Bruce Crippen Explained

Bruce Crippen
Office:Member of the Montana State Senate
Term:1980 - 2000
Birth Date:13 June 1932
Birth Place:Billings, Montana, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:Mary Olga Christensen (c.1962–2014; her death)
Residence:Billings, Montana
Children:four
Alma Mater:University of Montana
New York University[1]

Bruce D. Crippen (born June 13, 1932) was a Republican Party State Senator in the Montana Legislature. He represented district 10 Yellowstone.[2]

Crippen attended the University of Montana and received a B.A. in Accounting in 1956 and a Juris Doctor 1959. He is the only senator from Yellowstone County to be named president of the Montana State Senate, serve as minority whip, minority leader, and president pro tempore.

He and his wife, Mary, have four children: Ken, Gretchen, Kirsten, and Clay.[3] Mary died in 2014 of pancreatic cancer.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bruce Crippen's Biography - The Voter's Self Defense System . Vote Smart . 1932-06-13 . 2016-07-21.
  2. Web site: "Bruce Crippen interview" by Bruce D. Crippen . Scholarworks.umt.edu . 2013-10-31 . 2016-07-21.
  3. Web site: University of Montana Alumni Newsletter . 2007-04-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070801121841/http://www.umontanaalumni.org/index.asp/fuseaction/news.detail/ID/D2149F4F-B8EF-4C8B-9132-1005F1960339 . 2007-08-01 .
  4. Web site: Mary Olga Crippen | Obituaries . Billingsgazette.com . 2014-05-25 . 2016-07-21.