Franklin Terry Bruce (born March 6, 1975) is a former Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 34th district from 2005 until 2017.
He previously worked as an Assistant District Attorney for Reno County, Kansas.
However, he lost his primary in 2016 to fellow Republican Ed Berger.
In June 2015, Bruce voted in favor of SB 270, which increased Kansas state sales tax from 6.15% to 6.5%, while also increasing the cigarette tax by 50 cents.
[4] In March 2014, Bruce stated that he supported Kansas's ban on gay marriage and opposed efforts then to remove the ban.