senator Scott Brown described the 5 member senate caucus as "led" by Senator Tarr.
The 1st Essex and Middlesex district includes Gloucester, Boxford, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester, Middleton, Newbury, North Andover, North Reading, Rockport, Rowley, Wenham, West Newbury, and Wilmington Massachusetts.
Tarr was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts.[3] He is a graduate of Suffolk University, for his undergraduate and J.D. studies. Prior to being elected to the Senate in 1994, he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 - 1995.[4]
References
- ^ Edward B., O'Neill (1993), Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 226.
- ^ "Tarr named next Senate minority leader", The Boston Globe, November 28, 2010
- ^ Edward B., O'Neill (1993), Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 226.
- ^ Edward B., O'Neill (1993), 1993-1994 Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 226.
External links
- General Court profile (source for the above information)
- Personal web site