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The Bulwark: Democratic Doctors Are Pouring Into Politics. Thank Trump and RFK Jr.

GET READY FOR the Year of the Doctor. Already in this 2025–26 cycle, 314 Action—dedicated to helping Democrats with science backgrounds win local, state, and federal elections—says more than 150 doctors have reached out about running for office in nearly three dozen states.

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WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: 314 Action Fund Joins Redistricting Fight with $1M Campaign to Flip Seats

As California Democrats launch redistricting efforts to counter Republican attempts to gerrymander districts in Texas, 314 Action Fund stands ready to join the fight to flip seats and win back the House in 2026. Last week, the pro-science PAC announced a $1 million campaign to support the California redistricting efforts and elect STEM candidates across […]

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Modern Healthcare: Democrats recruit doctors for Congress after GOP health cuts

“This year [we’ve seen] really just an explosion of the number of physicians willing to take that step forward,” said Shaughnessy Naughton, a chemist who founded 314 Action in 2016 to recruit progressive health and science professionals for public office.

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The Hill: Progressive PAC slams RFK Jr.’s swim in contaminated river: ‘Doesn’t give a damn’ about grandchildren

The progressive PAC 314 Action launched an ad campaign Monday slamming Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he comes up on his 100th day in office, ridiculing him for his recent swim in a Washington, D.C.-area river that has long been deemed unsafe due to contamination.

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MedScape: Group Aims to Elect 100 Doctors as State, Federal Lawmakers By 2030

“It’s really hard to break into politics when you don’t come from that traditional political background,” said Shaughnessy Naughton, a chemist who ran for Congress as a Democrat in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 2014. Shaughnessy lost the race but founded 314 Action and now serves as its president. While most first-time candidates can’t afford to hire a full-time campaign manager, Naughton said, “we have very senior–level staffers that act in that capacity to help launch these campaigns until they’re able to bring on paid staff.” Doctors’ voices are urgently needed today to defend public health, Naughton said.

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A Pi Day campaign against the House GOP

The Democratic science-advocacy group 314 Action is launching a $30 million effort targeting 28 House Republicans — an escalation in the war in Washington over science.

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Progressive group targets GOP lawmakers over Musk, health cuts

The digital campaign from progressive advocacy group 314 Action asks Americans living in GOP-held swing districts to call their U.S. representative over potential health cuts.

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Democrats launch effort to get 100 doctors into elected office

A liberal advocacy group is launching a planned $25 million campaign to elect 100 new physicians to office by 2030, arguing that Democratic doctors must step forward to combat rising pressure on public health institutions and initiatives.

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314 ACTION LAUNCHES A MULTI-CYCLE CAMPAIGN TO ELECT 100 NEW DOCTORS BY 2030

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.

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Democratic group takes aim at GOP doctors in Congress on abortion

A group that works to elect Democrats with backgrounds in science and medicine is launching a digital ad campaign targeting GOP doctors in Congress over their opposition to abortion. 314 Action — the name reflects the first three digits of pi — is investing up to $200,000 on the ads, which accuse 14 Republican physicians […]

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