Bruce Nestande

Bruce Kenneth Nestande (January 28, 1938 – July 9, 2020) was an American politician who served as a Republican California State Assemblyman and Orange County Supervisor.

Early life Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nestande was drafted by the Kansas City Athletics but opted to attend college on a Reserve Officers' Training Corps scholarship instead. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1960 with a Bachelor of Science in economics and political science, and later attended night law school to earn a J.D. from Lincoln Law School of Sacramento.

Upon graduating from the University of Minnesota, Nestande was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in 1960. During his Marine service, he served four years on active duty, including fourteen months with an infantry battalion in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. He separated from the Marine Corps Reserve in 1972, having attained the rank of captain.

Nestande returned to Reagan's office in 1974 but left after less than a year when he was elected to the California State Assembly to represent the 70th District in Orange County.

Nestande won re-election to the Board of Supervisors in 1984. From 1984–1988, Nestande was a member of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.