Richard Bagger left the Christie administration in early 2012, and is an Executive Vice President with Celgene.
10 Facts About Richard Bagger
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Richard Bagger was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly from the 22nd Legislative District in 1991, succeeding Chuck Hardwick, his longtime mentor.
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Richard Bagger resigned as a State Senator in 2003 in order to pursue private business interests and was succeeded by Thomas Kean Jr.
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Richard Bagger remained a political leader in Union County after leaving the legislature.
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Richard Bagger was a member of the NJN Foundation Board of Trustees as well as Board Chair of the Healthcare Institute of New Jersey and the National Pharmaceutical Council.
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Richard Bagger served on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners, having been confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate on June 28,2012 and remained on the Board until June 2021.
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Richard Bagger was Chair of the Gateway Program Development Corporation in 2017, served on the Board of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum while a Port Authority Commissioner, and joined the Board of the Regional Plan Association in 2022.
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Richard Bagger was Executive Director of the 2016 transition planning team of Donald Trump, after Chris Christie endorsed Trump and was named Chair of the planning group.
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In May 2017, Richard Bagger was appointed to the President's Commission on White House Fellowships and served there until 2021.
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Richard Bagger is an adjunct faculty member of the Eagleton Institute at Rutgers University, and a Director of Tonix Pharmaceuticals, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and the US Chamber of Commerce.