1,000 NJ Signatures Needed NOW – Deadline Monday

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PETITION. Then read below for instructions.

Earlier this week we asked for your help contacting Gov. Christie to ask him to appoint Dr. Alieta Eck.  Despite the huge number of call, emails, and petitions in support of Dr. Eck the Governor has appointed someone else.
HOWEVER…

Due to the large show of support for Dr. Alieta Eck an effort is underway to get her name placed on the ballot for the special August primary election for Senate.

Getting Dr. Eck on the ballot requires 1,000 signatures by this MONDAY.  This can be done but she needs your help ASAP.

READ LETTER FROM DR. ECK BELOW for instructions.:

Dear New Jersey Republicans and Independents,

When we found out that Governor Christie was tasked with finding a replacement Senator, I received a phone call from a Board member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. He urged me to put my name as a possible candidate for Governor Christie to appoint. Having more physicians in the Senate who understand the health care system would make real health care reform possible.

The more I study and learn about ObamaCare, the more convinced I am that this law will cause chaos and devastation to so many. Last night, as I saw patients in the Zarephath Health Center, a non-government free clinic for the poor and uninsured, one women told me that her employer is about to cut her hours from 36 to 29 1/2, “because of ObamaCare.” She will be one of the many who will take a hit “for the greater good,” whatever that means.

Governor Christie has announced that there will be a primary on August 13th and a general election on October 15th. So that means that any candidate needs to collect 1000 signatures to be delivered by 4 PM on MONDAY, June 10th. I need them in my hands by 2 PM.

Here is the process: download petition at http://EckforSenate.com/ecksenatepetition.pdf

  1. A registered New Jersey Republican can be the circulator or witness, to collect signatures and addresses from other NJ Republicans or Independents.
  2. Once collected, the circulator must get the form notarized– a municipal building or bank always has a notary.
  3. Then please contact me at 732-463-0303– this is my office phone and I am available through it 24/7. After hours, you can make the call an emergency and leave a message. I will get right back to you. We will figure out how to get those signatures into my hands– as I will have to deliver them personally to the Trenton office by 4 PM on Monday.
  4. Nora Craig from South Jersey will help to collect the signatures. Anyone else willing to step up to help collect these petitions– call me!
  5. YOUR SIGNATURE COUNTS. Every one will make us reach to goal of 1000-1200. If you are nearby, feel free to drop by our office (1056 Stelton Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854) on Friday (until 5) or Saturday morning (until 2) to sign the petition.

When our Constitution was framed, the signers envision our to be a country of citizen legislators– people who lived their lives in the private sector, but took off for a time to serve their country in the Congress. They did not envision career politicians who would become entrenched in Washington, DC and soon lose touch with what is going on back home. Many politicians are thinking of the next election and who they can favor in order to win re-election. That is not me.

If I became a US Senator, I would pledge to follow the Constitution even when it might seem unpopular. I founded a charity clinic nearly ten years ago and have learned much about how we care for people who have fallen onto hard times. I have studied the Medicaid system extensively and am convinced that we could do better– for patients, physicians and taxpayers.

Sincerely,

Alieta Eck, MD

Please visit, LIKE, and share Dr. Eck’s Senate Exploratory Committee Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/electdoctoreck - to help stay up to date on current info.  Updates will also be posted at http://www.EckforSenate.com.

Ask Gov. Christie to Appoint Dr. Eck

New Jersey physician Dr. Alieta Eck is the right person to fill the newly vacant Senate seat.

Governor Christie has announced that a special election will be held in October but he will still be appointing an interim Senator in the coming days.

CLICK HERE to add your name to a petition to Governor Chris Christie asking him to appoint Dr. Eck.

