# Bruce DeGroot

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{{Short description|American politician and attorney}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name         = Bruce DeGroot
|image        = 
|caption      =
|office       = Member of the [Missouri House of Representatives](/source/Missouri_House_of_Representatives) from the 101st district
|term_start   = January 4, 2017
|term_end     = January 4, 2023
|predecessor  = [Don Gosen](/source/Don_Gosen)
|successor    = [Ben Keathley](/source/Ben_Keathley)
|birth_name   = 
|birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1963|10|30}}
|birth_place  = [Sioux Falls, South Dakota](/source/Sioux_Falls%2C_South_Dakota), U.S.
|party        = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
}}

'''Bruce DeGroot''' (born October 30, 1963) is an American politician and attorney who served in the [Missouri House of Representatives](/source/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](/source/Chesterfield%2C_Missouri), [Wildwood](/source/Wildwood%2C_Missouri), [Ellisville](/source/Ellisville%2C_Missouri), and [Clarkson Valley](/source/Clarkson_Valley%2C_Missouri).<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](/source/Sioux_Falls_Christian_High_School) in 1982. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1987 from the [University of South Dakota](/source/University_of_South_Dakota) and his J.D. from [Saint Louis University School of Law](/source/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](/source/Chesterfield%2C_Missouri). He attends the Ascension Parish, where he is also a board member for the Ascension Athletic Association.<ref name="Bio"/>

==References==
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==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]

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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

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