A qualified nurse with relevant expertise who aspires to serve in public office should be appointed to a federal advisory commission. As an example, Marilyn Tavenner was appointed by President Obama as Principal Deputy Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2010 (CMS)( Mason et al., 2016). She has an extensive and impressive list of accomplishments throughout her nursing career. In the state position, she created one of the first state health reform commissions during the time of extreme budget challenges (Mason et al., 2016). Like Ms. Tavenner, all nurses who have been appointed to a federal advisory commission can apply their expert skills and translate clinical evidence to support policy reform (Mason, et