Thank you to all of the attendees who chose to support the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Political Action Committee (AASM PAC) during Sleep Medicine Trends 2016. By attending our AASM PAC Lunch or making an individual contribution to the PAC, AASM members left Phoenix well-informed and significantly better equipped for the election year ahead.
The AASM PAC ended the weekend with $2,300 in donations — 55% of our goal for the weekend and 6% of what we need to be viable in the 2016 general election! We have extended our donation deadline to this Friday so please donate to help us reach our goal!
To our dedicated physician members who chose to make a donation to the PAC this weekend — I give you my sincere thanks. Your hard-earned dollars will all be used to support sleep-friendly legislators in their campaigns this November.
I also would like to give a big “thank you” to the Chairman of the Arizona Republican Party, Robert Graham, for joining the PAC lunch as our featured speaker. Mr. Graham’s speech was memorable and informative for all, and his dedication to political action served as a shining example to everyone in attendance.
I left the course proud of my fellow physician members for their dedication to promoting healthy, restorative sleep through political action. We’ve consistently grown our PAC presence at Trends, and this year was no different. In fact, you and your fellow donors outperformed our 2015 contributions by nearly 75%.
Election Day is quickly approaching, but there is still time to help us meet our PAC goals. The Academy suggests that every member donate $100 dollars or more to the AASM PAC at least once a year, but any donation of any size will help to ensure sleep friendly candidates a seat in Congress.
Consider making a donation to the AASM PAC today to create a more viable future for your practice.
Sincerely,
David Kuhlmann, MD, FAASM
AASM PAC Chair
