Bruce Caswell

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Rep. Bruce Caswell & Students at the Michigan Capitol
Rep. Bruce Caswell & Students at the Michigan Capitol

Bruce Caswell (born October 20, 1949) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was elected to the Michigan State House of Representatives in 2002 for the 58th Michigan House district, which consists of Branch and Hillsdale counties.

He took office on January 1, 2003, and was re-elected in 2004 and 2006. Rep. Caswell currently serves on the House Appropriations Committee, serving as the chairman for the Department of Community Health Subcommittee and the Fiscal Oversight, Audit, and Litigation Subcommittee. He also serves on the Department of Human Services Subcommittee.

Caswell is the son of Donald and Eleanor Caswell. He graduated from North Adams High School in 1967. After graduation Caswell attended the United States Military Academy at West Point for two years. He received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, American history, and physics education from Michigan State University in 1971, and returned to earn a master’s degree in U.S. history in 1976.

Caswell is a retired school teacher and school superintendent. He taught history, mathematics, and physics over his thirty years of service as a teacher. His first teaching position was at ([1]) North Adams-Jerome Public Schools, the district where he went to school as a student. He later taught at ([2]) Onsted Community Schools.

In 1979, he began his teaching career at ([3]) Pittsford Area Schools. Caswell also served as the superintendent of Pittsford Area Schools from 1997 to 2000, retiring in 2000. Bruce served as the defensive coordinator for Pittsford’s 1997 state championship football team. He led the boys track team to the first of four consecutive MITCA state championships in 1994. Caswell was a 2000 Michigan High School Coaches Hall of Fame inductee in honor of his coaching achievements.

Caswell served as the supervisor for Adams Township in rural Hillsdale County for twenty years. He has also served as a tax assessor in Hillsdale County for 22 years. A member of the Hillsdale County Republican Party, Bruce currently holds the post of party treasurer.

Bruce is a member of the Pittsford Lions Club, Pittsford, Michigan; Leighr A. Wright American Legion Post 5301, Hillsdale, Michigan; Jonesville Rotary, Jonesville, Michigan; and the Hillsdale Masonic Lodge #32.

Caswell is a lifetime member of the Michigan State University Alumni Association and a life member of ([4]) the Michigan High School Coaches Association. Bruce and his wife, Beth, have two children, Mark and Kevin. Beth Caswell currently serves as the Adams Township Clerk.

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