March 14, 2025
“Science is resistance…Now more than ever, we need a new class of leaders”
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Today, on Pi Day, 314 Action announced their federal electoral targets for 2026. The organization is focusing on 28 vulnerable Republicans, all of whom are blatantly ignoring the facts and data to implement Donald Trump’s anti-science agenda.
“Normally, Pi Day is a celebration of our STEM elected officials and the work they’re doing to promote science in our legislation. But this year, due to the unrelenting attacks on science, we’re going on the offensive,” said Shaughnessy Naughton, President of 314 Action. “Science is resistance. These 28 anti-science Republican members are rubber-stamps for Trump’s dangerous—and scientifically unfounded—orders. From cuts to Medicaid and public health, to the assaults on free speech and university funding, now more than ever, we need a new class of leaders who will protect every person in their district, using facts and data to make change.
“We know that scientists are up to the task. And this Pi Day, we are recommiting ourselves to work harder than ever to elect STEM candidates and deliver a pro-science House Democratic majority.”
314 Action has had incredible success across the nation recruiting, training, and electing scientists to offices up and down the ballot. In 2024, 314 Action helped elect 248 Democratic scientists into offices across the country—including electing 7 new members of Congress (three of which were Red to Blue flips), reelecting 3 U.S. Senators and 13 House members, and 225 candidates in local down-ballot elections. Earlier this month, the organization launched Guardians of Public Health—a campaign dedicated to electing 100 new doctors by 2030, from the State House to the White House.
314 Action 2026 Targeted Races:
- Representative David Schweikert (AZ-01)
- Representative Eli Crane (AZ-02)
- Representative Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06)
- Representative Kevin Kiley (CA-03)
- Representative David Valadao (CA-22)
- Representative Young Kim (CA-40)
- Representative Ken Calvert (CA-41)
- Representative Jeff Hurd (CO-03)
- Representative Gabe Evans (CO-08)
- Representative Anna Luna (FL-13)
- Representative Marianette Miller-Meeks (IA-01)
- Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03)
- Representative Bill Huizenga (MI-04)
- Representative Tom Barrett (MI-07)
- Representative John James (MI-10)
- Representative Ryan Zinke (MT-01)
- Representative Don Bacon (NE-02)
- Representative Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07)
- Representative Mike Lawler (NY-17)
- Representative Mike Turner (OH-10)
- Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01)
- Representative Ryan MacKenzie (PA-07)
- Representative Robert Bresnahan (PA-08)
- Representative Scott Perry (PA-10)
- Representative Monica De La Cruz (TX-15)
- Representative Jen Kiggans (VA-02)
- Representative Bryan Steil (WI-01)
- Representative Derrick Van Orden (WI-03)
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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