LOUISIANA MEDICAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE LAMPAC
MEMORANDUM
Regardless of our idealistic nature as physicians, the past several years have clearly indicated a need for all of us to get in the trenches to fight for our patients and the practice of medicine. Politics matters. LSMS has full time lobbyists working year-round to protect us and our patients. They can’t do it alone. As a physician, you need to engage in advocacy with your legislators. Today we are urging you to also consider joining us a LAMPAC member. As leaders of the political action committee, we are launching efforts to reenergize the political action committee which like so much of our lives has been impacted by our required focus on COVID. The last few years have properly focused on the pandemic and its surrounding issues limiting our time and ability to promote and support our PAC. However, the reality remains that some of the most important work we do on behalf of physicians involves politics. Many of the groups who regularly oppose us at the capitol are heavily invested in the political process, outspending us significantly to elect legislators who will support laws to benefit them. We need to be in a position to counter their efforts which requires us to band together as a profession and put our money into these efforts. Our goal is to engage 250 new donors before the end of 2022. In July, we will be heavily recruiting throughout the LSMS membership. If you can, please commit now and help us reach our goal by scanning the QR code and contributing early.
Should you have questions, please contact Maria Bowen (mbowen@lsms.org). This is important. Engage. Advocate. Commit. Join LAMPAC.
Susan Bankston, MD LAMPAC Vice Chair
John Noble, MD LAMPAC Chair
“ The Louisiana Medical Political Action Committee allows physicians to more easily engage in the electoral process. It is a separate organization from LSMS and contributions made to it are voluntary. Donations are quick, easy and powerful!
12 J LA MED SOC | VOL 174 | SUMMER 2022
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