AzAFP Endorses Candidates Committed to Health Care Solutions The 2018 election is important and will shape many policies over the next two years. The Arizona Academy of Family Physicians is proud to announce general election endorsements of legislative candidates from around the state that represent our vision for health care and public health. These endorsements are based on a variety of considerations, including past votes and/or stated positions on several bills and issues that AzAFP has endorsed:
• Extension of the state’s KidsCare insurance program; • Protection of Medicaid coverage for Arizona parents and childless adults; • Limited access to tanning beds and tobacco products for minors; • Prohibition on teenagers texting while driving; • Voluntary certification for community health workers; • Streamlined credentialing for health care providers; • Increased resources to address Arizona’s health workforce shortage, including graduate medical education; • Continuation of “existing sunrise” process that ensures adequate debate and analysis for proposed changes to medical regulation and scope of practice.
District 1: Karen Fann, Senate District 10: David Bradley, Senate Noel Campbell, House Kristen Engel, House District 3: Sally Ann Gonzales, Senate District 11: Hollace Lyon, House Andres Cano, House District 13: Joanne Osborne, House District 5: Regina Cobb, House District 15: Heather Carter, Senate District 6: Felicia French, House District 18: Sean Bowie, Senate District 8: Sharon Girard, Senate District 21: Rick Gray, Senate Frank Pratt, Senate Bradley Hughes, House David Cook, House District 23: John Kavanagh, House TJ Shope, House Jay Lawrence, House District 9: Victoria Steele, Senate District 24: Lela Alston, Senate Randall Friese, House Amish Shah, House Pamela Powers Hannley, District 25: Michelle Udall, House House
District 26: Juan Mendez, Senate District 28: Kate Brophy McGee, Senate Isela Blanc, House Kelli Butler, House Athena Salman, House Kathy Pappas Petsas, House District 27: Rebecca Rios, Senate District 30: Tony Navarette, Senate Reginald Bolding, House Robert Meza, House Diego Rodriguez, House
Note: Visit www.azredistricting.org to find your legislators and a map of legislative districts.
Important Election Dates
October 9, 2018 Last day to register to vote in the general election
October 10, 2018 Early ballots mailed for the general election
November 6, 2018 General election