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Peter Bragdon

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Peter Bragdon
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New Hampshire State Senate District 11
Incumbent
In office
2004 - Present
Term ends
December 3, 2014
Years in position 9
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$200/two-year term
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected2004
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sUniversity of Massachusetts-Lowell
Personal
ProfessionOperations Manager
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Peter Bragdon is a Republican member of the New Hampshire State Senate, representing District 11. He was first elected to the chamber in 2004. As of the 2013 session, Bragdon is President of the Senate.

Bragdon served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2000 to 2002. He then ran for the New Hampshire State Senate in 2002. He has served on the Milford School Board since 1997; a past chairman, he is Vice Chair as of May 2013.

Biography

Bragdon earned his B.S. in Computer Science and Math from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. His professional experience includes working as a high school math teacher, President of ACHIEVE! Technology, Incorporated, and owner and publisher of The Milford Observer. He is currently Operations Manager for Scott Lawson Group Limited.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bragdon served on the following committees:

New Hampshire Committee Assignments, 2013
• Finance
• Rules, Enrolled Bills and Internal Affairs

2011-2012

In the 2011-12 legislative session, Bragdon served on the following committees:

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Peter Bragdon endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [1]

Election history

2012

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2012

Bragdon won election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire State Senate, District 11.[2] He defeated Daniel Dwyer in the September 11th Republican primary election. Bragdon was unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]

2010

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010 Bragdon won election to the New Hampshire State Senate. He faced no opposition in the September 14 primary and defeated Roger Tilton in the general election.

New Hampshire State Senate, District 11 General election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Peter Bragdon (R) 13,070
Roger Tilton (D) 9,319

2008

On November 4, 2008 Peter Bragdon won the election for New Hampshire State Senate, District 11 with 16,790 votes.

Bragdon raised $33,480 for his campaign.[5]

New Hampshire State Senate, District 11 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Peter Bragdon (R) 16,790
Spratt (D) 12,330
Others 7

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Bragdon was up for re-election, he collected $34,658 in donations.[6]

His largest contributors in 2010 were:


2008

Listed below are the five largest contributors to Peter Bragdon's 2008 campaign.

Donor Amount
New Hampshire Association of Realtors $2,350
Demers Group $1,350
Senate Republican Victory PAC $1,000
PHRMA $1,000
Gallagher Callahan & Gartrell $1,000

Personal

Bragdon is married to his wife, Janet.

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References

  1. ↑ MSNBC, "'Right leader at the right time': Mitt Romney nets key endorsement," December 1, 2011
  2. ↑ WMUR Political Scoop "2012 Candidate List
  3. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State "2012 Candidate List
  4. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, Official Primary Results
  5. ↑ 2008 Follow the Money's report on Peter's 2008 campaign contributions
  6. ↑ 2010 contribution reports
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