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Tue Aug 07, 2012 at 09:30 AM CDT
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 Today, Incumbent Democratic State Senator Wendy Davis of Fort Worth received the endorsement of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians. Calling her "a tireless advocate for physicians and patients," the TAFP endorsed Sen. Davis over her Republican challenger Dr. Mark Shelton, a pediatrician who has worked at Cook Children's Hospital for more than 20 years.
Texas Academy of Family Physicians is a major endorsement for Senator Davis because it is Texas' largest physician specialty organization. Sen. Davis has previously been honored as the recipient of the 2012 Texas Women's Health Champion Award from the Texas Association of OB-GYNs for standing up for women's health and the needs of Texas families.
"Sen. Davis has championed access to health care and growing our physician workforce because she understands that a healthy Texas means a healthy and competitive economy," said Dr. Joane Baumer, M.D., a TAFP member and Fort Worth physician. "Family physicians are supporting Sen. Wendy Davis because she has been a steadfast advocate for doctors and for all patients."
In receiving the endorsement, Sen. Davis said that "a healthy, competitive workforce ensures our economic prosperity and protects our families. I'm honored that the work I've done on behalf of doctors and patients has earned this prestigious endorsement."
Dr. Shelton has put his practice and background in medicine front and center in his campaign, using the slogan "The Doctor We Trust, The Conservative Leader We Need" on his campaign materials and his title in his website URL at www.DRmarkshelton.com. It would appear that he's not the Doctor that the Texas Academy of Family Physicians "trusts" in the Texas Senate. |
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