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GPhA’s Immediate Past President Tommy Whitworth of LaGrange served as chauffeur and host this past Friday when Third Congressional District candidate Drew Ferguson visited a handful of pharmacies in the district to urge support for his campaign. Among the pharmacies Ferguson visited were Franklin Pharmacy, owned by Kerry and Cathy Griffin in Franklin, GA; Brad Lipham’s Bowdon Pharmacy in Bowdon; Turner Pharmacy in Carollton, owned by Randy Turner; Bobby Lee’s Lee-King Pharmacy in Newnan; and Drew Miller’s Wynn’s Pharmacy in Griffin.

Ferguson, a former West Point mayor and a dentist by profession, is in the Republican primary run-off election on July 26 for Georgia’s Third District seat in the U.S. Congress.  The Third District is solidly Republican, so it’s almost certain the winner of the July 26 run-off will win the seat in November.

At a stop at Wynn’s Pharmacy in Griffin on Friday afternoon, GPhA leaders met with Ferguson and found him to be well-informed on issues impacting healthcare providers and sympathetic to the challenges facing pharmacists.  He indicated a strong willingness to work across the aisle on bipartisan legislative issues impacting pharmacy, including provider status, any willing provider, MAC transparency and DIR fees.

At that meeting, pharmacist Drew Miller presented Ferguson with a personal campaign contribution. “I’m proud to support you,” said Miller, “And I urge my fellow pharmacists to support you as well.”

Says Whitworth: “I urge my fellow Third District pharmacists to do three things: Take a look at Drew’s website at fergusonforgeorgia.com. Then talk to your family and friends and customers about the run-off election and  Make sure it’s on their radar. And then mark your calendar and plan to go vote on July 26.”  Whitworth adds that the outcome of the election will hinge on turnout, “which is why pharmacists need to be sure to go vote.”