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Special Election Coverage
The ADEA Government Relations team has been at work unpacking the results of the 2020 Presidential Election and have decided that this week’s ADEA Advocate will come in two parts. The first part of our special election coverage will look at results on the federal level and will be followed up next week with our coverage on state results. As always, we look forward to our readers’ comments and encourage you to reach out with your thoughts. You feedback is always welcome.
Volume 1, No. 85, November 12, 2020
The Presidential Election Results
At press time, three states (Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina) remain undecided, and former Vice President Joseph Biden (D) is projected to have 279 electoral votes without those three states. If President Trump were to win all three states (at press time, he trailed in Arizona and Georgia), he would not be able to eclipse Biden’s lead.
The 2020 Senate Election Results
In the U.S. Senate race, a Republican candidate leads or has won six of the seven tossup seats.
Before the election, the makeup of the Senate was a 53-47 Republican majority. Democrats lost the Alabama seat, but picked up Colorado and Arizona, as expected. Because the Arizona race was a special election to fill the unexpired term of the late U.S. Sen. John McCain’s, U.S. Senator-elect Mark Kelly (D) will take office in late November, during the current Senate session.
In the North Carolina senate race, incumbent U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R) leads by slightly more than 95,000 votes, with 97% of the vote counted.
In Georgia, both Senate seats were on the ballot this year. U.S. Sen. David Perdue’s (R) term expires, and he is seeking another term. He leads with 49.8% of the vote over his nearest opponent. However, Georgia law requires that a winner must receive a majority of the votes (50.1%) or enter a runoff with his nearest competitor. The other Georgia seat, held by appointed U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R), is a special election to fill the unexpired term of former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R), who resigned over the summer due to bad health. Neither candidate received half of the vote, so this seat is also headed to a runoff on Jan. 5, 2021.
The 2020 House Election Results
Though Democrats are expected to retain control in the U.S. House of Representatives, as of this writing, 23 House races are not yet officially called. So far, Democrats have won 216 seats and the Republicans have won 196 seats—218 seats are needed [ [link removed]®ion=TOP_BANNER&context=election_recirc ] to secure the majority in the House.
Despite polls and Democratic predictions of an overwhelming Democratic House majority, Democrats have only gained three Republican held seats so far, while Republicans have picked up eight Democratic held seats so far. One major blow to the Democrats was the loss of U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.). Rep. Peterson was the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and represented his Minnesota district since 1991.
One thing this election brings to both parties in the House is more diversity in gender and sexual orientation. Currently, Republican women account for only 13 of the 102 women elected in 2018. However, over a dozen seats are expected to be won by non-incumbent Republican women in this year’s election. Most notably, former Minnesota Lt. Gov. Michelle Fischbach (R) defeated U.S. Rep. Peterson in Minnesota’s 7th District, while in Florida’s 27th District, Maria Elvira Salazar beat U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla.), who was a former Health and Human Services Secretary in the Clinton administration. Also, New York Democrats Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres became the first openly gay Black men elected to Congress, where there will now be a record of nine openly LGBTQ House members.
U.S. Reps. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) are both expected to remain in their respective positions as Speaker of the House and Minority Leader.
ADEA Advocacy in Action
This appears weekly in the ADEA Advocate to summarize and provide direct links to recent advocacy actions taken by ADEA. Please let us know what you think and how we might improve its usefulness.
Lost Clinic Revenue
Provider Relief Fund portal [ [link removed] ] and user guide [ [link removed] ]
August 11 – ADEA letter [ [link removed] ] regarding Dental School Clinic Reimbursement
Other COVID Issues
Sep 22 – Joint letter [ [link removed] ] regarding authorization of dental professionals to administer vaccine
Sep 4 – ADEA Comments [ [link removed] ] on Equitable Distribution of Vaccines
Aug 5 – Joint letter [ [link removed] ] regarding COVID-19 Loan Programs
Dental School COVID Related Capital Needs
Sep 25 – Joint letter [ [link removed] ] in Support of Supplemental COVID-19 Relief
Aug 5 – Joint letter [ [link removed] ] Regarding Institutional Aid
Additional Resources
ADEA webinar [ [link removed] ] on State Advocacy
NHSC Service Loan Repayment Program user guide [ [link removed] ] and application portal [ [link removed] ]
For a full list of ADEA Letters and Policy Memos, click here [ [link removed] ] .
ADEA State Calendar [ [link removed] ]
ADEA Washington Calendar [ [link removed] ]
ADEA U.S. Interactive Legislative and Regulatory Tracking Map [ [link removed] ]
Key Federal Issues [ [link removed] ]
Key State Issues [ [link removed] ]
The ADEA Advocate [ [link removed] ] is published weekly. Its purpose is to keep ADEA members abreast of federal and state issues and events of interest to the academic dentistry and the dental and research communities.
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