| Bruce Tarr | |
| Office: | Minority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate |
| Term Start: | January 3, 2011 |
| Predecessor: | Richard Tisei |
| State Senate1: | Massachusetts |
| District1: | 1st Essex and Middlesex |
| Term Start1: | January 3, 1995 |
| Predecessor1: | Robert Buell |
| State House2: | Massachusetts |
| District2: | 5th Essex |
| Term Start2: | January 3, 1991 |
| Term End2: | January 3, 1995 |
| Predecessor2: | Patricia Fiero |
| Successor2: | Anthony Verga |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Education: | Suffolk University (BA, JD) |
| Website: | https://BruceTarr.org |
Bruce E. Tarr (born January 2, 1964) is an American politician who serves as a Republican member and Minority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate. Since 1995 he has represented 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.
The 1st Essex and Middlesex district includes 19 communities: the cities of Gloucester and Newburyport and the towns of Boxford, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Middleton, Newbury, Precincts 5A, 7, and 8 in North Andover, North Reading, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Topsfield, Wenham, and West Newbury.
Tarr was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts. He is a graduate of Suffolk University, for his undergraduate and J.D. studies.
Tarr served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995.
Tarr was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 1994, and assumed office on January 3, 1995. He has served as the Minority Leader since 2011.
Tarr was reelected without opposition in 1998, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020.
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