Senate President Bragdon Files for Reelection

On Thursday, Senate President Peter Bragdon filed for re-election to the state Senate from District 11, a new Senate district made up by Amherst, Merrimack, Milford and Wilton.

"I am running again to build upon the progress we made this term," Bragdon said. "I was proud to lead the state Senate in solving the state's $800 million budget problem without raising taxes and in reforming our business tax laws to make New Hampshire a better state for businesses and their employees to succeed. Though that was a great first step, we now need to be vigilant to make sure the same tax and spend philosophy that got us into those problems doesn't come back again."

"I will continue to be a strong voice for the towns in District 11 and their citizens and will continue to help them with issues involving the state."

Senator Bragdon, a Republican, was first elected to represent District 11 in 2004.  He became the Senate minority leader in 2008 and then president of the Senate in 2010, when Republicans regained the majority in the Senate.

In addition to his public service, Bragdon has a strong business background.  He is the former president of Achieve! Technology, an Amherst software company he led to a position on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies in America.

Senate District 11 was reconfigured this year to add the town of Merrimack to the district. Amherst, Milford and Wilton were part of the original district, as were 7 towns west of Wilton that are no longer a part of the district.