Make a mega-minute for spinal cord injury research

Not all minutes of our lives are created equal.

The minute (many minutes) I spent as a kid in the basement of our house watching Gilligan’s Island…hmm, not much impact there.

But some minutes can potentially have a mega impact. I call these mega-minutes. A seemingly small, even momentary act can have years of impact.

One such action is contacting your representative about legislation that is impactful such as AB 190 for funding of the Roman Reed Act. Legislators really are influenced by their constituents on these kinds of votes so make contact!  I’ve done it many times and the legislative staffs and aides are extremely friendly and interested. They don’t bite!

We have already cleared one major obstacle with passing the safety committee earlier, now the action turns to appropriations. I am hopeful and optimistic that things will go well at this level, but we need to do all we can to make that a reality.  Please take a minute, take a mega-minute, and contact some of the members of the appropriations committee to voice your support of AB 190. They are listed below via my friend Roman Reed. If you click on the email link it will directly set up an email for you to send. You don’t even have to cut and paste

APPROPS COMMITTEE AND AIDES IN CHARGE OF AB 190

Felipe Fuentes – Chair  Dem (916) 319-2039

mailto:Assemblymember.Fuentes@assembly.ca.gov

Assemblymember.Fuentes@assembly.ca.gov –FUENTES AIDE–GEOFF LONG

 

Diane L. Harkey – Vice Chair  Rep-73 (916) 319-2073

mailto:Assemblymember.Harkey@assembly.ca.gov

–HARKEY AIDE–SHARON GONSALZES

 

Bob Blumenfield  Dem-  (916) 319-2040 mailto:Assemblymember.Blumenfield@assembly.ca.gov

— BLUMENFIELD AIDE–SANDY MICHIOKU

 

Steven Bradford  Dem-  (916) 319-2051

mailto:Assemblymember.Bradford@assembly.ca.gov

–BRADFORD AIDE–CAMILLE WAGNER

 

Charles M. Calderon  Dem-  (916) 319-2058

mailto:Assemblymember.Calderon@assembly.ca.gov

— CALDERON AIDE– TOM WHITE

 

Nora Campos  Dem- (916) 319-2023

mailto:Assemblymember.Campos@assembly.ca.gov

 

CAMPOS AIDE-DARRYL LUCIEN

 

Mike Davis  Dem- (916) 319-2048

mailto:Assemblymember.Davis@assembly.ca.gov

DAVIS AIDE–MARK HIGGINS

 

Tim Donnelly  Rep- (916) 319-2059

mailto:Assemblymember.Donnelly@assembly.ca.gov

–KELLY SHAW

 

Mike Gatto  Dem- (916) 319-2043

mailto:Assemblymember.Gatto@assembly.ca.gov

GATTO AIDE–AARON MORENO

 

Isadore Hall III  Dem- (916) 319-2052

mailto:Assemblymember.Hall@assembly.ca.gov

–HALL AIDE FELIPE LOPEZ

 

Jerry Hill  Dem- (916) 319-2019

mailto:Assemblymember.Hill@assembly.ca.gov

 

Ricardo Lara  Dem- (916) 319-2050

mailto:Assemblymember.Lara@assembly.ca.gov

LARA AIDE–LUIS SANCHEZ

 

Holly J. Mitchell  Dem- (916) 319-2047

mailto:Assemblymember.Mitchell@assembly.ca.gov

 

Jim Nielsen  Rep- (916) 319-2002

mailto:Assemblymember.Nielsen@assembly.ca.gov

NIELSEN AIDE–CHRIS NORDEN

 

Chris Norby  Rep- (916) 319-2072

mailto:Assemblymember.Norby@assembly.ca.gov

NORBY AIDE–DANNY MARTINEZ

 

Jose Solorio  Dem- (916) 319-2069

mailto:Assemblymember.Solorio@assembly.ca.gov

–SOLORIO AIDE–ANIA GARBIEN

 

Donald P. Wagner  Rep- (916) 319-2070

mailto:Assemblymember.Wagner@assembly.ca.gov

WAGNER AIDE–MATT HEDGES