Bruce Douglas Anderson (born March 12, 1950) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate.

Anderson attended North Hennepin Junior College in Brooklyn Park in 1968–69, and received aviation electronics training during his time in the United States Navy in 1970–73.

He received an A.A. in agribusiness from Willmar Technical College in 1976, and later earned a B.S.

[1] He was a member of the Minnesota Governor's Advisory Board for Technology for Persons with Disabilities in the 1990s.

He was the 1990 Republican-endorsed candidate for the United States House of Representatives in the old 6th Congressional District.