Legislative News
YOUR ROADMAP TO INFORMATION ON HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM
OSMA Health System Reform Web Site: www.osma.org/hsr
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OSMA Resource Center: Call 800.766.6762 or e-mail info@osma.org
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OHIO STATE MEDICAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OSMAPAC)
OSMAPAC is the Ohio State Medical Association Political Action Committee. Members include one physician representative from each OSMA council district, a resident physician member, a medical student and two OSMA Alliance members. Kathy Harter of Franklin County (Columbus) and I are the two State Alliance members. We work wit and support candidates who will listen to the voice of medicine regardless of political affiliation.
OSMAPAC meets four times a year and holds conference calls as needed. Tim Maglione, Legislative Director, leads a fine team of lobbyists and office staff. The newest staff member is Laura Padgitt who is very willing to visit County Medical Alliances to inform them about the PAC and to provide Statehouse updates.
2010 will be a big election year for many races: Governor, all State Representatives, half of the Senators and trhee Supreme Court Justice, including Chief Justice. Thanks to the support of Ohio physicians our numbers and accounts are in fairly good shape at present; however, 2010 will be a heavy PAC year.
So...please have your voice heard and join our OSMAPAC TODAY! You can easily pay with your credit card and, of course, checks are always accepted. Physician spouse membership is $100.
Join now: OSMAPAC
Dee Talmage/Legislative Chair
LEGISLATORS QUICK CONTACT
United States House of Representatives
Ohio's 9th District
The Honorable Marcy Kaptur (Democrat-Ohio)
2186 Rayburn
Washington DC, 20515
202-225-4146
http://www.kaptur.house.gov/Library/contact.aspx
or
One Maritime Place
6th Floor
Toledo, OH 43604
1-800-964-4699
United States Senate
Senator Sherrod Brown (Democrat-Ohio)
455 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-2315
or
600 East Superior Avenue, Room 2450
Cleveland, OH 44114
216-522-7272
Senator Rob Portman (Republican-Ohio)
524 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-3363
or
37 West Broad Street, Room 310
Columbus, Ohio 43215
614-469-6697
OHIO GOVERNOR
Governor John Kasich (R)
Governor's Office
Riffe Center - 30th Floor
77 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6108
614-466-9354
OHIO SENATE
Senator Edna Brown (D)
Statehouse
Room Number 051, Ground Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
614-466-5204
Senator Mark Wagoner (R)
Majority Whip
Senate Building
Room Number 129, First Floor
Columbus, Oh 43215
614-466-8060
OHIO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Rep. Barbara Sears - District 46 (R)
77 South High Street
10th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-6111
614-466-1731
Email: district46@ghr.state.oh.us
Rep. Teresa Fedor - District 47 (D)
77 South High Street
11th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
614-644-6017
Email: district47@ghr.state.oh.us
Rep. Micheal Ashford - District 48 (D)
77 South High Street
11th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
614-466-1401
Email: district48@ghr.state.oh.us
Rep. Matt Szollosi - District 49 (D)
Speaker Pro Tempore
77 South High Street
14th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
614-466-1418
Email: district49@ghr.state.oh.us