R. Bruce Land (born June 24, 1950) is an American

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politician who represented the 1st Legislative District in the

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from 2016 to 2020.

Early life

Land grew up in

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as part of the class of 1968. He was drafted to serve in the

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and was assigned to duty with the 101st Airborne Division in

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during the second year of his two-year enlistment from 1969 to 1971, and was twice awarded the

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during the

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.Smith, Joseph P
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'', October 28, 2015. Accessed August 18, 2016. "A 1968 Millville high school graduate, Land was drafted in 1969 for a two-year hitch. He was sent to Vietnam in his second year, starting as a squad leader and then platoon leader for his last seven months." Land attended

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, where he majored in business marketing. Land had worked in management of a department store in Vineland. He made a career change and began working for the

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, assigned to

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in Leesburg and

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in Bridgeton until his retirement in March 2008 with the rank of captain.

New Jersey Assembly

Land ran as a team with Democratic incumbent Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak, and won his first bid for elected office, defeating Republican incumbent Sam Fiocchi and his running mate Jim Sauro. Land and Andrzejczak spent four times as much as their opponents and were supported by $1.5 million in independent advertising that claimed that Fiocchi had not paid taxes.Miller, Michael
"Andrzejczak, newcomer Land win in 1st District"
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'', November 3, 2015. Accessed June 5, 2017. "The Assembly race saw $1.5 million in Democratic political action committee cash for a TV campaign alleging Fiocchi was delinquent in paying his taxes. As of October 21, the Democratic candidates had outspent the Republicans four-to-one, according to campaign finance reports." In Land’s 2019 re-election campaign he and his running mate Matt Milam lost the election to republicans Erik Simonsen and

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Tenure

Land voted against raising the states minimum wage to $15 an hour alongside Matt Milam.

Committees Assignments

*Homeland Security and State Preparedness *Military and Veterans' Affairs *Tourism, Gaming and the Arts *Regulated Professions

Electoral history

General Assembly

References

External links

Assemblyman Land's legislative web page
New Jersey Legislature (Archive from December 18, 2019) *''New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms''
2015
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