El-Sayed, Andrews are right to run. We need doctors in politics.
Abdul El-Sayed is presented as a physician and Senate nominee who exemplifies health professionals seeking political power.
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Opinion contributors argue that doctors and other health professionals should enter politics because policy decisions directly shape patients’ lives. They point to Abdul El-Sayed and Annie Andrews as examples of physicians seeking federal office.
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Abdul El-Sayed
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Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Michigan and physician cited as an example of a health professional entering politics
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Annie Andrews
SC · SEN
Pediatrician and South Carolina Senate candidate cited as an example of a health professional entering politics
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