Tampa - Hillsborough County Tax Collector Doug Belden endorsed Bob McCann for State Representative, District 67.

"I endorse Bob McCann because of his commitment to saving taxpayers money through consolidation and efficiency in government," said Doug Belden. "Bob and I share the goal of making Florida's state and local government the most modern and efficient in the country.

"Doug Belden has been a pillar of the community for many years," said Bob McCann. "I am humbled to have him by my side and on my team."

Tax Collector Doug Belden is the most recent addition to an ever growing list of McCann supporters including former State Senator John Grant, Hillsborough County Commissioners Mark Sharpe and Ken Hagan and Representatives Ed Homan, Ronald "Doc" Renuart and Paige Kreegel.

Doug Belden was elected Tax Collector in 1998. He is a Tampa native and lives on Harbor Island with his son, Doug Jr. Prior to election, he worked in real estate before working for the State Attorney's Office as head of the office's Elderly Abuse Task Force. During that time, he also served on the Tampa Sports Authority.

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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