Bruce Tarr

Bruce Tarr


Minority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Richard Tisei
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Middlesex and Essex district
Incumbent
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	(1964-01-02) January 2, 1964 Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Suffolk University
Religion	Protestant
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.^[1] 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.^[1]

References

1 2 3 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

External links

General Court profile (source for the above information)
Personal web site

Current statewide government officials of Massachusetts

U.S. Senators	Elizabeth Warren Ed Markey

U.S. House	List of Representatives from Massachusetts Massachusetts's congressional districts

State constitutional officers	Charlie Baker (Governor) Karyn Polito (Lieutenant Governor) William Galvin (Secretary of State) Maura Healey (Attorney General) Deb Goldberg (Treasurer) Suzanne Bump (Auditor)

State Senate leaders	Stan Rosenberg (President) Harriette L. Chandler (Majority Leader) Bruce E. Tarr (Minority Leader)

State House leaders	Robert DeLeo (Speaker) Ronald Mariano (Majority Leader) Bradley Jones (Minority Leader)

Supreme Judicial Court	Ralph Gants (Chief) Francis X. Spina Robert J. Cordy Margot Botsford Fernande R.V. Duffly Barbara Lenk Geraldine Hines

See also: Political party strength in Massachusetts

Members of the Massachusetts Senate

189th General Court (2015) President of the Senate: Stan Rosenberg (D) President pro Tempore: Marc R. Pacheco (D) Majority Leader: Harriette Chandler (D) Minority Leader: Bruce Tarr (R)

Benjamin Downing (D, Berk., Hpsh., Frnk., Hpdn.) James E. Timilty (D, Bris., Norf.) Michael Rodrigues (D, 1st Bris., Plym.) Mark Montigny (D, 2nd Bris., Plym.) Dan Wolf (D, Cape., Isl.) Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D, 1st Ess.) Joan Lovely (D, 2nd Ess.) Bruce Tarr (R, 1st Ess., Mid.) Barbara L'Italien (D, 2nd Ess., Mid.) Thomas M. McGee (D, 3rd Ess.) James T. Welch (D, Hpdn.) Eric Lesser (D, 1st Hpdn., Hpsh.) Donald Humason, Jr. (R, 2nd Hpdn., Hpsh.) Stan Rosenberg (D, Hpsh., Frnk., Wor.) Eileen Donoghue (D, 1st Mid.) Patricia D. Jehlen (D, 2nd Mid.) Michael J. Barrett (D, 3rd Mid.) Ken Donnelly (D, 4th Mid.) Jason Lewis (D, 5th Mid.) Cynthia Stone Creem (D, 1st Mid., Norf.) Karen Spilka (D, 2nd Mid., Norf.) Sal DiDomenico (D, Mid., Suff.) Jamie Eldridge (D, Mid., Wor.) Richard Ross (R, Norf., Bris., Mid.) Brian Joyce (D, Norf., Bris., Plym.) John F. Keenan (D, Norf., Plym.) Michael F. Rush (D, Norf., Suff.) Vinny deMacedo (R, Plym., Barn.) Marc R. Pacheco (D, 1st Plym., Bris.) Vacant (2nd Plym., Bris.) Robert Hedlund (R, Plym., Norf.) Linda Dorcena Forry (1st Suff.) Sonia Chang-Díaz (D, 2nd Suff.) Anthony Petruccelli (D, 1st Suff., Mid.) Will Brownsberger (D, 2nd Suff., Mid.) Harriette Chandler (D, 1st Wor.) Michael O. Moore (D, 2nd Wor.) Anne Gobi (D, Wor., Hpdn., Hpsh., Midd.) Jennifer Flanagan (D, Wor., Mid.) Ryan Fattman (R, Wor., Norf.)

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