Bruce Clinton Bronzan was an American politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly from 1982 until his resignation in 1992.
11 Facts About Bruce Bronzan
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Bruce Bronzan received his undergraduate degree from California State University, Fresno, was a fellow with the Coro Foundation in San Francisco, and received a master's degree in urban studies from Occidental College in Los Angeles.
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Bruce Bronzan served on the Board from 1975 until his election to the Assembly in 1982.
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Bruce Bronzan became a nationally recognized leader in mental health, successfully carrying the Mental Health Reform Act and the first mental health parity bill in the nation.
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Bruce Bronzan was extensively involved in policy work for kids-at-risk, aging and long-term-care, and public health with more than a hundred pieces of major legislation passed under his name.
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Less than a month after being re-elected to a sixth term in the Assembly in 1992, Bruce Bronzan resigned his seat to become the associate dean for administration and development at the University of California, San Francisco's Fresno campus.
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Bruce Bronzan was a senior scholar with the UCSF Phil Lee Institute of Health Policy Studies, and was president of Trilogy, a healthcare internet company specializing in developing community-based web portals in health and human services for counties and states.
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Bruce Bronzan died of lymphoma on September 28,2020, his 73rd birthday, in Greenbrae, California.
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Bruce Bronzan was survived by his second wife, Jeri Brittell Bronzan, and his two children with his first wife, the former Linda Barnes.
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Daughter Chloe Bruce Bronzan is a professional actress and director in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Son Forest Bruce Bronzan is an investor and entrepreneur and the former CEO of Email Aptitude; he lives in Ross, California.