Senator Bruce Bryant was first elected to the Maine Senate in 2002 after having served six years in the House of Representatives. The Senate President appointed Senator Bryant to Chair the Legislature’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee. He has also served on the Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry Committee. While in the House of Representatives, he served on the Business and Economic Development Committee, Natural Resources Committee, Utilities and Energy Committee, as well as the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee. Senator Bryant has served on a multitude of legislative task forces and study commissions, including many that lead to him introducing subsequent legislation.

Senator Bryant is a lifelong resident of Oxford County, having been born and raised in Canton where he lived with his parents and nine brothers and sisters. He has worked extensively on economic development efforts in his district and is a past-president of UPIU - Local 900, founding president of the River Valley Technology Center, and is the founding vice-president and current board member of the Fractionation Development Center in Rumford. Bruce is also a member of the Webb River Sportsmen’s Club, the River Valley 4-Wheeler Club, the Mahoosuc Land Trust and the Eagles Club.

Bruce is a boiler operator at the NewPage Paper Mill where he has worked for more 25 years. He is the proud father of three daughters and lives in Dixfield, Maine. He coaches his daughters’ sports teams, plays basketball, softball, horseshoes and cribbage. He also enjoys growing Ginseng and being in the outdoors with his family.