Maryland Psychiatric Political Action Committee Legislative Reception

By Steven R. Daviss, M.D.

[Spring 2001; Vol. 27, No. 3; Pg 7]

The MPPAC held its Annual Legislative Reception on Wednesday, January 31 at the Governor Calvert House in Annapolis. The event was very well attended with 31 legislators and 24 members, our lobbyist, Franklin Goldstein, Walter Hill, WPS Executive Director and Jennifer Gajewski, Assistant Executive Director of the MPS.

The cocktail reception lasted for over two hours, allowing members and legislators plenty of time to have in-depth conversations about issues of importance to psychiatrists and their patients. Franklin Goldstein, and Mayer Liebman, MD, MPPAC Chair, welcomed guests and encouraged legislators to use the members of the MPS and SMPS as a resource for issues pertaining to mental illness. The event proved to be an excellent opportunity for members to get acquainted with several legislators. As a friendly reminder, legislators were given a bookmark highlighting the MPS’ and SMPS’ legislative agenda for 2001.

We would like to thank the following legislators and members for attending and making the event such a success!

Legislators
Senator John Astle
Delegate Robert Baldwin
Delegate Rudolph Cane
Senator Richard Colburn
Senator Michael Collins
Delegate Mary Conroy
Delegate John Donoghue
Senator Arthur Dorman
Senator Nathaniel Exum
Delegate Tony Fulton
Delegate Marilyn Goldwater
Delegate Michael Gordon
Senator John Hafer
Senator Paula Hollinger
Delegate James Hubbard
Delegate Adrienne Jones
Delegate Richard La Vay
Delegate Sam Linton
Delegate Brian McHale
Senator Thomas “Mac” Middleton
Delegate Dan Morhaim
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Delegate Nathaniel Oaks
Delegate George Owings
Delegate Shane Pendergrass
Delegate James Ports
Senator Jean Roesser
Delegate Joan Stern
Senator Norman Stone
Delegate Paul Stull
Senator Leonard Teitelbaum

Members
Andrew F. Angelino, M.D.
C. Elizabeth Beasley, M.D.
Joan L. Bielefeld, M.D.
Joseph S. Bierman, M.D.
Steven R. Daviss, M.D.
Theodore M. Feldberg, M.D.
Robert A. Herman, M.D.
Leonard J. Hertzberg, M.D.
William E. Legat, M.D.
Leon A. Levin, M.D.
Mayer C. Liebman, M.D.
William G. Prescott, M.D.
Richard A. Ratner, M.D.
Robert P. Roca, M.D.
Patrick J. Sheehan, M.D.
Lex B. Smith, M.D.
Dina R. Sokal, M.D.
Bruce T. Taylor, M.D.
Ulku Ulgur, M.D.
John Chapman Urbaitis, M.D.
Paul A. Van Ravenswaay, M.D.
Neil E. Warres, M.D.
Robin Weiss, M.D.