Bruce Maloch ( ; born June 29, 1957) is an attorney and politician in

South Arkansas South Arkansas lies within the southernmost portions of Arkansas Gulf Coastal Plain and Delta regions. It encompasses the lower 15 counties of the state. History In the 1920s, nationwide attention focused on South Arkansas when the Smackover ...

Education and personal life

Maloch was raised on a farm near

Emerson, Arkansas Emerson is a town in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 368 at the 2010 census. History Eponym Emerson derives its name from Reuben Logan Emerson, an early settler of Columbia County, who was a teacher, merchant, banke ...

. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Agricultural Business from

Southern Arkansas University Southern Arkansas University (SAU) is a public university in Magnolia, Arkansas. History Southern Arkansas University was established by an Act of the Arkansas Legislature in 1909 as a district agricultural high school for southwest Arkansas an ...

and a Juris Doctor with honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's William H. Bowen School of Law. He has also attended programs at

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...

and

Southern Methodist University , mottoeng = "The truth will make you free" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = SACS , academic_affiliations = , religious_affiliation = United Methodist Church , president = R. Gerald Turner , ...

Career

Maloch was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 2004, serving three terms. While in the House, he served as Chairman of the Joint Budget Committee. Maloch was recognized as Legislator of the Year by the Arkansas Realtors Association, in addition to being recognized as Outstanding Legislator by the Arkansas Municipal League. Maloch was elected to the

Arkansas State Senate The Arkansas State Senate is the upper branch of the Arkansas General Assembly. The Senate consists of 35 members, each representing a district with about 83,000 people. Service in the state legislature is part-time, and many state senators have ...

in 2012. He was elected without any Republican opposition. Maloch has practiced law with Anderson, Crumpler, Bell, and Maloch. He has worked for Farmers Bank and Trust Co. since 1986, currently serving as chief operating officer and general counsel. Maloch has been affiliated with Abilities Unlimited, Arkansas Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers State Committee, Arkansas FFA Foundation, Arkansas Cattlemen’s Association, Arkansas State Fair and Livestock Association, Columbia County Cattlemen’s Association, Columbia County Farm Bureau, Columbia County Industrial Development Corporation, Magnolia Rotary Club, and the South Arkansas Development Council (Past Board Member).

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maloch, Bruce 1957 births Living people People from Magnolia, Arkansas Southern Arkansas University alumni University of Arkansas School of Law alumni Arkansas lawyers Democratic Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives Democratic Party Arkansas state senators 21st-century American politicians