[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 200 (Monday, December 1, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1130-E1131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING MR. BRUCE HARTMANN

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                 HON. CHARLES J. ``CHUCK'' FLEISCHMANN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 1, 2025

  Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate and 
recognize Mr. Bruce Hartmann on his retirement.
  Mr. Hartmann began his career with the Baltimore Sun in Maryland, 
where he spent his first six years in the newspaper business. He also 
held management positions at the Lowell Sun in Massachusetts and the 
Nashua Telegraph in New Hampshire. Bruce spent 26 years with the E.W. 
Scripps Company in several roles. He would become the youngest 
President and Publisher in Scripps history at the age of 36. While in 
this role, he oversaw the construction of the news headquarters for the 
Knoxville News Sentinel, founded the KNS Media Group, and launched 
numerous community-focused initiatives.
  For the past eight years, Bruce has served as Senior Vice President 
and Chief Community Relations Officer for the University of Tennessee 
Medical Center. He has secured more than $60 million in various grants 
to expand the facilities and services that the UT Medical Center 
officers to our community. Bruce played a key role in establishing the 
Fentress County Emergency Department in 2023 and the Orthopedic 
Institute at Cherokee Farm in Jamestown, Tennessee, allowing UT Medical 
Center to expand into communities with health care needs.
  It was in his role with E.W. Scripps that I met and became friends 
with Bruce. Bruce

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has been an outstanding citizen and philanthropist. His infinite 
kindness and professionalism have been an inspiration to me as a member 
of Congress.
  Bruce has been an active volunteer in our community as well. He has 
served as the Past Chair of the Tennessee Theatre Foundation and has 
been part of many great organizations, including the East Tennessee 
Foundation, the United Way Campaign, In Leadership Knoxville, the 
Knoxville Chamber Partnership, the Board of South College, and Tenn 
Path. Additionally, he has also served on the boards of Friends of the 
Smokies and the Bijou Theatre, and currently serves on the boards for 
South College, the UT School of Nursing, the East Tennessee Foundation, 
Cherokee Country Club, and Leadership Tennessee. He has left a legacy 
throughout East Tennessee, and his service to this community will be 
greatly missed.
  Bruce has been married to his wife, Tami, for 44 years and has three 
children and eight grandchildren. Another testament to them both, their 
entire family remains close-knit, and all live within the same 
community.
  I am honored to recognize Bruce for his many years of service and 
congratulate him on his retirement.

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