Bruce Vento

Bruce Vento
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1977 – October 10, 2000
Preceded byJoseph Karth
Succeeded byBetty McCollum
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 66A district
In office
January 2, 1973 – January 3, 1977
Preceded byWillis Eken
Succeeded byGene Waldorf
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 44A district
In office
January 5, 1971 – January 2, 1973
Preceded byJohn C. Chenoweth
Succeeded byLyndon Carlson
Personal details
Born
Bruce Frank Vento

(1940-10-07)October 7, 1940
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedOctober 10, 2000(2000-10-10) (aged 60)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Mary Vento
(m. 1959; div. 1993)
ChildrenMichael Vento, Peter Vento, John Vento
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin-River Falls

Bruce Frank Vento (October 7, 1940 – October 10, 2000) was an American educator and politician, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 until his death in 2000, representing Minnesota's 4th congressional district.