314 Action Fund today endorsed Kristina Knickerbocker for Ohio’s 10th Congressional District. As an Air Force veteran and an oncology nurse practitioner, Knickerbocker is a Guardians of Public Health candidate. She’s answering the call to serve as 314 Action aims to elect 100 new doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals by 2030, raising and spending over $25 million in the effort.
“As a neuro-oncology nurse practitioner, Kristina Knickerbocker understands the stakes—with affordable and accessible healthcare on the line this election, we need candidates like Kristina Knickerbocker in Congress to ensure that no American has to go without the medical help they need,” said Shaughnessy Naughton, President of 314 Action. “She joins the growing number of doctors and nurses running for office this cycle to stand up to Trump and RFK Jr.’s efforts to slash funding for cancer research, gut Medicaid and purge enrollees from the ACA.”
“I have dedicated my life to protecting access to healthcare, leading medical teams as a nurse practitioner for the U.S. Air Force and serving at the bedside of my cancer patients,” said Kristina Knickerbocker. “My opponent has spent his career voting to take healthcare away from Ohioans. Mike Turner cast one of the deciding votes to cut Medicaid that would slash coverage for 438,000 Ohioans and voted to defund Planned Parenthood. As someone who has experienced pregnancy complications that nearly cost me my life, this fight is personal to me. In 2026, OH-10 is winnable—I’m running to flip this district and restore access to affordable, accessible healthcare. I am grateful to have the support of 314 Action Fund to get across the finish line in November”
Kristina Knickerbocker is a U.S. Air Force veteran, oncology nurse practitioner, and mom of two. As a major in the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson AFB, she led efforts to improve medical care and readiness for servicemembers, later serving with the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron. In the Air Force Reserves, she became a Neuro-Oncology Nurse Practitioner at OSU Medical Center, caring for cancer patients while witnessing firsthand the strains on our healthcare system.