Tampa – Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan endorsed Bob McCann for State Representative, District 67.

“Bob McCann’s experience, readiness and philosophy are impressive,” said Commissioner Ken Hagan. “Bob is very knowledgeable about the issues our state is confronting and ways we can get our economy back on track. He believes as I do in running government efficiently and sensibly.”

“I look forward to working with Commissioner Hagan to build a stronger bridge between state and local efforts to restart the economy and create jobs,” said Bob McCann.

Commissioner Ken Hagan is the most recent addition to a growing list of McCann supporters including former State Senator John Grant, Hillsborough County Commissioner Mark Sharpe and Representatives Ed Homan and Ronald “Doc” Renuart.

Ken Hagan, lifelong resident of Hillsborough County, was first elected to the Board of County Commissioners in 2002 and elected chairman of the Board in 2007.

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 also 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.

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