Every year the candidates for president-elect in APA’s election are given a second opportunity to address the membership in Psychiatric News in the issue after publication of its annual election section (which this year was the December 3 issue). As that issue goes to press, the candidates are sent each other’s candidacy statements and invited to write a follow-up statement with a limit of 350 words. The statements by this year’s president-elect candidates appear below.

APA voting members are reminded that ballots will be mailed on January 5. The deadline for receipt of completed ballots is February 22. Ballots will not be accepted for counting after that date.