Scott Bruun

Lorentz Scott Bruun ( ; born May 3, 1966) is an American Republican politician from the US state of Oregon. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 37, which encompasses some of the southern suburbs of Portland, Oregon, including part or all of the cities of Durham, Lake Oswego, Rivergrove, Tualatin and West Linn, as well as the hamlet of Stafford and parts of unincorporated Clackamas County. Bruun did not seek re-election in 2010 and was the Republican nominee for in 2010, losing to incumbent Democrat Kurt Schrader.

Early life and career Bruun grew up in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Lincoln High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Oregon in 1988 and an MBA from Portland State University in 1992. He worked as a commercial and corporate banker for more than ten years before joining his family's general contracting company Lorentz Bruun as vice president and chief financial officer. Blumenauer went on to defeat Bruun to win re-election to the seat.

2004, 2006, 2008 In 2004, Bruun won a close election for a vacant seat in the Oregon House of Representatives over Jim Morton. He was re-elected in 2006, and again in 2008, facing Democratic West Linn city councilor Michele Eberle.

2010

Bruun unsuccessfully challenged Democratic incumbent Kurt Schrader for a seat in the House of Representatives in . In May 2010, Bruun won the Republican nomination against Fred Thompson.

After politics Since 2024, Bruun has served as president and CEO of the Oregon Bankers Association.

Electoral history