Has four children Joseph, Susan, Kenneth and Catherine.
In 1964 he was named by the Jaycees as one of the five "Outstanding Young Men of the State.".
Has seven siblings.
From 1969 to 1974 he served as Special Assistant to New York's Speaker of the Assembly Perry B. Duryea.
Bruno graduated from St. Mary's Academy and earned a B.A. in business administration from Skidmore College.
President of the New York State Jaycees.
From 1968 to 1969, he was President of the New York State Association of Young Republicans.
Became a millionaire after founding and then selling the Coradian Corporation, a company that sold telephone systems to private businesses and government agencies.
His autobiography, Keep Swinging: A Memoir of Politics and Justice was published by Post Hill Press in November 2016.
Was member of the New York State Senate from 1977 to 2008.
Served as Chairman of the Rensselaer County Republican Committee from 1974 to 1977.
In 1966, Bruno was on the campaign staff of Governor Nelson Rockefeller.
Served in the Korean War as an infantry sergeant. He became the US Army's light-heavyweight boxing champion.