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 Updated: 12/8/2004
Legislative Affairs Committee Members
2004-2005

Frank Ambriz
Education/Family Medicine, Weslaco
frankambriz@panam.edu

Julie Bighouse    
Cardiology, Austin
Jbighouse@austincardiovascular.com

Linda Contreras  Ex-Officio - TAPA President
Int. Medicine, Dallas
lexuslevi@hotmail.com

Hank Lemke - TAPA Past President
Education,  Ft. Worth
hlemke@hsc.unt.edu

Richard Hamaker - TAPA Vice President
Family Medicine, Mineola
carf@cox-internet.com

Michael Clark (Chair) - TAPA Pres-Elect
Education/Cardiology, Ft. Worth
mclark@hsc.unt.edu   or   mgcphd@sbcglobal.net

Patrick Fox
Emergency Medicine, Dallas
alofox@yahoo.com

Sarah Toth - TAPA PPC Chair
Pediatrics, Houston
sarah_toth@hotmail.com

Joseph Murphy      
Psychiatry, San Antonio
murphyjwmd@sbcglobal.net

Betty Ritchie
Family Medicine, El Paso
bettytaylor63@hotmail.com

Matt Menger
Internal/Geriatric Medicine, Fort Worth
CMJVmenger@aol.com

Ken Phillis
Family Medicine, Wichita Falls
kphog@aol.com

Rene' McCarty
Family Medicine, Tyler
renepac@airmail.net

Coby Phillips
Orthopedics/Graduate Member, Austin
cobyjen@hotmail.com

Michele Collins
Surgery/TGCPAA President, Houston
MSPetrutsas@kelsey-seybold.com

Jubel Reed
Orthopedic Surgery, Lubbock/Amarillo
jkrpa@yahoo.com

Sam Stone
TAPA Legal Counsel, Austin
stones@mailbmc.com
TAPA Legislative Affairs Committee Members

Frank Ambriz - Education/Family Medicine, Weslaco
Julie Bighouse - Cardiology, Austin
Linda Contreras - TAPA President-Elect , Dallas
John Drobnica - TAPA Past President, Cedar Park
Richard Hamaker - TAPA Vice President, Mineola
Gordon Lee - TAPA PPC Chair, Mexia
Joseph Murphy - Psychiatry, San Antonio
Betty Ritchie - Family Medicine, El Paso
Sam Stone - TAPA Legal Counsel/Lobbyist, Austin
Michael Clark (Chair) - Education/Internal Medicine, Ft. Worth

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