The CAP House of Delegates (HOD) is running a Back the PAC competition between national regions. The goal is to garner more support for the CAP’s political action committee (PAC) from HOD members and further raise awareness for PathPAC’s role to advance the CAP’s legislative objectives. PathPAC is nonpartisan and the only PAC representing pathologists at the federal level.

Due to the wide-ranging number of CAP members per state Delegation, individual states are grouped loosely by region to form teams of equal numbers. The winning team(s) will be determined by:

• Participation rate of the team
• Highest amount raised

There can either be two winning teams or one winning team, should a team win both the highest participation rate and amount raised. Each week, the HOD will receive an update on the team rankings. The teams are as follows:

Currently the standings are:

Total $ Raised

1st: Frontier Team ($7,588)
2nd: Midwest Team ($3,950)
3rd: Pacific Team ($3,360)

Highest Participation Rate

1st: Frontier Team (14.29%)
2nd: Appalachian Trail Team (11.34%)
3rd: Midwest Team (10.75%)

The competition will close on April 30, 2022, one day before the HOD meeting at the Pathologists Leadership Summit, where the winners will be announced. Donors from the winning team(s) will receive PathPAC-branded prizes. For the top prize, the ten highest donors from the winning team(s) will be invited to attend a dinner at the Pathology Leadership Summit in Washington, DC on Monday, May 2, along with CAP leaders and a member of Congress.

PathPAC is the only political entity that pursues the election and reelection of candidates for federal office who understand the value of pathology in improving patient care and help advance the CAP's position on key issues related to pathology. The PAC is crucial in providing opportunities to educate Congress on issues of importance to pathologists. You can donate now via cap.org. For any further questions, please email PathPAC@cap.org.