October 1, 2018
AUSTIN –TEXPAC, the political arm of the Texas Medical Association (TMA),
today announced the physician group’s final endorsements for the 2018 general election.
“TEXPAC selects the
candidates who will support Texas physicians in our effort to provide excellent
patient care,” said TEXPAC Board Chair Robert Rogers, MD, a Fort Worth
allergist. “This slate of candidates join TEXPAC’s earlier endorsements of men
and women who recognize the importance of upholding the patient-physician
relationship.”
Dr. Rogers said
each of the candidates has the support of local physicians, an important
criterion in earning the organization’s backing. “We know these candidates will
turn to physicians whom they trust for direction in critical votes about
patient care,” he said. He said TEXPAC is confident these individuals will
support organized medicine, and they will fight against legislation that could
interfere with medical practices and good patient care.
The new
TEXPAC-endorsed candidates are:
Texas
Senate
District 8 — Angela Paxton (R)
Texas House of Representatives
District 37 — Alex Dominguez (D)
District 46 — Sheryl Cole (D)
District 52 — Cynthia Flores (R)
District 54 — Brad Buckley
(R)
District 104 — Jessica Gonzalez (D)
District 109 — Carl Sherman (D)
District 114 — John Turner (D)
District 116 — Trey Martinez-Fischer (D)
District 118 — Leo Pacheco (D)
TEXPAC met during TMA’s Fall Conference this
past weekend to make the selections. They join these TEXPAC endorsements announced earlier.
TEXPAC speaks on behalf of
more than 51,000 Texas physicians and medical students, and approximately 5,000
TMA Alliance volunteer 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.