Why Vote For Bruce?

FIRM
Bruce is tough on crime. In his three years as a District Court Judge and ten years of experience as a judge in Wichita Municipal Court, he has proven to be a tough, no-nonsense judge who holds convicted criminals responsible for their actions. Repeat offenders and offenders who refuse treatment are incarcerated. Bruce believes crime victimizes our entire society and must be dealt with firmly.

FAIR
Bruce believes judges must be fair and impartial to everyone—defendants, victims, and the community, and he lives this out on the bench. Bruce takes time on each case to be sure all sides have the opportunity to speak and are heard. Over the years, Bruce has earned a reputation as an honest and ethical Judge who fully follows the law.

EXPERIENCE- Bruce has more experience than any other candidate
-3 years as District Court Judge.
-Over 13 years as a full-time Judge
-Over 25 years of experience as an attorney
-Over 24 years of trial experience
-Courtroom experience in Municipal, State, Federal and Military Courts
-Helped start Wichita Drug Court

Education- Bruce Has Extensive Educational Credentials
-Awarded “Certificate” in “Special Court Trial Skills” from the National Judicial College Reno, Nevada.
-Graduate of 8 courses with the National Judicial College, in Reno, Nevada, which include:
Evidence
Advance Evidence
Sentencing Traffic Offenders
Domestic Violence
Ethics
Small Claims
Logic and Opinion Writing
General Jurisdiction
-Graduate of Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California

Organizations
U. S. Army Court of Military Review
Kansans For Life
Kansas Bar Association
Wichita Bar Association

Faith, Family and Community.
Bruce is a husband, father, soldier, mentor, church leader, and friend.

Faith
Bruce’s faith in God is central in his life. Bruce has been an active in church all his life and has been a member of River Community Church for over 15 years. He has served as a church small group leader for the past twelve years.

Community
Community involvement counts with Bruce Brown and his family. Bruce was a mentor for at-risk children through Youth Horizons for over eight years. Bruce previously served for eight years on the Board of Youth Horizons. During that time, Bruce worked with this organization to serve at-risk kids in the Sedgwick County Community through its mentoring program and also through a residential home, the Kinloch Price Boys Ranch.
Bruce helped start the Wichita Drug Court Program, one of the first 100 Drug Courts in the nation.

Military Service
Bruce served on active duty with the U.S. Army from 1990-1994, and was deployed to Kuwait in 1993.
Bruce currently serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves.

Lifelong Republican
Bruce is a lifelong Republican who is proud to have cast his first vote for Ronald Reagan for President in 1980. In college Bruce was active in student politics, College Republicans and Young Americans for Freedom. Bruce served as the State Chairman of Oklahoma College Republicans and served on the Oklahoma State Republican Executive Committee from 1982-83. Bruce’s first job out of law school was as a legal advisor to Jim Inhofe (now U.S. Senator) in his first successful bid for Congress.