Bruce L. Hunter (born June 22, 1955) is the Iowa State Representative from the 34th District. He has served in the

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since 2003, when he was elected in a January special election to replace

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, who resigned before term start to become the legislative liaison for the Iowa Department for Economic Development. Hunter was born in

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, was raised in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and resides in

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. He attended

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and

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. , Hunter serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Human Resources and State Government committees. He also serves as the

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of the Labor committee and as a member of the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee.

Electoral history

*incumbent

References

External links

Representative Bruce Hunter
''official Iowa General Assembly site'' *
Financial information (state office)
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