Charles F. Bass

A Representative from New Hampshire. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. , January 8, 1952. Graduated from Holderness School, Plymouth, N. H. , 1970. A. B. , Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H. , 1974. Staff for United States Representative William S. Cohen of Maine, 1974. Staff for United States Representative David F. Emery of Maine, 1975-1979. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the Ninety-seventh Congress in 1980. Delegate to New Hampshire constitutional convention, 1984. Member of the New Hampshire general court, 1982-1988. Member of the New Hampshire state senate, 1988-1992. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2007). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Tenth Congress in 2006. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2013). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012.