Bruce Grubbs is an American politician who served as a member of the

Montana House of Representatives The Montana House of Representatives is, with the Montana Senate, one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of 100 members, the House elects its leadership every two years. Composition of the House :''67th Legislature – 2021� ...

for the 68th district from 2017 to 2021.

Early life and education

Grubbs grew up in

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...

and graduated from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

in 1972. He moved to Bozeman in 1982.

Political career

Grubbs was previously a member of the

Bozeman, Montana Bozeman is a city and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States. Located in southwest Montana, the 2020 census put Bozeman's population at 53,293, making it the fourth-largest city in Montana. It is the principal city of th ...

School Board. In 2016, Grubbs ran for election to represent District 68 in the Montana House of Representatives, challenging incumbent

Art Wittich Art Wittich (born 1957) was a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected from State Senate District 35, representing Bozeman, Montana, in 2010 to 2016. He graduated from Utah State University with a BS in Economics/Environm ...

, as well as Michael Comstock, in the Republican primary. Grubbs won the three-way primary with 45.12% of the vote, and went on to win the general election with 74.37% of the vote. He was reelected in 2018, defeating Ron Murray in the Republican primary and Seth Mangini in the general election. In 2020, Grubbs ran for reelection again, but lost the Republican primary to Caleb Hinkle.

Elections

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Republican Party members of the Montana House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians University of Michigan alumni {{Montana-politician-stub