Health & Fitness
State Senator David Hann Endorsed For Re-Election - By His Boss
Still unanswered by David Hann: How long has he worked in the insurance industry, and what exactly does he do?
The endorsement came in the form of a Letter To The Editor in a local paper; published 18 October 2012.
Link here to read it.
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Now, that's a nice letter, talking about the great job ("huge contributions") Hann is doing - seen by the residents that subscribe to the local paper right before election day. But nowhere does Mr. Tyler, of Boys and Tyler Financial, disclose that there might just be a slight conflict of interest: Hann works for Tyler.
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One would think the voters of Eden Prairie and Minnetonka, in Senate District 48, should know that.
Should Hann be re-elected, Hann will go back to the State Capitol, in the Legislature, where he's the Chair of Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee. Why is that committee important? Because it oversees and writes legislation affecting the health insurance industry; the industry Mr. Tyler's company (Boys & Tyler Financial) is in, which is the company Hann works for. How convenient - for them.
In the story "Conflict of Interest? David Hann, GOP Health Insurance Salesman" (25 Oct 2012), there is a picture of "an 'invitation-only" event hosted by the Republican Health Care Task Force (RHCTF) of the MN GOP at the State Capitol on November 3, 2011." In the caption above the picture, it's noted that NOT pictured are John Tyler, and David Hann.
We know by this screen shot that Tyler and Hann were scheduled for another health care forum, on 17 October 2012.
Tyler and his employee, Hann, have been involved in working on health care legislation for at least a year. What we don't know is how long Hann has been an employee of Tyler. In fact, Tyler's Letter to the Editor failed to disclose Hann even is an employee.
Because of Hann's obvious conflict of interest and the lengths Hann and his employer have gone to hide what Hann does and how long he's worked there, David Hann has caused his constiuents to question his credibility and integrity.
Hann's loss of credibility and integrity are unacceptable in an elected legislator.
David Hann does not deserve another term in St. Paul and reasonable people should hold him accountable by voting him out next Tuesday.
