{{Short description|American politician and attorney}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Bruce DeGroot |image = |caption = |office = Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 101st district |term_start = January 4, 2017 |term_end = January 4, 2023 |predecessor = Don Gosen |successor = Ben Keathley |birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|10|30}} |birth_place = Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. |party = Republican }}
'''Bruce DeGroot''' (born October 30, 1963) is an American politician and attorney who served in the Missouri House of Representatives from the 101st district from 2017 through 2023.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?district=101&year=2017 |title=Representative Bruce DeGroot |publisher=House.mo.gov |access-date=2019-01-13}}</ref> The district included parts of Chesterfield, Wildwood, Ellisville, and Clarkson Valley.<ref name="Bio"/><ref name="FiveQs">{{cite web |last1=Peters |first1=Benjamin |title=Five Questions with…Rep. Bruce DeGroot |url=https://themissouritimes.com/38852/five-questions-rep-bruce-degroot |website=The Missouri Times |publisher=The Missouri Times |access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref>
==Early life and career==
Bruce DeGroot was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and is a descendant of Buffalo Bill.<ref name="Bio"/> Rep. DeGroot graduated from Sioux Falls Christian High School in 1982. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1987 from the University of South Dakota and his J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law.
Mr. DeGroot currently serves as counsel at the lawfirm of Brown & James in the St. Louis and Columbia, Mo., offices.<ref name="LawfirmBio">{{cite web |title=Bruce W. DeGroot |url=https://www.brownjames.com/Lawyer/2902/Bruce-W-DeGroot.aspx |website=Brown & James |publisher=Brown & James |access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref>
He currently resides in Chesterfield. He attends the Ascension Parish, where he is also a board member for the Ascension Athletic Association.<ref name="Bio"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2017&code=R%20&district=101 Official Missouri House of Representatives Profile] * [https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=39656772 Campaign Finance Information] * [https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/159795/bruce-degroot#.XKNv-ug3n64 Vote Smart Profile] * [https://www.brownjames.com/Lawyer/2902/Bruce-W-DeGroot.aspx Brown & James Profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:DeGroot, Bruce}} Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Category:21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly