PADPAC
& Grassroots
THE PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
(PADPAC) welcomes you to the 2018 Pennsylvania’s Dental Meeting.
We thank our PADPAC donors for investing their time, money and
effort in making the dental profession’s future brighter for dentists and
patients. Throughout 2017, PADPAC was instrumental in supporting
candidates who work on behalf of dentists and their patients. In
2018, our hard work will continue to depend on members’ generous
support. Whether a new member or through your continued support,
your contribution to PADPAC helps us remain one of the largest and
strongest bi-partisan PACs in Pennsylvania. With your help we can get
Assignment of Benefits (SB 373) in Pennsylvania. This is the year. It will
happen this year, or not at all. Please help us to help you change the
legislative landscape for the better.
PADPAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ADVISORS
Treasurer and GRAG Liaison: Dr. Darleen Oleski
At-Large Liaison: Dr. Richard J. Clark III
BOT Liaison: Dr. Mathew Zale
WHAT IS PADPAC?
A political action committee is an organization that pools contributions
from members and donates those funds to campaigns. Due to state and
federal laws, PDA has categorized PADPAC funding into two categories.
When deciding how to appropriate PADPAC contributions, PDA must
distinguish how donors make their contributions:
HARD DOLLARS:
Contributions made with a personal check or credit card. Only hard
dollars may be used for political campaign contributions.
SOFT DOLLARS:
Contributions made with a corporate check or credit card. Only soft
dollars may be used for administrative purposes such as assisting
district or local dental societies with a fundraising event.
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Join PADPAC to ensure success during
the 2017-18 Legislative Session!
As we finish up this legislative session, it is
critical that we maintain PADPAC's standing
as one of the top bi-partisan health care
political action committees in Pennsylvania.
A new legislative session means new Senate
and House members to educate about the
dental profession and the importance of
maintaining an excellent environment to
practice statewide. It is through hard dollars
(personal checks or personal credit cards) that
our members, lobbyists, and staff can forge
relationships with legislators. Through hard
dollars, we can attend legislative receptions
and golf outings and meet legislators and staff
who determine the outcome of our legislative
priorities. After a major election year, it is
important to build our hard dollars in the lead
up to the 2018 gubernatorial election.