The "Friends of Family Medicine" is a way to recognize legislators who exemplify and are committed to the WAFP's mission of promoting excellence in health care and improving the health of the people of Wisconsin through the advancement of Family Medicine.  It is not a process by which candidates are endorsed by the WAFP.  This list will be created by taking into consideration a number of factors including, but not limited to:

• Voting record on issues important to WAFP
• Leadership status within legislature
• Committee membership
• Response to candidate survey
• Bills authored or co-sponsored
• Responsiveness to WAFP and its issues

  WAFP Friends of Family Medicine

  
                 Assembly Representatives                                                          Senate Representatives

  Representative	Why they are a Friend of Famly Medicine
  Alberta Darling (R)	Authored WAFP-supported legislation Joint Finance Committee Co-Chair
  Jon Erpenbach (D)	Member of Health Committee Responsive to WAFP issues
  Scott Fitzgerald (R)	Leadership
  Julie Lassa (D)	Co-sponsored WAFP-supported legislation Responsive to WAFP issues
  Mark Miller (D)	Leadership Responsive to WAFP issues
  Luther Olsen (R)	Co-sponsored WAFP-supported legislation Member of Joint Finance Committee Responsive to WAFP issues
  Jennifer Shilling (D)	Co-sponsored WAFP-supported legislation Member of Joint Finance Committee Responsive to WAFP issues
  Lena Taylor (D)	Co-sponsored WAFP-supported legislation Member of Joint Finance Committee Responsive to WAFP issues
  Leah Vukmir (R)	Health Committee Chair Authored WAFP-supported legislation
  Rich Zipperer (R)	Authored WAFP-supported legislation

Representative	Why they are a Friend of Family Medicine
Peter Barca (D)	Leadership Responsive to WAFP issues
Garey Bies (R)	Public Health Committee Chair Authored WAFP-supported legislation
Jill Billings (D)	Co-sponsored WAFP-supported legislation Responsive to WAFP issues
Jason Fields (D)	Authored WAFP-supported legislation Responsive to WAFP issues
Dean Kaufert (R)	Authored WAFP-supported legislation Member of Health Committee Responsive to WAFP issues
John Murtha (R)	Co-sponsored WAFP-supported legislation Responsive to WAFP issues
John Nygren (R)	Leadership Member of Joint Finance Committee
Sandy Pasch (D)	Co-sponsored WAFP-supported legislation Member of Health Committee Responsive to WAFP issues
John Richards (D)	Member of Health Committee Responsive to WAFP issues
Donna Seidel (D)	Member of Health Committee Responsive to WAFP issues
Erik Severson (R)	Authored WAFP-supported legislation Member of Health Committee Responsive to WAFP issues Only physician in Legislature
Jeff Stone (R)	Health Committee Chair Co-sponsored WAFP-supported legislation Responsive to WAFP issues
Gary Tauchen (R)	Co-sponsored WAFP-supported legislation
Chris Taylor (D)	Member of Health Committee Responsive to WAFP issues
Robin Vos (R)	Leadership Joint Finance Committee Co-Chair