BizPac Article - Bill Hager, former math teacher, veteran champion of children’s causes

In his first TV ad of the campaign, state Rep. Bill Hager, R-Boca Raton, assumed the persona of a math teacher. First, he was shown working feverishly at his desk. Then, after writing a series of numbers on a white board, he turned to the camera and said, “When government does the math, it never adds up.”

A moment later, he declared: “It’s time to make the numbers work for us.”

The portrayal is real. Hager, who represents District 89 in the Florida House, used to be a middle school math teacher. And he prides himself on balancing budgets and supporting cutbacks in state spending that have slashed potential deficits while still delivering constituent services.

Read Full Story

Watch the ad here: