BUFFALO, Minn. — A 30-year veteran of the state Legislature, Senator Bruce Anderson, died unexpectedly. He was 75. In the House, to which he was appointed in 1995 and then elected to several terms, and in the Senate, to which he was elected n 2012, his main focus was veterans affairs. Anderson had U.S. Navy duty during the Vietnam war. Later he was in the Minnesota Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve. He chaired veterans committees in the House in 2011 and 2012 and Senate 2017 to 2020. He also was active on agriculture, broadband access and public safety issues. His day job had been as sales manager for Buffalo-based Centra Sota Cooperative.
Anderson. First from House District 19-B, later renumbered as 19-A. In Senate from District 29, which centers on Wright County northwest of Minneapolis.