February 28, 2025

“GUARDIANS OF PUBLIC HEALTH”
NATIONAL CO-CHAIR GOV. JOSH GREEN (D-HI) WILL HELP LEAD EFFORTS TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH

(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — 314 Action today launched a new campaign to elect 100 new doctors to state offices and Congress by 2030. “Guardians of Public Health” marks the most ambitious recruitment effort by 314 Action in history.

“We need a fix to the anti-science, bad-faith rot happening across our country and what better way to cure this disease than by electing 100 new doctors from state houses to Congress,” said Joshua Morrow, Co-Founder and 314 Action Executive Director. “Donald Trump and Elon Musk are gutting crucial cancer research funding at the NIH, gutting the Centers for Disease Control, and putting anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge, decisions that will imperil our public health systems. 314 Action is ready to help elect more doctors to make an impact in communities across the country.”

With Republicans dismantling our health care system at a rapid pace, America needs a new class of leaders. 314 Action plans to raise and spend over $25 million by 2030 to elect 100 new doctors to state legislatures, governor offices, and federal offices. Hawaii Governor Doctor Josh Green is partnering with 314 Action Fund to help spearhead the effort as a national co-chair.

“There’s no seat in the nation that wouldn’t benefit from a doctor’s touch. We swore an oath to protect people and public health and will always put that above politics,” said Governor Josh Green (D-HI). “Public health officials know how to examine data and facts critically, and we make decisions that are most efficient, and in the best interest of our health. Republicans on the other hand are falling in line by allowing anti-science extremists like RFK Jr. to dismantle our public health systems. Americans cannot afford to continue to let anti-science Republicans dictate our future.”

“Electing doctors in state and federal positions across the country is the best way we can fight against RFK Jr. and everyone else promoting his dangerous agenda. We need to replace his cronies with doctors who will put the health and safety of their community first—and I’m proud to be on the frontlines of this crucial work,” continued Governor Green.

“It’s time to fight back against the GOP’s anti-science, anti-research, anti-public health agenda. “Guardians of Public Health” is our biggest and boldest effort yet—and we’re ready to roll up our sleeves and do everything we can to put a doctor in every House,” concluded Morrow.
There are currently 27 Democratic physicians serving in state legislatures, six in the U.S. Congress, and one Governor. Doctors interested in running for office can sign up here to be connected with 314 Action. 314 Action’s new initiative to recruit and elect 100 doctors to all levels of government will build on the groundwork the organization has already established. In addition to recruitment, 314 Action will work closely with candidates throughout their campaign.

314 Action is the only national organization working to elect Democrats with backgrounds in science and medicine 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, doctors, and STEM professionals who will use science and facts to address our most pressing issues like climate change and health care. Since 2018, we have played a pivotal role in flipping the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, electing eleven Democratic scientists to federal office, as well as in helping over 400 statewide, state legislative, and municipal candidates win their races.

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