Former Senator Bob Odell is a Republican from Lempster representing District 8. Previous to his election to the Senate in 2002, he served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives for one term.
Odell was Chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee as well as Energy and Natural Resources. He was Vice Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, a member of Capital Budget and also one of five senators who served on the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee.