Richard Bagger
| Rich Bagger | |
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| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 21st district |
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In office January 8, 2002 – January 15, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Kevin O'Toole |
| Succeeded by | Tom Kean |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 22nd district |
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In office January 1992 – January 8, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Maureen Ogden |
| Succeeded by | Linda Stender |
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March 27, 1960 Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University (BA) Rutgers University, Newark (JD) |
Richard H. "Rich" Bagger (born March 27, 1960) is an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey, and former State Senator who later served as chief of staff to Governor Chris Christie. He left the Christie administration in early 2012, and is now an Executive Vice President with Celgene. He is a resident of Westfield, New Jersey.
Bagger was born in Plainfield, New Jersey. He received an A.B. in 1982 from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law–Newark.
Bagger served as a Planning Board member, Councilman, and Mayor in Westfield during the 1980s and 1990s. He was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly from the 22nd Legislative District in 1991, succeeding Chuck Hardwick, his longtime mentor. During his time as an assemblyman, he served as Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and was elected to be Majority Conference Leader. In 2000, he declined a race to succeed Bob Franks in Congress. In 2001, he was elected to the New Jersey Senate for the 21st Legislative District. He resigned as a State Senator in 2003 in order to pursue private business interests and was succeeded by Thomas Kean Jr. Bagger remained a political leader in Union County after leaving the legislature.
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