Tarren Bragdon is president and chief executive officer of the Foundation for Government Accountability, a research and advocacy organization committed to making Florida the most economically vibrant state in America. In 2008, Tarren was named chief executive officer of The Maine Heritage Policy Center, a free market think tank based in Portland, Maine. Under his leadership, the organization grew to become the largest state-based free market think tank on a per capita basis. In September 2010, he received the Thomas Roe Award, given annually by the State Policy Network to the individual with the greatest impact on the nation's free market movement. From 1996 through 2000, Tarren served in the Maine House of Representatives. Elected at the age of 21, Tarren remains the youngest person ever elected to the Maine House. A nationally recognized expert on health reform issues with a specialty in Medicaid reform, Tarren has served as a health-policy analyst with the Manhattan Institute's Empire Center for New Your State Policy. He has testified before the U.S. Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee; state legislative committees in NY, IL, CT & ME; numerous national conferences; and the American Swiss Foundation in Switzerland. His work has been featured on Fox News' Sean Hannity show, National Public Television's NOW, in a Wall Street Journal editorial and multiple Wall Street Journal op-eds, and in the New York Post, Boston Globe, New York Times and on National Public Radio. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Maine and his Masters of Science of Business degree from Husson University in Bangor, Maine. Tarren and his wife Anna have four children; Wyatt, Waverly and the twins, Jude and Asher. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TarrenBragdon http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TarrenBragdon TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:26:54 GMT Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:26:54 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ The president is ready for another close up. Last week, not only did he offer his much-awaited health care proposal, but he was joined by Congressional leaders from both political parties for a televised summit on... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TarrenBragdon/2010/03/05/mr_obama,_tear_up_your_plan! 11647580-abc9-41e8-b2a0-615648dce749 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:26:54 GMT It never ceases to amaze me how the busiest woman in Washington remains so accessible. Just this week alone, I am aware of 8-10 hours of direct Washington senior staff time devoted to Maine doctors, patients and health... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TarrenBragdon/2009/09/24/senate_finance_committee_skating_on_potomac_river_ice_in_middle_of_a_snowe_storm e264e68b-3e10-4acf-85c0-90fd48bfe4fb Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:07:00 GMT The email dings started around 10:00 pm, and continued throughout the night as folks throughout Maine sent me the latest report on CNN.com that quotes "sources" who claim, "President Obama and top aides have quietly... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TarrenBragdon/2009/09/08/memo_to_white_house_snowe_is_not_in_the_forecast 2336462f-3c39-404d-af8d-a14b728f30a0 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:01:00 GMT What's new in Washington, D.C. is old news in Maine. While Congress debates the merits of government-run plan as part of the Democrats' health reform package, in Maine we are in year four of our state-level public plan... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TarrenBragdon/2009/07/23/the_public_plan_exists_and_it_doesnt_work 9d612b30-6481-4056-9f1d-ee3bcf591751 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:01:00 GMT