Bruce E. Tarr
Republican · MA · Massachusetts State Senator
Senate Minority Leader serving since 1994, a Gloucester native with a Suffolk University law degree. Priorities include bipartisan work on education and elder protection, plus economic opportunity and public safety.
Where Bruce E. Tarr stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Wrote a plan to stop wrong-way driving crashes and got it into the state budget. The Senate adopted his amendment 40-0. The governor signed it into law on July 9, 2026. It funds crash-detection technology, road fixes, driver education, and police training.
July 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: lynnfieldweeklynews.com · researched August 9, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Wrote a plan to stop wrong-way driving crashes and got it into the state budget. The Senate adopted his amendment 40-0. The governor signed it into law on July 9, 2026. It funds crash-detection technology, road fixes, driver education, and police training.
July 9, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lynnfieldweeklynews.com · researched August 9, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Sponsored a law rewriting the rules for the Gloucester Fisheries Commission, the city board that works to protect the local fishing industry. It reset the board's purpose and set its membership at seven. The governor signed it as Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2025.
October 16, 2025
Source: malegislature.gov · researched August 9, 2026
Sponsored a law letting voters in Manchester-by-the-Sea remove a town official from office before the term ends. Two hundred voters can start a recall, and grounds include neglect of duty or corruption. The governor signed it as Chapter 245 of the Acts of 2024.
December 4, 2024
Source: malegislature.gov · researched August 9, 2026
Past race Bruce E. Tarr ran in:
- Senator in General Court, First Essex and Middlesex District · September 1, 2026 · First Essex and Middlesex District; Massachusetts · incumbent
Profile last researched August 9, 2026.