Terry L. Bruce | |
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| Chief Executive Officer of theIllinois Eastern Community College System | |
| In office March 1996 – June 30, 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Marilyn Holt (acting) |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's19th district | |
| In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Crane |
| Succeeded by | Glenn Poshard |
| Member of theIllinois Senate | |
| In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Paul W. Broyles |
| Succeeded by | William L. O'Daniel |
| Constituency | 55th district (1971–1973) 54th district (1973–1985) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Terry Lee Bruce (1944-03-25)March 25, 1944 (age 81) Olney, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Charlotte Bruce |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Illinois (BA,JD) |
Terry Lee Bruce (born March 25, 1944) is an American politician, lawyer, and educator fromIllinois.
Bruce was born inOlney, Illinois on March 25, 1944. He attended theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and then later theUniversity of Illinois College of Law. He worked for a time at theUnited States Department of Labor on issues related tofarmworkers and as an intern on the staff ofTom McGloon. He also worked on the staffs of CongressmanGeorge Shipley and State SenatorPhilip Benefiel.[1]
He wasadmitted to the bar in 1969. When he announced his candidacy for theIllinois Senate in November 1969, he was occupied as an attorney in Olney, Illinois.[2]
Bruce's initial election to the Illinois Senate representing the 55th District in 1971 was in part made possible by the retirement of theincumbent,Paul W. Broyles.[2] In 1972, the incumbent Bruce faced a challenge from Henry Hendren for representation of the 54th district.[3]
While in the Senate, he was a leader of the Democratic Study Group which he jokingly termed the"Crazy 8".[4] In 1977, Bruce ran againstThomas Hynes to succeedCecil Partee asPresident of the Illinois Senate. After 186 ballots, Hynes was victorious over the other Democratic faction and the Republican caucus.[5]
Bruce served as member of the Illinois Senate from 1971–84, and assistant majority leader from 1975–84. In 1981, Bruce was among those who opposed an "eleventh-hour action", ultimately accepted, to increaseIllinois General Assembly compensation.[6] Bruce resigned from the Illinois Senate effective January 3, 1985. Local Democratic leaders appointed former state legislatorWilliam L. O'Daniel to the vacancy created by Bruce's resignation.[7]
In 1977, Democratic incumbentGeorge E. Shipley chose to retire after ten terms in theUnited States House of Representatives rather than run in the1978 election. Bruce defeated Don Watson, Shipley's brother-in-law, for the Democratic nomination to succeed Shipley inIllinois's 22nd congressional district. Subsequently, in the general election there was an apathy towards Bruce's candidacy. Republican candidateDan Crane, the brother of Chicago-area CongressmanPhil Crane, was able to win several Democratic strongholds in the 22nd and the election.[8]
On July 14, 1983, theHouse Ethics Committee recommended that Crane bereprimanded for having engaged in asexual relationship a 17-year-old femalehouse page.[9] In the1984 United States House of Representatives election, Bruce defeated Crane.[10]
Bruce was elected to theNinety-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served as United States Representative forIllinois's 19th congressional district from January 3, 1985 to January 3, 1993. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1992 to the103rd Congress.[11]
From 1996 to 2019 Bruce served as the chief executive officer ofIllinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC). The four college system includesWabash Valley College inMount Carmel,Olney Central College inOlney,Lincoln Trail College inRobinson, andFrontier Community College inFairfield.
GovernorPat Quinn appointed him to theIllinois Community College Board (ICCB) in September 2012. He replaced former ICCB member Dianne Meeks. He still serves on the board with an expiring term of June 30, 2021.[12] He at one point served as Vice Chairman of the board.[13] Bruce was appointed again to the ICCB by GovernorBruce Rauner for a term March 20, 2015 until June 30, 2015 to succeed Rodolfo Valdez.[14]
A resident ofOlney, Illinois, Bruce was married to Charlotte (1944-2024) until her death. They have two daughters, Emily and Ellen.[15]
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This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by | Member of theIllinois Senate from the 54th district 1973–1985 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 19th congressional district 1985–1993 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded byas Former US Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former US Representative | Succeeded byas Former US Representative |
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