He has served since January 2013 as a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 15 in Grant County, a traditional Democratic stronghold.
[2] Bragg is the son of the former Eula Mae Harrington (1918–1970) and Lawrence C. Bragg (also 1918–1970), a sergeant in World War II; the couple lived in Port Arthur, Texas, and are interred at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, Texas.
[3][4] In 1972, Bragg received a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Since that time he has been employed in the forestry industry, including a 25-year commitment to International Paper Company.
[5] In 2013, the Arkansas Timber Producers Association named Bragg "Legislator of the Year" for his sponsorship of legislation to eliminate the sales tax on forestry equipment, a move which the association contends will make the timber industry more competitive with its counterparts in surrounding states.