Given the question: Facts: - residence: surgoinsville , tennessee - term: 1971 -- 1989 - state house: tennessee - successor: ken givens - party: republican - predecessor: bill jenkins - district: 9th - birth date: 16 february 1934 - name: bruce hurley - image size: 180px - birth place: hancock county , tennessee - religion: baptist - occupation: safety engineer , farmer , businessman Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bruce hurley .
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bruce hurley -lrb- born february 16 , 1934 -rrb- , was an american politician in the state of tennessee .hurley served in the tennessee house of representatives as a republican from the 9th district from 1971 to 1989 .a native of hancock county , tennessee , he was an safety engineer , farmer and businessman .he is an alumnus of east tennessee state university .