Democrats sweep Congress with doctor, scientist winners — SkimNews
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- Abdul El-Sayed, an epidemiologist, won a Michigan Senate seat in the midterm elections.
- Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, flipped South Carolina's Senate seat for Democrats in a major upset, helping the party regain control of the chamber.
- Amy Acton, a physician who served as Ohio's pandemic-era health director, became the state's newly elected governor.
- Mitchell Berman, a registered nurse, flipped a Wisconsin seat to become a newly elected House member.
- Rebecca Bennett, a health care executive, flipped a New Jersey House seat and became a newly elected representative.
- Manny Rutinel, a microbiologist, flipped a Colorado House seat; fellow microbiologist Jasmine Clark was also newly elected from Georgia.
- Richard Pan, a pediatrician, was newly elected to the House from California.
Why it matters: Democrats gained control of two chambers — the House and Senate — through wins that put clinicians and scientists in office, while physician Amy Acton won Ohio's governorship. Because health care, public health and trust in science were spotlighted in the midterms, the election produced both Democratic congressional control and a Democratic physician serving as governor.
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