New Jersey residents, please also call the Governor at (609) 292-6000 or contact him online by clicking here. (Select topic “Elections”.)Dr. Eck, has the solutions to put American health care back in the hands of patients and their physicians.  She would be a valuable ally to fellow AAPS member Senator Rand Paul, MD.For 10 years Dr. Eck has run a volunteer health care center serving the uninsured and poor in New Jersey without taxpayer funding.Dr. Eck – the Immediate Past President of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons – is a leader in her community and has advocated for patient-centered solutions for over 20 years.

Through a decade of a working with New Jersey’s uninsured, Dr. Eck understands what will really help get those in need back on their feet so they are no longer dependent on government assistance.

Dr. Eck has been numerous times to Capitol Hill – twice at the invitation of Congress – to present the serious ideas that will lower costs, and increase access to care for all Americans without a big government take over.

After you’ve signed the petition to the Governor, help us spread the word on Facebook and Twitter.

If you have a Facebook account, help by sharing the below photo.CLICK HERE and then “share.”

Short Bio. Dr. Alieta Eck, MD, Past President of AAPS, graduated from the Rutgers College of Pharmacy in NJ and the St. Louis School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. She studied Internal Medicine at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ and has been in private practice with her husband, Dr. John Eck, MD in Piscataway, NJ since 1988. She has been involved in health care reform since residency and is convinced that the government is a poor provider of medical care. She testified before the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress in 2004 about better ways to deliver health care in the United States. In 2003, she and her husband founded the Zarephath Health Center, a free clinic for the poor and uninsured that currently cares for 300-400 patients per month utilizing the donated services of volunteer physicians and nurses. Dr. Eck is the Immediate Past President of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. In addition, she serves on the board of Christian Care Medi-Share, a faith based medical cost sharing Ministry. She is a member of Zarephath Christian Church and she and her husband have five children, one is a physician interning in New Haven, Connecticut.

Press Release: NJ Physician Announces Senate Bid

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Contact: Alieta Eck, MD; [email protected]; (732) 463-0303

For Immediate Release
June 7, 2013 – Somerset, NJ

Supporters of New Jersey physician leader, Alieta Eck, MD, are collecting nomination petition signatures, ahead of the Monday afternoon deadline, in an effort to have her name included on the August 2013 Senate primary ballot of the Republican Party.

Dr. Eck issued the following statement:

“I have been a practicing physician in Piscataway, NJ for the past 30 years along with my husband, Dr. John Eck. Ten years ago we founded the Zarephath Health Center as a way to provide medical care to the poor and uninsured without involving the taxpayers. Using the donated services of physicians, nurses and support staff, we now see 300-400 patients per month at a cost of only $13 per patient visit. The patients are not charged anything, but can leave a donation if they choose. We are funded by the generosity of good people who care. Nearby, volunteers distribute food and clothing to those who have fallen onto hard times. We always strive to have the people leave with their spirits uplifted, knowing that there are many people who care.

“I have been involved in health care reform since my residency in Internal Medicine in New Brunswick, NJ. I have observed the waste in the government plans, seeing the despair of patients who cannot find a physician and the frustration of physicians who cannot work under the paperwork burden. I studied the Medicaid system and found that we in NJ spend $13 billion/year on Medicaid while our entire NJ budget is $33 billion. Where in the world is that money going?

“I have been a member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) since my residency, became a Board member a few years ago, and served as its President in 2012. Our mission is to preserve the private patient-physician relationship. I am convinced that the Affordable Care Act will tear our healthcare system apart, adding layers and layers of administrators and IRS agents to what is already too expensive. How will this save money or increase access to care?

“I view the Constitution as a document created by men who envisioned a government where its leaders would be citizen legislators, pulled from every walk of life to serve for a time and then return to the private sector. The role of the federal government was to preserve liberty. This vision vaulted this country into prosperity, making it the envy of the world. In recent decades, the concentration of power in the central government has corrupted the process. I would like to see this trend reversed. A smaller government would be easier to monitor and would allow more people to keep their hard earned money and enjoy the ‘blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity.’

To work toward these ends, I would like to become a Senator representing my lifelong home State of New Jersey.”