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Kevin's Advocacy Blog
A blog to explore prostate cancer public policy initiatives and strategies.
ELECTION 2008: Results
Posted by:
KevinatZERO on
November 5, 2008 at
2:06PM UEDT
[NOTE: This was supposed to be in today's edition of AWARE, however AWARE will not be going out until Thursday, but I wanted to let you know how things seem to be shaking up. Check back soon for action items and how we plan to get a jump on the 111th Congress.]
The Congressional Landscape After an historic Presidential election, we look at the new Congressional landscape that will certainly have its own impact on determining the direction President-elect Obama’s administration will take. The big picture is still up in the air with 4 Senate seats and a handful of House races still up in the air (at the time of writing this report). What we know is Democrats gained at least 5 seats in the Senate and 12 seats in the House and the work to educate the new members of Congress about prostate cancer will begin as soon as possible. The key races involving supporters of prostate cancer issues should prove to be mostly positive. In Georgia, Rep. Jim Marshall won handily and will return to fight for research funding and screening for uninsured men. As for prostate cancer supporter Senator Saxby Chambliss, he currently holds a slim lead in his race, but at this time it is still yet to be called. Senator Elizabeth Dole has lost her seat to Kay Hagen in North Carolina. Senator-elect Hagen is an early target to support prostate cancer. Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, a prostate cancer survivor, currently holds a narrow lead to retain his Senate seat, but still faces the felony conviction handed down by a grand jury just before the election. Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha, chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, has retained his seat and will continue to be a primary target to help increase prostate cancer research funding. In Florida, while Rep. Tim Mahoney was defeated, other prostate cancer supporters held their seats and the task at hand is to reach out and gain support from the new members of the Florida delegation. Senator-elect Mark Udall in Colorado has a history of prostate cancer support and solidifying his support in the Senate is also a high priority. In other key races involving prostate cancer supporters: Nevada: Jon Porter lost. Kansas: Nancy Boyda lost. New Hampshire: Carol Shea-Porter won. Connecticut: Christopher Shays lost. South Carolina: Henry Brown won. Kentucky: John Yarmuth won. We are still analyzing the makeup of the new Congress and will be setting our sights on initial targeted members of Congress to begin educating them about prostate cancer. If you have specific questions about your Representative or Senators, please contact Kevin or Marie.
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