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314 Action Fund Endorses Nine Scientists for Local Offices

Organization Helped Elect over 100 Scientists at the State and Local Levels in 2020 March 15, 2021 PHILADELPHIA — Today, after helping to elect over 100 scientists at the state and local levels during the previous campaign cycle, 314 Action Fund announced its endorsement of nine local science candidates. From mayor to board of trustees, […]

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314 Action Fund Endorses Four Competitive-District U.S. House Candidates For Re-Election in 2022

Reps. Sean Casten, Elaine Luria, Kim Schrier, and Lauren Underwood Were Supported by 314 Action Fund in 2018 and 2020 March 11, 2021 PHILADELPHIA — Today, 314 Action Fund announced its endorsement of four scientists and competitive-district U.S. House candidates ahead of their re-election races in 2022. Each of these scientists was supported by 314 […]

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Run Amy Run: 314 Action Fund Launches Campaign to Encourage Dr. Amy Action to Run for Ohio U.S. Senate Race

Dr. Acton Led Ohio Department of Health through Critical Months of COVID-19 Pandemic March 11, 2021 PHILADELPHIA — Today, 314 Action Fund announced the launch of Run Amy Run, a grassroots campaign to encourage Dr. Amy Acton, former director of the Ohio Department of Health, to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by […]

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314 Action Fund Endorses Dr. Akilah Weber for California’s Seventy-Ninth State Assembly District

Medical Professional and La Mesa City Councilmember Running to Represent District Where She Was Raised March 10, 2021 PHILADELPHIA — Today, 314 Action Fund endorsed Dr. Akilah Weber in the race to represent California’s seventy-ninth state assembly district. Dr. Weber is seeking to succeed her mother, Shirley Weber, who recently vacated the seat to become […]

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314 Action Fund Announces Largest-Ever Effort to Recruit Scientists to Run for Public Office

Nation’s Premier Pro-Science Political Organization Will Seek to Elect Scientists in Sixty-Seven Key Federal and Statewide Races March 4, 2021 PHILADELPHIA — Today, 314 Action Fund released its initial list of electoral targets ahead of the 2022 campaign cycle. With sixty-seven races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, and down-ballot statewide office, this target list […]

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314 Action Fund Endorses Melanie Stansbury for New Mexico’s First Congressional District

Science Professional and State Representative Running to Succeed Congresswoman Deb Haaland March 3, 2021 PHILADELPHIA — Today, 314 Action Fund endorsed Rep. Melanie Stansbury in the race to succeed Congresswoman Deb Haaland and represent New Mexico’s first congressional district. From working as a science educator at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History to conducting […]

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314 Action Fund Endorses Hala Ayala for Virginia Lieutenant Governor

Cybersecurity Expert and State Delegate Would Be First Woman of Color Elected Statewide March 3, 2021 PHILADELPHIA — Today, 314 Action Fund endorsed Hala Ayala in the race to become Virginia’s next lieutenant governor. Hala, who was born and raised in Virginia, would be the first woman of color elected statewide. For twenty years, Hala […]

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314 Action Fund Launches Support for Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock to Secure Biden Mandate on Climate Crisis Solutions in U.S. Senate

Democratic Control of U.S. Senate Essential to President-Elect Biden’s Implementation of Policy Solutions for Climate Crisis November 18, 2020 PHILADELPHIA — Today, after drafting scientists Capt. Mark Kelly and Gov. John Hickenlooper to successfully run for U.S. Senate and raising $3.2 million in grassroots donations for their campaigns, 314 Action Fund launched support for Jon […]

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Vaccine Agency Director Reassigned For Defending Science in Political Attack by Trump

Dr. Rick Bright of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority Files Whistleblower Complaint Philadelphia — Today, as the federal government continues to delay expanding access to coronavirus testing amid goals to slowly re-open the country, President Trump reassigned Dr. Rick Bright, the director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. In a whistleblower […]

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314 Action Fund Endorses Dr. Cameron Webb for Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District

Dr. Webb Will Bring Health Policy Expertise and Commitment to Fellow Virginians to the U.S. House of Representatives Philadelphia — Today, as the coronavirus pandemic highlights the need for science and fact-based leadership in government, 314 Action Fund announced its endorsement of Dr. Cameron Webb for Virginia’s fifth congressional district. A practicing internal medicine physician, […]

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