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Texas Physicians Endorse Rep. Thomas Latham for Reelection to Texas House District 101
| For Immediate Release: Feb. 22, 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 Rep. Thomas Latham for reelection to Texas House District 101. TMA is Texas' largest physician organization.
"Representative Latham is steadfast in his support of the issues that matter most to Texas physicians and their patients," said Manuel Acosta, MD, chair of the TMA Political Action Committee (TEXPAC) Board of Directors. "His leadership ensures that hard-earned tax dollars are spent appropriately and wisely."
He clearly understands that taxpayers pay a huge price tag when uninsured patients, especially children, cannot get medical care in a doctor's office. Without ongoing and preventive health care, uninsured children end up in expensive emergency rooms with even more severe and costly illnesses.
"We look forward to working with Representative Latham again," added Dr. Acosta.
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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