Bruce S. Bryant Explained

Bruce S. Bryant should not be confused with Bruce M. Bryant.

Bruce Bryant
State Senate:Maine
State:Maine
District:14th
Term Start:2002
Term End:2010
Succeeded:John L. Patrick
Birth Date:21 November 1961
Birth Place:Canton, Maine
Spouse:Divorced
Profession:Boiler operator
Party:Democratic

Bruce Samuel Bryant (born November 21, 1961) is an American politician and boiler operator.[1] Bryant served as a Democratic State Senator from Maine's 14th District, representing part of Oxford County as well as the town of Jay in adjacent Franklin County. A resident of Dixfield, Bryant graduated from Dirigo High School and began working in the NewPage Paper Mill in Rumford in 1980.

He sought election to the Maine Senate in 2002 and was elected. He won re-election in 2004, 2006 and 2008. He was unable to seek re-election in 2010 due to term limits and was replaced by union leader and state representative John L. Patrick.

He is the younger brother of fellow Democratic politician Mark Bryant, a Maine State Representative. In 2007, they discovered that Republican State Senator Paula Benoit—who was adopted as a baby—is their aunt.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bruce Bryant Biography - Project Vote Smart. Project Vote Smart. 17 May 2013.
  2. News: Koch. Wendy. As adoptees seek roots, states unsealing records. October 9, 2016. USA Today. February 13, 2008.