A Note from Nate
Why Nathan is running
Nathan is running because this district needs practical representation from someone who already knows how local government works.
Nathan grew up in Gardner, where his grandparents raised him with a simple idea: take care of the place that takes care of you. That outlook carried into fifteen years of work across city, town, regional, and state government.
The goal is straightforward: serious work, clear answers, and attention to the basics people rely on.
Grounded in local work
Nathan's record comes from budgets, public meetings, constituent work, regional coordination, and the day-to-day demands of keeping government working for residents.
How he approaches public service
Nathan grew up around people who did not make a performance out of doing the right thing. If something needed to get handled, it got handled. If somebody needed help, people showed up.
That still shapes how he looks at the job: listen carefully, answer directly, and treat local concerns like they matter because they do.
Fifteen years in city, town, regional, and state government have shown him how quickly bad decisions turn into higher costs and weaker services for the people who have to live with them.
“People can tell when someone is really in it for the work. That still matters, and it matters a lot in a district like this.”
Why now
Because the pressure on families, towns, and local budgets is already here.
- Property-tax pressure is rising while families are already stretched.
- Small towns keep getting told to do more with less help and less margin for error.
- Each of the four communities deserves the same seriousness, not whatever attention is left over.
- Local budgets and services are too strained for delay and drift.
Gardner roots. Local government experience. A record of doing the work.
Nathan Boudreau is a Gardner resident who has spent his career in public service across city, town, regional, and state government. He served five terms on the Gardner City Council, worked in the Massachusetts State Senate and a mayor's office, served as Town Clerk in Princeton, and later managed day-to-day operations as Town Administrator in Hubbardston. The through-line in that work has always been the same: local communities do better when someone in the room understands both the people and the system.
Elected service
Five terms representing Ward 3 in Gardner, with work centered on budgets, public service, capital projects, and neighborhood concerns.
Executive experience
Managed an $11 million local budget, grants, procurement, bargaining, and major public safety and regional operations work.
Training & credentials
Master of Public Administration from Clark University, active MCPPO designation, and statewide municipal policy involvement.
Public service focus
Focused on practical systems, clear procedures, and the kind of management work that keeps local government responsive and accountable.
Record
A record built on work, not slogans.
9 years
Gardner City Council
Nathan served Ward 3 and built a record grounded in neighborhood concerns, budgets, and follow-through.
15 years
Municipal experience
He has worked across city, town, regional, and state government and understands how systems hold up under pressure.
$11M
Budget management
Nathan has handled budget work, procurement, grants, capital planning, and the daily pressure of operating government.
19,532 sq ft
Public Safety Complex
He helped deliver a major public safety project backed by 91% voter approval.
5 towns
Regional dispatch work
Nathan helped build stronger shared services through the Central Massachusetts Regional 911 District.
2025
Statewide recognition
His work on practical municipal systems earned Massachusetts digital government recognition.
The bottom line
Nathan knows what this job requires.
This district needs someone who understands both the people and the machinery of government. Nathan is asking for the job on the strength of that record and the belief that local communities deserve steady, capable representation from day one.