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The CAP’s political action committee, PathPAC, and the CAP House of Delegates (HOD) are thrilled to partner for the third-annual Back the PAC competition, which has been underway since mid-March. This year’s Back the PAC continues the tradition of friendly competition between regional teams of the HOD to raise funds for the PAC in the lead up to the Pathologists Leadership Summit (PLS).

The competition’s goal is to increase the level of PathPAC support and engagement from HOD members while providing Delegates with more in-depth education on PathPAC’s important role in advancing the CAP’s advocacy agenda.

The five regional teams (all with an equal number of Delegates) will go head-to-head until Saturday, April 13, and the winning team(s) will be determined by:

1. Highest overall team participation rate (%)
2. Most PathPAC funds raised ($)

Winners will be announced on Saturday afternoon, and PathPAC supporters from the winning team(s) will be invited to an offsite reception taking place on Monday, April 15 with a special congressional guest, Representative Kim Schrier, MD (D-WA). PathPAC supporters who participate in PLS and are not in the House of Delegates will also have an opportunity to compete in a Back the PAC raffle to attend the prize reception with Rep. Schrier.

Check out the current team standings here or below:

Total $ Raised:

1st: Midwest Team ($8,350)
2nd: Coastal Team ($7,724)
3rd: Frontier Team ($7,350)
4th: Pacific Team ($6,892)
5th: Appalachian Trail Team ($2,550)

Participation Rate (%):

Coastal, Frontier, and Pacific teams are all tied for 1st place in participation with 16%.

PathPAC is the only political action committee representing pathologists at the federal level—the PAC is crucial in facilitating opportunities to educate Congress on the issues most important to pathologists. Learn more about PathPAC and its work to represent a strong, united voice for the specialty on Capitol Hill here.