Bradenton, FL – Hillsborough County Commissioner Mark Sharpe endorsed Bob McCann for State Representative, District 67. "Bob McCann's knowledge about health care and the future of medical technology will serve our area well, said Commissioner Sharpe. "With health care continuing to be a growing segment of our economy, Bob McCann sees the growth potential for the USF medical school to be an even larger economic incubator for our region. I like Bob's vision and ideas and I'm supporting him because he is best prepared to serve our area," continued Sharpe.

Mark Sharpe is an at-large Hillsborough County Commissioner and was first elected in 2004 and reelected in 2008. He served as an active duty officer in the US Navy for eight years and served for 12 years in the US Naval Reserves.

Bob McCann lives in Bradenton with his wife Rosemarie. Bob McCann is a native of Chicago and served in the U.S. Navy from 1975 through 1979. After completing his naval service, he attended college on the G.I. Bill and went on to graduate from medical school at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri in 1988.

In addition to being a practicing emergency room physician, Bob serves as an adjunct professor of family medicine at LECOM-Bradenton (Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine) and is a practicing attorney working in the area of medical laws.

State House District 67 covers southern Hillsborough County as well as eastern Manatee and Sarasota Counties and will be open in 2010. Bob McCann is a registered Republican. The primary election is scheduled for August 24, 2010 and the general election will be held on November 2, 2010.

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