Westport School Committee chairman Christopher Thrasher is considering running for United States Senate and has formed an exploratory committee to gauge the feasibility of running for incumbent Democrat Ed Markey's seat.

Thrasher, 40, a registered Republican, said that while the effort is just exploratory at this point, his ultimate goal is to help find ways to make Massachusetts a better place to live, work and raise a family.

“The next revolution in American politics isn’t ideological; it’s generational,” he said. “Our representation in Washington is need of a deep transformation. The median age of the commonwealth’s population is 40 — exactly half the age of the current incumbent at the start of the next term."

An attorney, Thrasher is no stranger to politics. Apart from his school committee seat, he has run for Westport select board and for the 8th Bristol Representative seat currently held by Democrat Steve Ouellette and currently holds memberships on several other town boards. Over the past year he has submitted six pending ballot initiatives that address ratepayer consent, transparency and affordability in utility billing, among other issues.

With the Massachusetts Democratic establishment "refusing to pass the torch to a new generation," he said, " it is up to the Republican Party to present candidates that represent that generational transformation."

“Decades of failed policies by the same tired leadership have left us all, young and old, unable to sustain the burdens of a skyrocketing cost of living, runaway inflation, crushing student loan debt, and unaffordable housing," he said. “No matter your personal political persuasion, the one thing most every American can agree on is that the status quo cannot hold."

The creation of an exploratory committee allows for a “testing the waters” period, and Thrasher said he will use the next several weeks to engage voters and evaluate the feasibility of a U.S. Senate campaign. So far, he said, "there's been a lot of good response."

 “I look forward to hearing from Massachusetts voters in the coming weeks and to taking these first steps toward making the dream a reality for every generation.”