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Scientist Is Running for Congress Thanks To Trump

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Volcanologist Jess Phoenix would agree with President Donald Trump on one thing: There's something wrong with Washington, D.C. "We need science in our everyday lives," she said, speaking in April at the Los Angeles March for Science. "Ignorance is the disease." The cure is more scientists who hold political office, Phoenix said. She's running for the House of Representatives as a Democrat in California's 25th Congressional District, with a pledge bring "good science" to Washington. The seat is currently held by a Republican. Before November, Phoenix, the daughter of FBI agents, said she was content with her life as a volcanic scientist. She had dedicated her career to studying the world's harshest environments in the hope of revealing how humans are driving climate change. But President Donald Trump's electoral upset shocked the scientist and moved her to action. Phoenix said she hopes to be one of the first politicians sent to Washington, D.C. on the promise of combating climate change. Though new to politics, Phoenix hopes her years navigating some of the country's harshest climates will have prepared her for the challenge.

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