314 Action Fund Celebrates Dr. Maxine Dexter’s Congressional Victory in OR-03

Tonight, 314 Action Fund congratulates Dr. Maxine Dexter on her victory in Oregon’s Third Congressional District. 

314 Action Fund Congratulates John Mannion’s Impressive Victory in NY-22 Congressional District

Tonight, 314 Action Fund congratulates State Senator John Mannion on his major victory in New York’s 22nd Congressional District. A former science teacher, Congressman-elect Mannion defeated Rep. Brandon Williams to flip one of the most crucial House races this cycle, bringing Democrats 3 seats closer to a Democratic majority. 

SELZER POLL CONFIRMS WHAT WE’VE KNOWN: “2024 IS THE YEAR OF WOMEN SCIENTISTS”

In March of this year, 314 Action Fund, an organization dedicated to recruiting, training and electing scientists to public office declared 2024 “The Year of Women Scientists” after endorsing over 270 women scientists running for office across the country in pivotal races from the U.S. Senate to tipping point state legislative seats. Now, on the heels of the news from Selzer poll indicating dramatic shifts in favor of Democrats powered by women, 314 Action President and Founder Shaughnessy Naughton released the following statement:

ICYMI: Pro-Science Group Asks GOP Candidates To Return Donations Over Ties To Project 2025

“Candidates downplayed the blueprint for a Trump administration even as they received money from supporters of the Heritage Foundation, which organized the plan.”

Path to a Democratic Majority in the U.S. House Goes Through STEM

Democrats in Congress have a monumental opportunity to reclaim the majority in the United States House of Representatives this November by picking up just four Republican seats. That path to a Democratic majority goes through Democratic STEM candidates—two engineers, two science teachers, a space technologist, and a physician—backed by 314 Action Fund in the closest battleground races across the country.

314 ACTION FUND CALLS ON 6 MAGA EXTREMIST GOP INCUMBENTS TO RETURN PROJECT 2025 CONTRIBUTIONS

As Republicans desperately try to distance themselves from Donald Trump and House GOP’s toxic Project 2025, new research revealed the megadonors behind the Heritage Foundation’s agenda to implement Project 2025 have invested heavily to support endangered MAGA extremists Mike Garcia (CA-27), Don Bacon (NE-02), David Schweikert (AZ-01), Brandon Williams (NY-22), Lori Chavez-Deremer (OR-05), and Marianette Miller-Meeks (IA-01). These 6 endangered Republican incumbents have taken over $200,000 from the funders of Project 2025. They are opposed by six Democratic STEM candidates who are leading the fight against Project 2025, including two science teachers, two engineers, a physician, and space technologist.

314 Action Fund’s Mission to Elect FIVE New Democratic Doctors to Congress in Spotlight

Last week, National Journal highlighted 314 Action’s work to recruit, train, and help elect Democratic doctors to Congress. Shaughnessy Naughton, founder and president of 314 Action, spoke about the importance of electing physicians and doctors to tackle our nation’s most pressing issues—including abortion, climate change, and housing. 

314 Action Slams Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida’s Department of Health for Threatening TV stations with Criminal Charges for Airing Abortion Rights Ad

New reporting from the Washington Post and CNN revealed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s health department threatened multiple television stations with criminal charges for exercising their First Amendment right by airing an ad calling for the repeal of Florida’s strict abortion ban. The pro abortion rights ad call on voters to support a ballot measure that would overturn the six-week abortion ban signed into law by Florida Governor DeSantis.  “Ron DeSantis just proved what we already knew, that he is a MAGA extremist who will stop at nothing to control women’s bodies,” said Shaughnessy Naughton, Founder and President of 314 Action.

314 Action Fund Rolls Out an Over $200,000 Ad Buy in NE-02, Slamming Rep. Bacon’s Failure to Protect Nebraskans Health

314 Action Fund today announced the launch of a new two-week $272,000 ad buy in the Nebraska Second Congressional district, against Representative Don Bacon. The ad, which starts airing tomorrow, October 1st, slams Bacon for voting against protections for people with pre-existing conditions, like diabetes and asthma.