Bruce Samuel Bryant (born November 21, 1961) is an American politician and boiler operator. Bryant served as a Democratic

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from

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's 14th District, representing part of Oxford County as well as the town of

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in adjacent Franklin County. A resident of Dixfield, Bryant graduated from

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and began working in the NewPage Paper Mill in Rumford in 1980. He sought election to the Maine Senate in

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and was elected. He won re-election in

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and

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. He was unable to seek re-election in 2010 due to term limits and was replaced by union leader and state representative John L. Patrick. He is the younger brother of fellow Democratic politician Mark Bryant, a Maine State Representative. In 2007, they discovered that Republican State Senator

Paula Benoit Paula Benoit (born March 12, 1955) is an American politician from Maine. Benoit served as a Republican State Senator from Maine's 19th District, representing part of Sagadahoc County, including the population centers of Bath and Topsham from 20 ...

—who was adopted as a baby—is their aunt.

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1961 births Living people People from Canton, Maine Democratic Party Maine state senators 21st-century American politicians People from Dixfield, Maine {{Maine-politician-stub