As Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wage a War on Public Health and Science, 314 Action’s Work Has Never Been More Important
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)— 314 Action today released a new digital video highlighting 10 years of electing scientists to office at every level of government. Today, more scientists are serving in elected office than at any point in American history, and our work is just beginning. As the only national organization dedicated to recruiting and electing scientists and doctors to public office, we’re seeing more candidates inspired to run every cycle. This video celebrates the Democratic scientists and doctors elected to office, their policy gains, and efforts of pro-science leaders who have stepped up to defend evidence, stand up for facts, and protect public health.
“Right now, 314 Action’s mission is more important than ever. Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are waging a war on public health and science—with deadly consequences,” said Shaughnessy Naughton, President of 314 Action. “In 2026, we’ve recruited the largest class of scientists and doctors ever to run for office because experts should be making healthcare policies, not career politicians. This year, more scientists are stepping up than ever before to win back the Democratic majority in Congress, fight back and lead a new era of pro-science legislation. Our work is not done—314 Action is just getting started.”
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314 Action candidates have:
- Flipped the United States House of Representatives in 2018
- Flipped the United States Senate in 2020
- Flipped 4 state legislatures (Virginia, Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania)
- Lowered prescription drug costs by passing the Inflation Reduction Act
- Revitalized American innovation through the CHIPS and Science Act
- Invested the largest funding in clean energy with the Inflation Reduction Act
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Transcript of “10th Anniversary Hype Reel”
- 314 Action was born out of an idea.
- That scientists solving problems in our hospitals, laboratories, classrooms, and communities could help solve the challenges facing our nation.
- So, we got to work.
- In 2018, our candidate flipped the House.
- Scientists, engineers, doctors, nurses—more than doubling the number of scientists serving in Congress.
- In 2020, we recruited and elected the leaders who flipped the Senate, opening the door to some of the most consequential, pro-science legislation in a generation.
- Across the country, we’ve flipped four state legislatures, delivering new Democratic majorities in Virginia, Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania.
- Over 500,000 grassroots supporters made every one of those victories possible.
- Together, we made history.
- Electing the first pediatrician in Congress, the youngest Black woman ever elected to Congress.
- Today, there are more scientists serving in elected office than at any point in America’s history.
- And they’ve made an impact.
- Lowering prescription drug costs, investing in American innovation, and making the largest investment in clean energy in American history.
- Because we know progress doesn’t happen by accident.
- It happens when we take action.
- We’ve spent a decade building this movement for this moment, inspiring the largest wave of scientists and healthcare professionals ever to run for office.
- Because our country needs them.
- To defend evidence.
- To stand up for facts.
- To protect public health.
- Over the last decade, we’ve elected 700 scientists to public office at every level of government.
- Ten years.
- One movement.
- And we’re just getting started.
- Elect scientists.
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314 Action is the only national organization working to recruit, train and elect Democratic scientists across all levels of government—from the Senate down to local school boards. The organization is powered by a grassroots community of over six million people supporting scientists and health care professionals who will use science and facts to address the most urgent issues facing our generation.