PAC Corner Candidates Supported for 2020 Congressional Election Cycle...and More!
In late August, we emailed all AAPD PAC-eligible We also included a link to an inspirational keynote address by members (Active, Life, Affiliate, and Postdoctoral AAPD Congressional Liaison Dr. Heber Simmons Jr., in Wash- Student) to share a link to the 2020 AAPD PAC An- ington, D.C., in March, 2020.2 This encapsulates the role that all nual Report. I strongly encourage all AAPD mem- pediatric dentists can play in advocating for optimal oral health 1 bers to review the report. for all children. This report recognizes our contributors, highlights our activi- I want to thank all of you who have supported the AAPD ties, and demonstrates how your PAC is THE BIG ADVOCATE for PAC in the current dues cycle. little teeth. As noted on pages six of the AAPD PAC Annual Report, here are candidates supported by the AAPD PAC in the 2020 Congressional election cycle. ▲ House members denoted with this symbol signed onto a FY 2021 Dear Colleague Letter in support of Title VII Pediatric Dentistry appropriations, which was generated by Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Calif. 26th). This is AAPD’s number one federal appropriations priority. Senate House Florida Massachusetts Oklahoma Gus Bilirakis Richard Neal Tom Cole Illinois Alabama Dick Durbin Mo Brooks Georgia Michigan Tennessee Drew Ferguson Fred Upton Chuck Fleischmann Iowa Arizona Mark Green Joni Ernst Paul Gosar Idaho Minnesota Mike Simpson Betty McCollum Texas Kentucky Arkansas Steve Palazzo Brian Babin Mitch McConnell Steve Womack Illinois Danny Davis Mississippi Kevin Brady Louisiana California Rodney Davis Michael Guest Michael Burgess Bill Cassidy Lucille Roybal Allard Henry Cuellar Indiana Trent Kelly Maine Julia Brownley Kay Granger Jackie Walorski Nevada Susan Collins Salud Carbajal Van Taylor Anna Eshoo ▲ Mark Amodei Kansas Vermont Mississippi Barbara Lee Sharice Davids New Jersey Peter Welch ▲ Cindy Hyde-Smith Mike Levin ▲ Kentucky Frank Pallone Montana Katie Porter Washington Brett Guthri Jeff Van Drew ▲ Steve Daines Kristi Smith Derek Kilmer New York Jackie Speier ▲ Maine Rick Larsen New Hampshire Yvette Clarke Eric Swalwell Chellie Pingree ▲ Kim Schrier Jean Shaheen Grace Meng Colorado Maryland Wisconsin Oregon Hakeem Jeffries ▲ Diana DeGette Elijah Cummings Mark Pocan Jeff Merkley North Carolina Bryan Steil Connecticut Andy Harris- physician Rhode Island Virginia Foxx Joe Courtney Steny Hoyer Jack Reed David Price Rosa DeLauro Dutch Ruppersberger ▲ South Carolina John Larson ▲ Lindsay Graham Indicates dentist member of Congress Utah Mitt Romney There are also 49 additional signers of the Dear Colleague letter that the AAPD PAC supported who are listed in the Annual Report. 8 November PDT 2020 | AAPD PAC I also want to thank all those AAPD leaders who helped deliver AAPD PAC checks in this election cycle, whether via Zoom fund-raiser events or (in a few cases) in person. Here are a few examples:
l-r Council on Government Affairs Chair Dr. Jessica Robertson (and On Aug. 14, 2020, Dr. Jeff Rhodes (r) welcomed Congressman Steve son) with Congressman/dentist Paul Gosar (R-Ariz. 4th) in early Womack (l) (R-Ark. 3rd) to Dr. Rhodes’ pediatric dental office Smile September 2020. Shoppe. Rhodes serves as Public Policy Advocate for the Arkansas Society of Pediatric Dentistry. Congressman Womack serves on the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations.
On Aug. 29, 2020, pediatric dentist Mark Lisagor (Camarillo, Calif.) hosted a Zoom fund-raiser for Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Calif. 25th). This was Ms. Brownley’s birthday, and there were more than 80 people on the Zoom. This turned out to be the big- gest fund-raiser of the year for her campaign. Congresswoman Brownley has spearheaded Dear Colleague letters in support of funding for Title VII pediatric dentistry.3 Lisagor serves on the AAPD PAC Advisory Board.
(l-r) U.S. Senator Jean Shaheen (D-N.H.) and New Hampshire Public Policy Advocate Dr. Roger Achong during an Aug. 25, 2020, Zoom meeting.
For further information about the AAPD PAC, please contact PAC Secretary C. Scott Litch at (312) 337-2169 ext. 29 or slitch@aapd. org. Dr. Clifford R. Hartmann, D.D.S., F.A.A.P.D., PAC Steering Committee Chair
1https://www.aapd.org/globalassets/media/pac/2020-pac-annual-report-final.pdf 2The keynote can be viewed with the access password of AAPD: https://vimeo.com/videoreviewlink/ 3https://www.aapd.org/globalassets/media/advocacy/fy2021-pediatric-dentistry-appropriations-dear-colleague-letter-with-signers.pdf review/400007200/62f361470e
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