19 Facts About Tim Hagan

Timothy Hagan was born on March 18,1946 and is an American politician who served as Cuyahoga County Commissioner and other local offices from the 1980s through 2000s, and was his party's nominee for the governorship of Ohio in 2002.

Tim Hagan's father, Robert Tim Hagan, was a Trumbull County Commissioner and, later, a State Representative.

Tim Hagan was drafted for military service during the Vietnam War and served in Germany in the late 1960s.

Tim Hagan then worked as a social worker in Youngstown.

In 1978, Hagan became chairman of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, beating Garfield Heights ward leader Henry S Trubiano.

Tim Hagan was appointed Cuyahoga County's county recorder, but he failed to keep the seat in an election.

Tim Hagan then ran for a seat on the Cuyahoga County board of commissioners, losing to Republican Virgil Brown.

Tim Hagan served on the county commission for 16 years.

In 1989, Hagan made an unsuccessful attempt for the office of mayor of Cleveland, losing the Democratic primary to Ohio State Senator Michael R White, who went on to defeat Cleveland City Council President George L Forbes in the general election.

In 1992, with White's endorsement, Tim Hagan made an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the US House of Representatives, losing in the Democratic primary to incumbent US Rep.

Tim Hagan described himself as an avowed liberal, ingrained by his father's politics, and expressed regret at the conservative trend in the Democratic Party in the 1990s.

Tim Hagan was known to quote Albert Camus in his speeches, a habit that did not earn him the affection of blue-collar voters.

Tim Hagan has received praise from both sides of the political aisle.

Tim Hagan even earned the friendship of former rival Forbes, who, during the 1989 election, had described Hagan as a "pimp".

Tim Hagan was called as a witness for the defense in Gaul's trial, saying that he had "implicitly" trusted Gaul's reassurances that the investments were safe.

Tim Hagan easily defeated McCormack in the Democratic primary election and faced no Republican opposition in the November 2004 general election.

Tim Hagan retired as Cuyahoga County Commissioner in 2011, when the county switched to an Executive-Council form of government.

Carney's father, John Carney, a successful property developer and later judge, helped Tim Hagan to get his start in Democratic politics in his brother James Carney's 1971 campaign for mayor of Cleveland.

Hagan's brother Robert F Hagan was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives.