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References
- About Senator Bruce Patterson from the Michigan Senate, accessed 2007-08-19
- State Senator Bruce Patterson, p. 146, Michigan Manual 2005–2006, accessed 2007-08-19
Bruce Patterson is no longer a member of the Michigan State Senate.
