Hon. David E. Miller, D.D.S. Chief, Division of Oral Health Illinois Department of Public Health

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1 Hon. David E. Miller, D.D.S. Chief, Division of Oral Health Illinois Department of Public Health

2 Perceptions Health Care.Who cares? Who in the world are you talking to? Let s walk through the legislative process? Like it or Not it s On You!

3 U of I College of Dentistry 1988 ADA Action Team Leader To Former Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (2 nd IL) Past President of the ISDS DENT-IL-PAC State Representative ( ) Democratic Nominee for Comptroller Chief, Division of Oral Health Donna Miller s Husband Daniel and Donovan Miller s Dad

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7 On July 25, 2000, the Concord Flight crashed in Europe. Two days later, the following front page headlines appeared: Chicago Sun Times: Pilot Feared Takeoff Chicago Daily Defender: Al Gore Promises to Represent All

8 Swine Flu (H1N1) Pandemic? Stopping the Wars? Michael Jackson Dies? President Obama sworn in as 44 th President? Lack of Adequate/Affordable Healthcare? Recession of 2007 continues? US Airways Flight 1549 lands in the Hudson River?

9 Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!

10 All of these are important Student Loans Taxes Licensures We cannot expect ANYONE else to articulate our issues/policies Health Exchanges Oral Health Access to Care Obamacare Pay for Performance

11 Why should I become involved? GOVERNMENT

12 Dentally Speaking Helping The Underserved NDA PRIORITY #1 ADA PRIORITY #5 Patient Protection NDA PRIORITY #5 ADA PRIORITY #1

13 There is general distrust of the politicians. After all. If you can t convince them confuse them Harry Truman Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges, even where there are no rivers. Nikita Krushchev I am not a crook Richard Nixon

14 POLI Many TICS Blood sucking creatures Many Blood Sucking Creatures

15 Money Marriage Career Health Retirement Children

16 Money -No Other Jobs Career elections Retirement Pension Instability Time Away from Marriage Health Lots of chicken/long hours Time Away from Children

17 Why can t we get anything done? Why can t those Elected Officials get anything done? A Quiz: fill in the blank... My child s attention span is about... My spouse's attention span is about... My attention span is about...

18 Most Elected Officials are Good, Hard Working People Party Leaders may want members to vote a certain way to help maintain or gain power The More Diverse the More Cat Herding Potential votes can be costly down the road, financially and/or politically Tax Increase/Fees Why Did they Run For Office in the first place? May not be YOUR issue doesn t make them a bad person

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20 House of Representatives 435 Members 200 Democrats, 233 Republicans, 2 Vacancies Senate 100 Members 52 Democrats, 46 Republicans, 2 Independents Average Age House of Representatives Members: 57.0 years Average Age Senate Members: 62.0 years

21 While the partisan composition of the Congress is relatively close to that of the electorate, there are larger disparities between the Congress and the general citizenry in term of sex and race.

22 In the House 362 men and 81 women In the Senate 83 men and 20 women Race House Senate White Black 43 1 Hispanic 34 4 Asian 12 1 American Indian 2 0

23 177 people plus the Governor make the decision on a 56 billion dollar budget for about 13 million people in Illinois The Composition in Illinois is Diverse and mirrors National Demographics

24 House of Representatives 118 Members 70 Democrats, 47 Republicans, 1Vacancy Senate 59 Members 40 Democrats, 19 Republicans Race House Senate White Black Hispanic 8 4 Asian 0 0 American Indian 0 0

25 In Illinois, in a typical election cycle, only really a handful of representative districts REALLY make all the difference between a democratically or republican controlled house. In 2010 general election, the vote difference was less than 5000 votes statewide in about only 6 different districts These districts are called targets. This is where resources are mainly diverted to in general elections regardless of the political party Unfortunately, that does not include many districts or their representatives

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28 It starts with an idea Only Dentists can split tongues

29 (720 ILCS 5/ new) Sec Tongue splitting. (a) In this Section, "tongue splitting" means the cutting of a human tongue into 2 or more parts. (b) A person may not perform tongue splitting on another person unless the person performing the tongue splitting is licensed to practice medicine in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 or licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act. (c) Sentence. Tongue splitting performed in violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense

30 Bill has a Sponsor: David E Miller (D) Picks up Co Sponsors: Dan Brady (R) Paul Froehlich (R) Rosemary Kurtz (R)

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32 What does it mean when you hear that the Bill is in Committee?

33 This is the amendment Stage

34 Third Reading: Debated by the Full Chamber HB 3086 Passes!

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36 Third Reading in the Senate: Debated by the Full Chamber HB 3086 Passes! 57-0 As Amended

37 Rep Miller files Motion to Concur on HB 3086 Sent to Rules Committee Sent to Full Chamber House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1 to HB On the Way to the Gov!

38 Governor Signs HB3086 in Law: PA Tongue Splitting is banned unless by medical/dental professional

39 LESSONS? It s a long process and can be stopped or changed along the road. Expertise is needed Be strategic Bi Partisan Support Anything else? Interviewed more about this issue than education funding

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41 WHEN Unemployment/Underemployment is reality for folks Those problems no longer exist People are busier then ever People may feel these Issues don t relate to TODAY? Competing with the Microwave in a Facebook world

42 Decide to Influence the Politician or Influence the System Partnerships are very Valuable Locate/Advocate Groups that will support you Determine Where Can We Share Common Interest Use New Media and Systems to get your Message Out Target key members

43 Build Relationships Ask To Serve As Their Expert Advisor. Legislative Updates at Meetings. Support Candidates who Address your Issues. Host fundraiser. Volunteer for their Campaign. Communicate: Facebook, Twitter, Cell Phones

44 I don t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. Bill Cosby

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48 Hon. David E. Miller, D.D.S. Chief, Division of Oral Health Illinois Department of Public Health

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