PADPAC Gives You a Voice
M AY
If you want to attend a fundraiser in your
home area or in Harrisburg please let us know
and we’ll get you ready so you are an effective
advocate and have fun. We attended a lot of
significant fundraisers – all to good effect.
PADPAC attended the following fund raisers in 2019:
MARCH
Sen. John Blake (D-Lackawanna) – Government Relations
Committee chair Dr. Darleen Oleski met with Sen. Blake in his
district and strategized on the best way to move our HB 564
through the General Assembly.
House Democratic Professional Licensure chair Rep. Harry
Readshaw (D-Allegheny) - We have worked with him to move
HB 64, carryover of CE credits, through the legislature.
Rep. Sue Helm (R-Dauphin) - She is a long time friend and
stalwart supporter of PDA. She has been with us every step
of the way.
Rep. Karen Boback (R-Luzerne) - She is the prime sponsor
of HB 488, PDA’s dental student loan forgiveness bill. She is
a true friend to PDA and organized dentistry. Her son is a
dentist in California.
Sen. Joe Pittman (R-Indiana) - As a Senate staffer he was a
huge help in moving our Assignment of Benefits bill through
the General Assembly last year. We couldn’t have done it
without him. When he ran for the 41st Senatorial seat we
supported him very early on.
APRIL
Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren) - she is the House Health
Committee chair.
Majority Caucus Administrator Kurt Masser
(R-Northumberland) - He is a member of House leadership
who handles the various day-to-day tasks involving the
House Republican caucus.
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Rep. Jerry Knowles (R-Schuylkill) - He is a friend of PDA and
is also the Chair of the Subcommittee on Health Facilities.
Rep. Steven Mentzer (R-Lancaster) - He is the vice-chair
of the House Insurance Committee.
JUNE
Rep. Stephen Barrar (R-Delaware) - He is a standout friend
to PDA and is always with us in the fight for your profession
and your patients.
PDA president Dr. Charles Incalcaterra and immediate past
president Dr. Jim Boyle attended the House Republican
Roundup. The Roundup is the summer picnic fundraiser
for House Republicans. The House is currently majority
Republican. They had an opportunity to discuss PDA issues
with a number of House members.
Rep. Mike Schlossberg (D-Lehigh) - He sits on the Health,
Human Services and Professional Licensure committees.
Rep. Mindy Fee (R-Lancaster) - She is the prime sponsor of
PDA supported bill HB 994 which would allow Public Health
Dental Hygiene Practitioners (PHDHPs) to conduct dental
screenings at schools.
The Senate Republican Hoopla- The Hoopla is the summer
picnic fundraiser for Senate Republicans. The House is
currently majority Republican.
SEPTEMBER
Dr. Steven Grater, GRC member, attended the Central PA Golf
Outing with House Appropriations chair Rep. Stan Saylor
(R-York), Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin), and PDA lobbyist
Peg Kuskin.