HOSPPAC Support List for 2011 Elections

The LHA’s political action committee, HOSPPAC, and its Board of Directors has issued its support to candidates in the upcoming 2011 Election. Support criteria are based on several factors, including key votes, committee assignments, member recommendations and relationships. The selections were made based on the candidate’s support for issues critical to promoting the role and importance of hospitals in our communities.

PLEASE SUPPORT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT #3

We hope that you will consider supporting Constitutional Amendment #3, HB 341 by Rep. Chris Hazel regarding the Patient’s Compensation Fund (PCF), which will be on the October 22 ballot.  Amendment No. 3 ‐ Protecting the Patient’s Compensation Fund (PCF): Seeks to protect the Patient Compensation Fund, which is used to pay medical malpractice claims, from being used by the state or otherwise appropriated for any purpose other than paying medical malpractice claims.  Yes ‐ A vote FOR would protect The Patient’s Compensation Fund from legislative appropriation by establishing it in the Constitution to only be used for the benefit of medical malpractice claimants and qualified healthcare providers.  No ‐ A vote AGAINST would retain the existing statutory definition of the Patient’s Compensation Fund, which could subject the fund to appropriation by the legislature for other budgeting purposes.  The PCF was created to provide affordable, medical malpractice coverage to all private healthcare providers and to provide a certain, stable source of compensation for legitimate injured parties of medical malpractice. If passed, the language in the constitutional amendment would settle several legal debates that have the potential to hinder the activities of PCF. For more information, contact Clark Cossé at [email protected].

Louisiana State Senate

Below is a list of candidates for Senate that HOSPPAC supports:

Dist # Name Dist # Name Dist # Name SD 1 A.G. Crowe SD 13 Dale Erdey SD 27 Ronnie Johns SD 2 Elton Aubert SD 14 Yvonne Dorsey SD 28 Eric LaFleur SD 3 J.P. Morrell SD 15 Sharon Weston Broome SD 29 Rick Gallot Cynthia Willard‐Lewis SD 16 Dan Claitor SD 30 John Smith SD 4 Ed Murray SD 17 TBD SD 31 Gerald Long SD 5 Karen Peterson SD 18 Jody Amedee SD 32 Neil Riser SD 6 SD 19 Gary Smith SD 33 Mike Walsworth SD 7 David Heitmeier SD 20 SD 34 Francis Thompson SD 8 SD 21 TBD SD 35 Bob Kostelka SD 9 Conrad Appel SD 22 SD 36 Robert Adley SD 10 SD 23 SD 37 TBD SD 11 Jack Donahue SD 24 SD 38 Sherri Smith Cheek SD 12 Ben Nevers SD 25 Blade Morrish SD 39 Lydia Jackson SD 26 Jonathan Perry

Louisiana House of Representatives

Below is a list of candidates for House of Representatives that HOSPPAC supports:

Dist # Name Dist # Name Dist # Name HD 1 Jim Morris HD 38 Bernard LeBas HD 74 HD 2 Roy Burrell HD 39 TBD HD 75 HD 3 Ernest Baylor HD 40 HD 76 Kevin Pearson HD 4 Patrick Williams HD 41 Mickey Guillory HD 77 John Schroder HD 6 Thomas Carmody HD 42 HD 78 HD 7 Richie Burford HD 43 HD 79 Tony Ligi HD 8 TBD HD 44 TBD HD 80 Joe Lopinto HD 9 Henry Burns HD 45 Joel Robideaux HD 81 HD 10 TBD HD 46 Mike Huval HD 82 Cameron Henry HD 11 TBD HD 47 Bob Hensgens HD 83 Robert Billiot HD 12 TBD HD 48 Taylor Barras HD 84 Pat Connick HD 13 Jim Fannin HD 49 Simone Champagne HD 85 Bryan Adams HD 14 TBD HD 50 Sam Jones HD 86 TBD HD 15 Frank Hoffman HD 51 Joe Harrison HD 87 Girod Jackson HD 16 HD 52 Gordon Dove HD 88 HD 17 Marcus Hunter HD 53 TBD HD 89 Tim Burns HD 18 HD 54 Jerry Gisclair HD 90 Greg Cromer HD 19 Bubba Chaney HD 55 Jerome Richard HD 91 Walt Leger HD 20 HD 56 TBD HD 92 Tom Wilmott HD 21 HD 57 TBD HD 93 Helena Moreno HD 22 Billy Chandler HD 58 Ed Price HD 94 Nick Lorusso HD 23 Rick Nowlin HD 59 Eddie Lambert John LaBruzzo HD 24 Frankie Howard HD 60 Karen St. Germain HD 95 TBD HD 25 Barett Byrd HD 61 TBD HD 96 TBD HD 26 Herbert Dixon HD 62 HD 97 Jared Brossett HD 27 Chris Hazel HD 63 Dalton Honoré HD 98 HD 28 Robert Johnson HD 64 TBD HD 99 Wesley Bishop HD 29 Regina Ashford Barrow HD 65 Clif Richardson HD 100 Austin Badon HD 30 James Armes HD 67 Pat Smith HD 101 TBD HD 31 HD 68 Steve Carter HD 102 Jeff Arnold HD 32 HD 69 Erich Ponti HD 103 TBD HD 33 HD 70 HD 104 TBD HD 34 A.B. Franklin HD 71 Rogers Pope HD 105 TBD HD 36 Chuck Kleckley HD 72 HD 37 Johnny Guinn HD 73 Steve Pugh

ELECTION DATES:

 Primary Election: October 22, 2011  Early Voting: October 8 – 15, 2011

 General Election: November 19, 2011  Early Voting: November 5 – 12, 2011