How the 7 healthcare workers who just got elected to Congress plan to fix our broken system

VOX - Nov 12, 2026

Newly elected members of Congress on Capitol Hill. | Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Last week’s blue tsunami carried a lot of white coats: At least seven newly elected Democrats have medical degrees or nursing careers. Pediatrician Annie Andrews of South Carolina scored one of the most shocking Senate victories of election night for Democrats, while Abdul El-Sayed (who earned a medical degree before working in public health) won the all-important Michigan Senate race. In the House, Democrats will soon welcome pediatrician Richard Pan of California, emergency room physician Amish Shah of Arizona, surgeon Adam Hamawy of New Jersey, emergency nurse Mitchell Berman of Wisconsin, and oncology nurse practitioner Kristina Knickerbocker of Ohio. Like many Democrats, these candidates campaigned on lowering costs, expanding health coverage, and confronting the drugmakers and healthcare corporations that they accuse of putting profits ahead of patients. They have endorsed big ideas to make healthcare better, from a public insurance option to Medicare-for-all, alongside targeted changes to drug prices and health insurance denials. With President Donald Trump still in the White House, Democrats’ healthcare agenda faces obvious obstacles in the short term. But I spoke with Pan and Shah this week to learn how they hope to influence the healthcare conversation...

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