Bruce Q. Chandler (born May 7, 1952) is an American businessman and politician from Washington. Chandler was a Republican member of the

Washington House of Representatives The Washington House of Representatives is the lower house of the Washington State Legislature, and along with the Washington State Senate makes up the legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is composed of 98 Representatives from 49 ...

, representing

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, Position 1 from 1999 to 2025.

Career

In 1985, Chandler became the owner and operator of Chandler Ranches Limited Liability Company, a commercial fruit orchard. On November 3, 1998, Chandler won the election and became a Republican member of

for

, Position 1. Chandler defeated Walter J. Braten with 62.04% of the votes. On November 3, 2020, as an incumbent, Chandler won the election, and continued serving as a member of

for

, Position 1. Chandler defeated Jack McEntire with 58.02% of the votes.

Awards

* 2008 Key Award. Presented by Washington Coalition for Open Government. * 2010 Legislator of the Decade. Presented by NFIB. * 2011 Cornerstone Award. Presented by the Association of Washington Business. * 2012 Guardian of Small Business award. Presented by NFIB. * 2012 W. Fred Witham Memorial Award. Presented by Yakima Association of Realtors. * 2014 Guardians of Small Business award. Presented by NFIB. * 2016 Crayon Award. Presented by Early Learning Action Alliance. * 2020 Guardians of Small Business. Presented by NFIB.()

Personal life

Chandler's wife is Julie Chandler. They have three children. Chandler and his family lived in

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and now live in

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References

External links

Bruce Chandler at ballotpedia.org

Bruce Chandler at houserepublicans.wa.gov

Bruce Chandler at hroc.us
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chandler, Bruce 1952 births Living people Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Washington State Legislature People from Yakima County, Washington