Bruce E. Tarr (born January 2, 1964[1]) is an American politician who serves as a Republican member and Minority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate.

The 1st Essex and Middlesex district includes 19 communities: the cities of Gloucester and Newburyport and the towns of Boxford, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Middleton, Newbury, Precincts 5A, 7, and 8 in North Andover, North Reading, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Topsfield, Wenham, and West Newbury.

Tarr was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Tarr served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995.

Tarr was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 1994, and assumed office on January 3, 1995.