The 2008 election represents an opportunity to push health care reform to the top of the list of things that must be addressed by the new Congress and the new President. AAPA's advocacy initiative, PAs for a Healthy America: Vote 2008, offers you information and tools so you can make this happen!
Advocacy: What You Can Do
Get to know candidates for local, state and federal offices.
Ask them about their health care platforms.
Write or call legislators about PA priority issues.
Volunteer to work for the candidate of your choice.
Attend town hall meetings, candidate forums - wear your PAs for a Healthy America: Vote 2008 button (available from AAPA by contacting cherri@aapa.org).
Invite candidates to visit your practice or tour your facility – show them physician-PA teams at work meeting the health needs of your community.
VOTE (click the Where I Vote button to find your local polling place)
Message from AAPA
Calendar
August 1 - September 8
Congressional recess, House of Representatives
August 11 - September 8
Congressional recess, US Senate
August 25-28
Democratic Convention, Denver, CO
September 1-4
GOP Convention, St. Paul, MN
September 26
Congress targeted adjournment
November 4
Election Day
The Latest Word
AAPA government affairs staff shares current news on a regular basis from Washington, D.C. See what's happening in Congress on issues of interest to PAs.
AAPA Questionnaire/ Responses from Presidential Candidates
AAPA sent presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain a questionnaire on specific issues of interest to physician assistants. Read both candidates' answers to our questions.
Who's Running for Election to Congress?
All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, plus those held by non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa, and 33 seats in the U.S. Senate will be filled on Election Day. See who's running by clicking on the links below.
Who's contributing to the candidates? OpenSecrets.org, sponsored by the Center for Responsive Politics, shows you the financial status of everyone running for office, who's contributing to whom, and just about everything about political fundraising.
What are the laws about political contributions, anyway? The Federal Election Commission has the answers, as well as reported campaign contributions to candidates and parties.
Doesn't the AAPA have a Political Action Committee? Yes, we do. Read more about it.
Weekly Poll
State Profiles
For a statistical overview of the PAs providing medical care in your state that you can print out and share with your federal legislators, click HERE.
Major Party Presidential Candidate Platforms on Health
In need of advocacy training? AAPA has a new workshop that gives PA groups of 10 to 60 an inside look into the political process and demonstrates the importance of grassroots involvement. Click here to learn more about this exciting new tool.
