2 April 2018
Front Ecol Environ, 16 (3): 134
Bill Foster (D–IL), a former Fermilab physicist, is the only PhD scientist in the US Congress. Now, an unprecedented number of scientist–candidates are vying to join him. Some 60 scientists, mostly Democrats, have entered congressional races nationwide in the coming mid‐term election, when the entire House of Representatives and one‐third of the Senate will face voters. Meanwhile, about 200 STEM‐experienced candidates are contesting state legislature seats. Coming in the middle of an administration's term, mid‐term elections are often a political referendum on the current President.
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