Republican congressional candidate Tom Stalcup on how both parties abuse science for political gain

Scientific American · Adam Kovac · 2026-10-21 10:00 UTC

Scientific American spoke to the candidate for Massachusetts’s fourth congressional district about climate change, misinformation and why, when it comes to health care, some socialism may be required

Tom Stalcup on climate change, a science-based approach to politics and misinformation

Scientific American spoke to the candidate for Massachusetts’s fourth congressional district about climate change, misinformation and why, when it comes to health care, some socialism may be required

Tom Stalcup, the Republican Party’s candidate to represent Massachusetts’s fourth district in Congress, does not like the way American politicians talk about science.

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