Timothy Hagan (born in 1946), a Democrat, is an American politician in Ohio.
Hagan was born and grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, as one of fourteen siblings (including a twin brother, James) and graduated from Ursuline High School. Hagan then attended Youngstown State University (then known as Youngstown State College). He was drafted for military service during the Vietnam War and sent to serve in Germany in the late 1960s. After leaving the militar...
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Timothy Hagan (born in 1946), a Democrat, is an American politician in Ohio.
Hagan was born and grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, as one of fourteen siblings (including a twin brother, James) and graduated from Ursuline High School. Hagan then attended Youngstown State University (then known as Youngstown State College). He was drafted for military service during the Vietnam War and sent to serve in Germany in the late 1960s. After leaving the military, he worked as steelworker in Youngstown before going on to earn a degree in urban studies from Cleveland State University in 1975. He then worked as a social worker in Youngstown.
In 1973, Hagan married his first wife, Jeanne Marie Carney. Carney's father, John Carney, a successful property developer and later judge, helped Hagan to get his start in Democratic politics in his brother James Carney's 1971 campaign for mayor of Cleveland.
In 1978, Hagan became chairman of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party beating Garfield Heights ward leader...
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