Tampa - Former Governor of Virginia and U.S. Senator George Allen endorsed Bob McCann for State Representative, District 67.

"Bob McCann has spent a lifetime in service to our nation. He believes, as I do, in the need for prioritized fiscal discipline, constrained government and creative, individual freedom rather than dependence on government. In the Florida House of Representatives, I believe Bob McCann will serve the people of Florida with dedication and adherence to the foundational principles of our Constitution," said Senator Allen.

George Allen holds a B.A. degree "with distinction" in History, as well as a law degree from the University of Virginia. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1981 to the seat once held by founding father Thomas Jefferson , serving until 1991 when he won a seat in the US Congress. In November 1993, Allen was elected the 67th Governor of Virginia, serving from 1994 to 1998. In 2000, he was elected to the United States Senate and served through 2007. He is a self-described "Common Sense Jeffersonian Conservative."

Currently, George Allen is President of George Allen Strategies, LLC, and serves on the Board of Directors of Lee Technologies. Governor Allen is also the Reagan Ranch Presidential Scholar for the Young America's Foundation.

Allen joins a growing list of McCann supporters including former POW Paul Galanti, Hillsborough County Tax Collector Doug Belden, former State Senator John Grant, Hillsborough County Commissioners Mark Sharpe and Ken Hagan and Representatives Ed Homan, Ronald "Doc" Renuart and Paige Kreegel.

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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