Tarren Bragdon
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Bangor, Maine
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Maine
Husson University[1]
Occupation(s)State legislator, think tank founder
Known forMaine Heritage Policy Center
Foundation for Government Accountability
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAnna
Children4
Websitethefga.org

Tarren Bragdon (born 1975)[2] is an American former state legislator and think tank founder. At age 21, Bragdon won a seat in the Maine House of Representatives and became the youngest state legislator ever elected in Maine.[3] A Republican, Bragdon served in the Maine House from 1996 through 2000. After two terms in office, Bragdon declined to seek re-election, instead taking a job running the Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC). Bragdon headed MHPC, a conservative think tank, from 2008 through 2011.

In 2010, Bragdon was appointed as co-chair of newly elected Maine Governor Paul LePage's transition team. In 2011, Bragdon left Maine and moved to Naples, Florida, to found the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA), a free market think tank.[4] Bragdon serves as the group's president and CEO.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Tarren Bragdon". Philanthropy Roundtable. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Nemitz, Bill (March 2, 2011). "Taking stock as chief of Maine conservative think tank suddenly rises to power". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Becker, Kathy. "Naples 10: Tarren Bragdon". Naples Illustrated. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Whatever happened to Tarren Bragdon?". Bangor Daily News. October 18, 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Wolford, Ben (October 17, 2011). "Maine man: Young political upstart from New England starts Naples-based think tank". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.