Bruce Grubbs is an American politician who served as a member of the

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for the 68th district from 2017 to 2021.

Early life and education

Grubbs grew up in

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and graduated from the

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in 1972. He moved to Bozeman in 1982.

Political career

Grubbs was previously a member of the

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School Board. In 2016, Grubbs ran for election to represent District 68 in the Montana House of Representatives, challenging incumbent

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, as well as Michael Comstock, in the Republican primary. Grubbs won the three-way primary with 45.12% of the vote, and went on to win the general election with 74.37% of the vote. He was reelected in 2018, defeating Ron Murray in the Republican primary and Seth Mangini in the general election. In 2020, Grubbs ran for reelection again, but lost the Republican primary to

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Elections

References

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