314 Action is a
nonprofit
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political action committee that seeks to elect scientists in the United States.
Mission
The mission of 314 Action is to connect people with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, and math to the skills and funding needed for a successful political campaign.
[Kaplan, Sarah (January 18, 2017).]
This group wants to fight 'anti-science' rhetoric by getting scientists to run for office
. ''The Washington Post''.
The group is characterized as a liberal and
Democratic-leaning group, since 314 Action uses
ActBlue
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as its payment processing platform and mostly targets Republican-held federal and state positions in its campaigns.
Founding
The organization was founded in 2016 by researcher Shaughnessy Naughton.
'It’s important to have scientific voices heard at all levels of government'
. ''Los Angeles Times''. December 15, 2017. Naughton is a business owner and a chemist who ran for Congress in Pennsylvania in 2014.[Martin, Michel (February 26, 2017). "Fearing Climate Change Policy Under Trump, STEM Group Works To Get Scientists Elected". '']All Things Considered
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Name
The group gets its name from pi (π), a mathematical constant approximately equal to 3.14.[
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References
Sources
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As a Response to Trump, This Group Is Drafting Scientists to Run for Office
. ''Motherboard''. January 10, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
* Mukherjee, Sy (January 25, 2017).
Scientists Gear Up to Run for Office In a World of 'Alternate Facts'
. ''Fortune
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''. January 25, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
* Amy Harmon and Henry Fountain
In Age of Trump, Scientists Show Signs of a Political Pulse
. ''New York Times''. February 6, 2017.
* Ed Yong February 28, 2018
Here's How The Scientists Running for Office Are Doing
. ''The Atlantic''. February 28, 2018.
* Maggie Astor January 13, 201
. ''New York Times''. January 13, 2019.
* Emma Goldberg May 9, 2020
. ''New York Times''. May 9, 2020.
* Joseph Marks May 20, 2019
The Cybersecurity 202: These political candidates are running on their cybersecurity expertise
. ''The Washington Post''. May 20, 2019.
External links
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United States political action committees
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