Biography
State Representative Robert F. Hagan (D-Youngstown) of the 60th District is an eminent veteran of Ohio public service. He is a proud and forceful voice for his constituents in the part of Mahoning County that includes the city of Youngstown.
The Ursuline High School graduate holds a job outside the Statehouse that young boys everywhere pretended to work when they were little: working on the "choo-choo." Rep. Hagan worked for 15 years as a locomotive engineer for CSX Transportation, Inc., before heading to state government. He continues to perform those duties with CSX today while juggling his legislative commitments.
Voters first elected Rep. Hagan in 1986 to represent the 53rd House District, which encompassed all of greater Youngstown. He stayed there for ten years before being appointed in 1997 to the Ohio Senate. Hagan served the 33rd Senate District, which included all of Mahoning and Carroll, a small portion of Stark and a portion of Tuscarawas Counties. The voters re-elected Hagan to that post in 1998 and 2002 before he returned to the Ohio House in 2006.
The Hagan family has a long tradition of serving the people of the state. When Rep. Hagan was first elected in 1986, he and his father, Robert E. Hagan, became the only father/son combination to ever serve together in the Ohio General Assembly. They simultaneously held office as State Representatives from 1986 to 1990.
Rep. Hagan is Chairman of the Ohio House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He is a member of the Alternative Energy Committee, the Commerce and Law Committee, the Environment and Brownfield Development Committee and the Health Committee.
Rep. Hagan, who has 13 brothers and sisters, is married to his wife Michele. They have five children.
Honors/Awards
Truman Johnson Club Office Holder of the Year; Ohio Civil Service Employees Public Official of the Year; Coalition for the Education of Handicapped Children Legislative Leadership Award
Memberships/Affiliations
Citizens League; North Side Citizens Coalition; Youngstown State University Labor Advisory Committee; Southern Poverty Law Center; Ohio Rail Development Commission; Lima Correctional Institution Study Committee; Ohio Turnpike Committee; NCSL Environment Committee; NCSL Labor and Economic Development Committee; Compact with Ohio Cities Task Force; Ohio Health Reinsurance Program; Vice-President, Midwest Interstate Rail Commission; Transportation Futures Steering Committee, Ohio Dept. of Transportation
Responsibilities
A State Representative is an elected official whose job is to serve as a direct link between those Ohioans he or she was elected to represent and state government. In order to best fulfill this role, a representative responds to constituent concerns and works to provide solutions through legislative action. In order to best serve their constituents, a state representative attends meetings of their local civic, social and business groups in addition to responding to mail, email and telephone correspondence from constituents in their district.
