Larry Kawa
| Dr. Larry Kawa | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida |
| Alma mater | New York University College of Dentistry [1] |
| Occupation | Founder & President |
| Employer | Kawa Orthodontics[2] |
| Known for | Federal Lawsuit on Affordable Care Act Employer Mandate [3] |
| Home town | Brooklyn, NY |
| Website |
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Dr. Larry Kawa is an American orthodontist and political activist.[4] He is the President of Kawa Orthodontics, a large orthodontics practice he founded in 1993[2] which employs two other orthodontists and three oral surgeons and almost 70 employees.[4] He is the official orthodontist for the Florida Panthers,[5] a professional NHL ice hockey team.. Kawa has been very active in spreading his message of fiscal conservativsm to the African American community.[4] He gained national attention by filing a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's ability to delay the employer mandate to provide health insurance as part of the Affordable Care Act.[3]
Political activism
Kawa has been active politically recruiting African Americans to the Republican Party.[6] In his "State of the Nation" event to promote fiscal conservatism to the African American community, Kawa brought in former national Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, former Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, and Niger Innis, national spokesman for the Congress of Racial Equality[4] Prior to that he has hosted fundraisers with 2012 GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former U.S. Congressman Allen West, former Majority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives Adam Hasner and several other prominent politicians.[7][7] He also has his own political action committee called the American Courage PAC.[4]
Lawsuit on Employer Mandate
On the morning of October 1, 2013 Judicial Watch filed suit on behalf of Kawa Orthodontics in the Southern District of Florida against the United States Treasury, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, the Internal Revenue Service, and acting IRS Director Daniel Werfel.[8] The lawsuit alleges that the delay of the employer mandate "exceeded [the administration's] statutory authority, is arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to law, and is otherwise unlawful.".[8] Kawa seeks to enforce the employer mandate according to the law's stated enforcement date which is January 1, 2014.[8] The lawsuit (No. 9:13-cv-80990) has been dismissed by U.S. Federal District Court [9] and is currently under appeal with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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References
- ↑ Fitton, Tom (December 23, 2013). "Judicial Watch Asks Court To Invalidate Unconstitutional Obamacare Power Grab". Breitbart.
- 1 2 Bandell, Brian; Shaun Bevan (February 15, 2013). "Companies making tough decisions on health reform". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- 1 2 May, Caroline (1 October 2013). "Small Business Owner Sues Obama Admin". FOX News. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Man, Anthony (1 June 2013). "Orthodontist spends funds to strengthen Republican Party". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ Talalay, Sarah (9 January 2009). "Panthers celebrate kids". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ Axelbank, Evan (29 May 2013). "Dr. Larry Kawa, Boca Raton dentist, plans GOP Afro-American outreach event". WPTV NBC Local. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- 1 2 Weiner, Rachel (20 July 2012). "George W. Bush skipping GOP convention". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 Hickey, Jennifer (1 October 2013). "Lawsuit Challenges Obamacare Employer Mandate Delay". Newsmax. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ Resto-Montero, Gabriela (10 March 2014). "The Stakeholders: The Florida doctor suing over the employer mandate". MSNBC. Retrieved 6 November 2014.