Bruce Starr | |
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Member of the Oregon Senate from the 15th district | |
In office January 2003 – January 2015 | |
Succeeded by | Chuck Riley |
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 3rd district | |
In office January 1999 – January 2003 | |
Preceded by | Charles Starr |
Succeeded by | Gordon Anderson |
Personal details | |
Born | Portland, Oregon, U.S. | January 12, 1969
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Rebecca Starr |
Alma mater | Portland State University |
Bruce Starr (born January 12, 1969) is an American politician and businessman in Oregon. A Republican, he served two terms in the Oregon House of Representatives before winning election to the Oregon State Senate in 2002. There he joined his father Senator Charles Starr and they became the first father-son team to serve at the same time in Oregon's Senate. Bruce had previously been a member of the Hillsboro City Council, and was re-elected to the Senate in 2006 and 2010, but lost a bid in 2012 to be the Oregon Labor Commissioner.