Bruce Vincent Reagan (July 5, 1902 – April 9, 1978) was an American politician who served in the

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. During World War II he served in the United States Army, being on staff for General Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was born on July 5, 1902, in

Winnebago, Minnesota Winnebago is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,391 at the 2020 census. History Winnebago was originally called Winnebago City, and under the latter name was laid out in 1856. The city was named after th ...

. He attended Shattuck Military Academy and Yale University where he took government and economics classes. He moved to

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and worked at what became

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, Fenner & Beane of Pasadena. He became a member of the Pasadena Republican Club. In 1948 he ran for the Legislature of the State of California and won. He served in the 48th Assembly district from 1949 to 1951 and again in the 47th Assembly district from 1959 to 1963. He was member of the Pasadena Kiwanis, Pasadena

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and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Bruce's wife was Muriel and his son was Bruce II. He died on April 9, 1978, in Pasadena. Reagan, who was no relation to

Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

, was the Republican nominee for California State Controller in 1962, but was defeated by the incumbent, Democrat

Alan Cranston Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as a President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to 1 ...

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