Tarren R. Bragdon is Chief Executive Officer of The Maine Heritage Policy Center. Prior to becoming CEO in January of 2008, Tarren served for five years as the Center's Director of Health Reform Initiatives. During 2001 and 2002, he served as the special assistant to the President of the Maine Senate, Senator Richard Bennett. In this capacity, he provided policy research, analysis and advice on a variety of policy areas, focusing on healthcare and tax policy. From 1996 through 2000, Tarren served in the Maine House of Representatives representing District 119, part of Bangor. He is the youngest person ever to be elected to the Maine House, being sworn in when he was just eleven days past the constitutional requirement of twenty-one years of age. During his tenure in the house, he served on the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services.