Bruce A. McPherson (born January 7, 1944) is a California politician, currently serving as the 30th California Secretary of State. McPherson was sworn in March 30, 2005, to replace former Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, who resigned on March 4. McPherson, a Republican from Santa Cruz County, will serve his term as Secretary until January 2007 and he will run for re-election against Democrat Debra Bowen and several candidates from smaller political parties, in November 2006. He was confirmed unanimously by both Democrat-controlled houses of the California State Legislature after being nominated to replace Democrat Shelley by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Previously, McPherson was a State Assemblyman from 1993 to 1996 and a State Senator from 1996 to 2004, when he retired due to term limits. McPherson was defeated in the 2002 election for Lieutenant Governor of California by incumbent Cruz Bustamante. Prior to his political career, he worked as the editor of the Santa Cruz Sentinel, a newspaper owned by his family.

External links

• Biography from the State of California
• Bruce McPherson Political History
• Biography from the California League of Women Voters

1944 births | Living people | Secretaries of State of California | California State Senators | Members of the California State Assembly