Donors to IMPAC, the ISMA’s political action committee, will get an exclusive analysis of the 2024 elections at the 175th ISMA Convention on Sept. 6.

For a second straight year, the IMPAC Social will feature insights from a panel of Indiana political experts assessing the state and national political landscape. Likely topics include the presidential showdown between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the election of a successor to Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, the attorney general race between Republican incumbent Todd Rokita and Democratic challenger Destiny Wells, and the outlook for the new General Assembly.

In addition to the panel discussion, the IMPAC Social is a chance for physicians to chat in an informal atmosphere with legislators from across the state. The IMPAC Social runs from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 6 and the panel discussion is scheduled for 7-8 p.m. 

2024 IMPAC Social panelists

ISMA Communications Manager Eric Berman will again moderate the panel discussion. Before joining ISMA, Berman covered Indiana politics and government for more than 30 years for radio stations in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Kokomo, and the Network Indiana statewide radio wire service. He hosts the ISMA podcast “The Clinic.”

Brian Howey’s weekly column on politics appears in 26 Indiana newspapers. His politics and government newsletter Howey Politics Indiana began in 1994, and since 2022 has been published by State Affairs Indiana, along with the Howey Daily Wire online update. Before launching HPI, Howey was a reporter and editor for the Warsaw Times-Union, the Elkhart Truth, the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, and WKJG-TV in Fort Wayne. He has also served as news editor of NUVO Newsweekly in Indianapolis and the Indianapolis Eye online magazine.

Robert Vane is the founder and president of the Indianapolis communications consulting firm Veteran Strategies, whose clients have included the gubernatorial campaigns of Vice President Mike Pence and Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch. He served as communications director for the Indiana Republican Party and Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard. Vane hosts the podcast “Leaders and Legends,” which features interviews with a wide range of prominent Hoosiers in politics, sports, business and other fields.

Jennifer Wagner Chartier is the founder and owner of Mass Ave Public Relations in Indianapolis. She has more than two decades of experience in strategic communications and media relations. Wagner Chartier served as communications director for the Indiana Democratic Party and writes a monthly column for the Forefront section in the Indianapolis Business Journal. She began her career as a government reporter for the Indianapolis Star and has appeared regularly on “IN Focus: Indiana Politics” on FOX59 and CBS4 in Indianapolis.

The IMPAC Social and IMPAC Lounge are open to IMPAC donors only, so remember to contribute before convention weekend using the button below. If you aren’t sure whether you donated this year or would rather donate at the door, staff will be present to assist you.

Suggested contribution levels are $100 for members and $20 for residents and students.