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Bruce is listed in ''Who’s Who of American Women'' and in 1997 was named "Outstanding Legislator of the "by the Louisiana Association of Educators. As a legislator, she championed character education in the Louisiana public school system and appropriated funds to finance the "Character Counts" program, which promotes ethics in elementary and secondary schools and serves inmates at  as well as inmates of the Louisiana Department of Corrections.<ref name=hde/>

Bruce is listed in ''Who’s Who of American Women'' and in 1997 was named "Outstanding Legislator of the "by the Louisiana Association of Educators. As a legislator, she championed character education in the Louisiana public school system and appropriated funds to finance the "Character Counts" program, which promotes ethics in elementary and secondary schools and serves inmates at  as well as inmates of the Louisiana Department of Corrections.<ref name=hde/>

In 1995, Bruce unseated the short-term [[Republican Party|Republican]] Tommy Gene Armstrong of Shreveport, who had represented District 4. Running in District 7 to succeed the retiring [[Johnny McFerren]], Bruce polled 7,027 votes (53 percent) to Armstrong's 6,235 (47 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Returns: Legislative|date=November 18, 1995|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=February 14, 2018}}</ref> Bruce was unopposed in 1999 and 2003, but in 2007, she was term-limited and was succeeded by a Republican, [[Richard Burford]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/#!/2007-11-17/resultsRace/Legislative|title=Election Returns|date=November 17, 2007|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=February 25, 2018}}</ref> who relinquished the seat in 2016 after a failed bid for the state Senate against Democrat [[John Milkovich]].

In 1995, Bruce unseated the short-term [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Tommy Armstrong]] of Shreveport, who had represented District 4. Running in District 7 to succeed the retiring [[Johnny McFerren]], Bruce polled 7,027 votes (53 percent) to Armstrong's 6,235 (47 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 18, 1995.</ref> Bruce was unopposed in 1999 and 2003, but in 2007, she was term-limited and was succeeded by a Republican, [[Richard Burford]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/#!/2007-11-17/resultsRace/Legislative|title=Election Returns|date=November 17, 2007|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=February 25, 2018}}</ref> who relinquished the seat in 2016 after a failed bid for the state Senate against Democrat [[John Milkovich]].

A former resident of Mansfield, Louisiana, Bruce is retired in [[Shreveport]], with her husband Andrew Morris Bruce.

A former resident of Mansfield, Louisiana, Bruce is retired in [[Shreveport]], with her husband Andrew Morris Bruce.