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Texas Physicians Endorse Patient Advocate, Sen. Craig Estes for Reelection to Texas Senate District 30
| For Immediate Release: Jan. 30, 2008 | |
| Contacts: | |
| Pam Udall: (512) 370-1382; Cell: 413-6807; e-mail: pam.udall@texmed.org | |
| Brent Annear: (512) 370-1381; Cell: (512) 656-7320; e-mail: brent.annear@texmed.org | |
| TEXPAC Contact: David Reynolds (512) 370-1365; e-mail: david.reynolds@texmed.org | |
AUSTIN - TEXPAC, the political advocacy arm of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) has endorsed Sen. Craig Estes for reelection to Texas Senate District 30. TMA is Texas' largest physician organization.
"Senator Estes is a powerful champion in the Texas Legislature for patients and their physicians," said Manual Acosta, MD, chair of TEXPAC'S Board of Directors. "He is a strong and consistent advocate of the historic medical liability reforms enacted by the Texas Legislature in 2003. The reforms have served to help sick and injured Texans have more physicians who are more willing and able to give them the medical care they need."
"Senator Estes' legislative record proves that he is a tremendously effective patient advocate," Dr. Acosta added. "During the 2007 legislative session, he worked hard to ensure that important medical care was available to rural patients and uninsured children."
TEXPAC speaks on behalf of more than 43,000 Texas physicians and medical students, and nearly 8,000 alliance members. Organized in 1962, TEXPAC is one of the oldest political action committees in Texas. TEXPAC also is one of the largest bipartisan PACs in the state and ranks first in size among other state medical association PACs.
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