An Important Message from House Candidate Kim Kendall, District 17

Calling out All Nurses, Friends and Supporters of Nursing: 

We need your help! If you are Republican and can vote in District 17 closed Republican party primary, please vote for Kim on August 14. Early voting starts this week too. If you have friends and family in this area, do ask them to help too!

A Message from Kim:

Florida Nurse Practitioner Network and the Florida Nurses Association have both given me their support and endorsements. My teammates and I are very humbled by that - and we do not take it for granted!

We are working on the issue of Florida Nurse Practitioners not being able to work to their full extent of their training - like they are allowed in 48 other states! - These things include; being able to prescribe controlled substances like cough medicine with codeine, write an order for an x-ray, write an order for physical therapy, write a death certificate, prescribe diarrhea medication.

For 18 years the Nurse Practitioners have been battling to have their voices heard. Backed by recommendations of other organizations, such as; the Institute of Medicine, the Agency for Health Care Administration task force, and the Florida Senate's Interim report - have all concluded that Florida's NP's should be able to work to their full extent of training.

The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) and Florida Tax Watch Government Cost Savings Task Force - both agree that the saving would be $339 million annually - across Florida's entire health care system.

I am running against "Doc" Renuart (and Mike Davis) - all three of us are Republicans. There is no Democrat in the race - so the Primary (Aug. 14) decides the winner. And I am running in State House District 17 - which is entirely in St. Johns County (80% of it.)

The FNPN and the FNA decided to endorse me - because my teammates and I are willing to stand up for this cause - even with the warfare being fired our way - and because "Doc" Renuart has not supported this legislation. And over the last four years - this bill has died in Doc's Health Committee. (Even Doc's own NP - Laura Bailey - has said how he has always been against NP's being able to work to their full extent of their training.

We are looking very good - and have the numbers to win! We have a 52-man volunteer team - and 8,000 votes will win the race. Doc lost 122,000 of his constituents - so this is a "new" district for him. And 44% of the vote is in NW St. Johns County where we live - but we DON'T underestimate our opponents. Especially - with over $80,000 donated to his campaign from physicians and FMA groups just recently.

This Saturday is early voting (Aug. 4 - Aug 11) and then the election Aug. 14. We could really use your help! If we are to get Doc Renuart out of office and get me in place where I can get this bill heard - we need your help in these areas....

• waving a sign on an election day near a voting station
• putting a sign in your yard
• phone calling
• emailing and face booking your friends about this issue and getting out the vote 

Anyone (whether a nurse or not) who would like to be added to our volunteer list for email updates - or would like to help in one of the ways mentioned - please email me at kimjkendall@gmail.com

Here are three videos you can view to see the work we've already been doing - and the reason why some of the physician groups and lobbyists are coming after us - not wanting this message to be heard.

First Coast News Nurse Practitioner Press Conference clip

Debate forum with Doc, Mike, & Kim – showing answer to the Nurse Practitioner question – VERY telling

More complete overview of NP Press conference – 6 minute video – shows snips from all main speakers

Florida Nurse Practitioner Network Press Conference - YouTube

Also, please visit our website at www.ElectKendall.com

Thank you in advance for your faith in my teammates and in me - and for your vote!
Kim

Kim J. Kendall for Florida House
www.ElectKendall.com
M 904.813.8799
kimjkendall@gmail.com
Political advertisement paid for and approved by Kim J. Kendall, Republican, for State
Representative