Douglas Bruce, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American politician
Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1949
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Douglas Bruce
- Douglas Edward Bruce (born August 26, 1949) is an American conservative activist, former legislator in the U.S.
- state of Colorado and convicted felon.
- He is also known for being the author of Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR).
- A strict advocate for limited government, Bruce wrote and promoted TABOR, a spending limitation measure approved by Colorado voters in 1992; his name is so associated with the measure that attempts to bypass its restrictions are known as "de-Brucing." After two unsuccessful campaigns for the Colorado State Senate in 1996 and 2000, Bruce was eventually elected to the El Paso County, Colorado county commission in 2004.
- While a county commissioner, Bruce was noted for frequently falling on the losing sides of 4-1 votes, and for disputes with county staff and fellow commissioners on numerous occasions. Bruce was appointed to a vacant seat in the Colorado House of Representatives in December 2007 and represented House District 15, which encompasses eastern Colorado Springs.
- After kicking a Rocky Mountain News photographer on the day he was sworn in, Bruce became the first legislator in Colorado history to be formally censured; he was later removed from a House committee overseeing veterans affairs after refusing to sponsor a ceremonial resolution honoring veterans.
- Although defeated for election to a full term in the August 2008 Republican Party primary, Bruce continued his activism to reduce government expenditures and taxes in Colorado and in Colorado Springs. He was later indicted for a decades-worth of criminal activity for "cheating" Colorado out of millions of dollars under the guise of charity and anti-tax activism.
- In 2011, Douglas Bruce was convicted of all counts in the indictment, including four counts of felony criminal activity including money laundering, attempted improper influence of a public official, and tax fraud.
- He was discovered to be using a small-government charity he founded to hide millions of dollars from the state department of revenue.
- He was sentenced on February 13, 2012 to a total of 180 days in jail, ordered to pay a total of $49,000 in fines, and subject to six months of probation which included extensive disclosure requirements.
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