Rich Bagger
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Richard H. Bagger (born March 27, 1960 in Plainfield, New Jersey) is a New Jersey politician and a resident of Westfield, New Jersey. He is a 1982 graduate of Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He received his juris doctor degree from Rutgers University Law School in 1986. He was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1986. He served as an Assistant General Counsel to Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey and previously practiced law with the firm of McCarter and English.
He 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. He continues to remain a political leader in Union County.
Bagger received an A.B. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law - Newark.
Presently, he is the head of Pfizer's Worldwide Public Affairs and Policy division.[1]
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