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JULY
Sen. Don White’s golf outing. Sen. White is the Senate Banking
& Insurance chair. He helped move SB 373 out of his committee.
House Appropriations chair Stan Saylor spoke at PDA’s July
Leadership Conference.
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AUGUST
Fifth District held a business round table discussion with Sen. Mike Regan.
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SEPTEMBER
Sen. Lisa Boscola golf outing. She is the minority chair of the Senate
Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure committee. She was the
only Democratic vote to move SB 373 out of the Senate Banking &
Insurance committee.
House Republican Campaign Committee (HRCC) golf outing
Sen. Jake Corman golf outing. He is the Senate Majority Leader.
He sets the legislative agenda for the Senate.
Rep. Sue Helm fundraiser. She is a long time friend of PDA. She also sits
on the House Appropriations and Professional Licensure committee.
PDA President-Elect Charles Incalcaterra held a fundraiser at his home
for Senate Appropriations chair Pat Browne. PADPAC made a hard
dollar campaign contribution and covered Dr. Incalcaterra’s expenses
in hosting the fundraiser.
The importance of hard dollar
contributions
In order to move your agenda through
the General Assembly and the regulatory
agencies we need to make contributions
to support those who support us. It is a
constant fight to overcome the power and
reach of the insurance lobby. In order to fight
and win for you PADPAC needs hard dollar
contributions. Due to state and federal laws,
PDA categorizes PADPAC funds into two
types. Hard dollars are contributions made
via personal check or credit card. Only hard
dollars may be used for political campaign
contributions. Soft dollars are contributions
made with a business check or credit card.
Soft dollars may only be used for admin-
istrative purposes such as assisting district
or local dental societies with a fundraising
event.
We need hard dollars in order to build
relationships and make a decisive impact
in political races around the state. Please
contribute via your personal check or credit
card. We need to rebuild the PAC from all the
fundraisers we attended to move SB 373 As-
signment of Benefits through the legislature.
We also need to “prime the pump” for the
2019-20 legislative session. Please give what
you can as every little bit helps. If you don’t
want to make a lump sum contribution you
can make monthly contributions which may
be easier or more convenient for you. If you
choose the monthly contribution by the end
of the year you will have made a significant
contribution towards your PAC.
You too can attend fundraisers and build
your relationship with your senator and
representative. Just ask and we’ll set you up
with everything you need to have fun and
be an effective advocate.
Please contribute hard dollars as we need
them to drive your agenda forward. If you
don’t contribute you make it more likely that
the insurance lobby’s voice will be louder
than ours.
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