Bruce Maloch ( ; born June 29, 1957) is an attorney and politician in

South Arkansas South Arkansas lies within the southernmost portions of Arkansas Gulf Coastal Plain and Delta regions. It encompasses the lower 15 counties of the state. History In the 1920s, nationwide attention focused on South Arkansas when the Smackover Fi ...

Education and personal life

Maloch was raised on a farm near

Emerson, Arkansas Emerson is a town in Columbia County, Arkansas, Columbia County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 368 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History Eponym Emerson derives its name from Reuben Loggins Emerson, an early settler ...

. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Agricultural Business from

Southern Arkansas University Southern Arkansas University (SAU) is a public university in Magnolia, Arkansas, United States. The university had an enrollment of 5,100 undergraduate and graduate students as of fall 2023. History Southern Arkansas University was established ...

and a Juris Doctor with honors from the

University of Arkansas at Little Rock The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock, UALR) is a Public university, public research university in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. Established as Little Rock Junior College by the Little Rock School District in 1927, the ...

's William H. Bowen School of Law. He has also attended programs at

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...

and

Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a Private university, private research university in Dallas, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, ...

Career

Maloch was elected to the

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in 2004, serving three terms. While in the House, he served as Chairman of the Joint Budget Committee. Maloch was recognized as Legislator of the Year by the Arkansas Realtors Association, in addition to being recognized as Outstanding Legislator by the Arkansas Municipal League. Maloch was elected to the Arkansas State Senate in 2012. He was elected without any Republican opposition. Maloch has practiced law with Anderson, Crumpler, Bell, and Maloch. He has worked for Farmers Bank and Trust Co. since 1986, currently serving as chief operating officer and general counsel. Maloch has been affiliated with Abilities Unlimited, Arkansas Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers State Committee, Arkansas FFA Foundation, Arkansas Cattlemen's Association, Arkansas State Fair and Livestock Association, Columbia County Cattlemen's Association, Columbia County Farm Bureau, Columbia County Industrial Development Corporation, Magnolia Rotary Club, and the South Arkansas Development Council (Past Board Member).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maloch, Bruce 1957 births Living people People from Magnolia, Arkansas Southern Arkansas University alumni University of Arkansas School of Law alumni Arkansas lawyers Democratic Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Arkansas General Assembly Democratic Party Arkansas state senators