October 9, 2025
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Today 314 Action Fund, the nation’s only organization dedicated to recruiting, training and electing doctors and scientists, endorsed Dr. Thomas Fisher for Illinois’ 7th Congressional District. As a board-certified emergency medical doctor, Dr. Fisher is a Guardian of Public Health candidate. He’s answering the call to serve his community as 314 Action works to elect more doctors, nurses and health care professionals to office.
Through Guardians of Public Health, 314 Action is working to 100 new doctors, up and down the ballot and across the nation by 2030, raising and spending over $25 million in the effort.
“After serving his community as an emergency doctor, Dr. Thomas Fisher is ready to serve Illinois’ 7th Congressional District,” said Shaughnessy Naughton, President of 314 Action. “As the future of public health and safety hangs in the balance, Dr. Fisher is exactly the kind of candidate Congress needs. He’ll fight to restore and protect health care and stand up for science in Washington. We’re proud to endorse him and look forward to supporting his campaign.”
“I’ve spent the past two decades caring for folks when they need help the most—and when I’m in Congress, I’ll bring that same kind of leadership under pressure,” said Dr. Thomas Fisher. “We need to elect more doctors to Congress because the Trump administration is going to hurt us. I’ll fight to improve the lives of Illinoisans, ensuring that our health care, our economy, and our safety are secure. I’m proud to be endorsed by 314 Action as one of their Guardians of Public Health and I look forward to working together.”
Dr. Fisher has raised over $375,000 on the campaign trail in his first seven weeks.
Dr. Thomas Fisher has spent over two decades working as a board-certified emergency medicine physician in the same South Side Chicago community where he was raised. In the emergency department he serves everyone, no matter their background, means, or immigration status. In 2010, Dr. Fisher was selected as a White House Fellow and since, has delivered policies and plans to create a better health care system for all. With experience in government, industry, and academia, Dr. Fisher is running for Congress to improve lives and fix a broken system.
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.
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