Democrats Are Running Against a Kennedy Over Health Care

Nov. 28, 2025, 11:35 AM UTC

Democrats are recruiting dozens of doctors and nurses to run for office and give their counter-messaging against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a shot in the arm.

These Democratic candidates are highlighting their opposition to Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again agenda. The controversial push, endorsed by President Donald Trump, favors cuts in Medicaid and health care spending, changes to how vaccines are tested, aims to eliminate food dyes, and investigates the causes of autism.

There are 28 medical professionals serving in the House, but just nine are Democrats, according to the House Clerk’s office. The Senate ...

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