The Cancer Promise is part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s (ACS CAN) Cancer Votes program, providing candidates for federal office an opportunity to get on the record supporting ACS CAN’s cancer priorities. Candidates who sign the Cancer Promise pledge to support evidence-based public policy solutions to end cancer as we know it, for everyone, by accelerating cures, improving access to care, and ensuring access to cancer prevention and early detection services, including tobacco control.
If elected, Candidates pledge to:
- Support sustainable annual increases in cancer research funding for the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute.
- Protect existing laws and support legislation to expand health care options that help patients access quality, affordable health care.
- Support legislation to ensure access to cancer prevention services, including tobacco control and access to lifesaving cancer screenings.
Is ACS CAN endorsing candidates?
Cancer is nonpartisan, and so is our Cancer Votes program. ACS CAN does not endorse or oppose candidates, nor contribute to campaigns. The Cancer Promise is not an endorsement of any candidate but simply a public record of where candidates stand on ACS CAN’s cancer fighting priorities that is shared with our hundreds of thousands of volunteers, cancer voters, and the public. ACS CAN invites all candidates seeking federal office to sign the Cancer Promise.
| Office | Name | Response |
| U.S. President | Joe Biden (D) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| U.S. President | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| U.S. President | Donald Trump (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
California |
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| California - U.S. Senate | Steve Garvey (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| California - U.S. Senate | Adam Schiff (D) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| California - U.S. House District 22 | Rudy Salas (D) | ☑ |
| California - U.S. House District 22 | David G. Valadao (R) | ☑ |
| California - U.S. House District 23 | Derek Marshall (D) | ☑ |
| California - U.S. House District 23 | Jay Obernolte (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
Indiana |
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| Indiana - U.S. House District 9 | Erin Houchin (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| Indiana - U.S. House District 9 | Timothy Peck (D) | ☑ |
Maryland |
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| Maryland - U.S. Senate | Angela Alsobrooks (D) | ☑ |
| Maryland - U.S. Senate | Larry Hogan (R) | ☑ |
Michigan |
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| Michigan - U.S. Senate | Justin Amash (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| Michigan - U.S. Senate | Hill Harper (D) | ☑ |
| Michigan - U.S. Senate | Mike Rogers (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| Michigan - U.S. Senate | Elissa Slotkin (D) | ☑ |
Minnesota |
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| Minnesota - U.S. House District 2 | Angie Craig (D) | ☑ |
| Minnesota - U.S. House District 2 | Tayler Rahm (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| Minnesota - U.S. House District 2 | Joe Teirab (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
Montana |
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| Montana - U.S. Senate | Tim Sheehy (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| Montana - U.S. Senate | Jon Tester (D) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
Nevada |
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| Nevada - U.S. Senate | Sam Brown (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| Nevada - U.S. Senate | Jacky Rosen (D) | ☑ |
| Nevada - U.S. House District 1 | Mark Robertson (R) | ☑ |
| Nevada - U.S. House District 1 | Dina Titus (D) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
New Jersey |
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| New Jersey - U.S. Senate | Curtis Bashaw (R) | ☑ |
| New Jersey - U.S. Senate | Andy Kim (D) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| New Jersey - U.S. House District 6 | Scott Fegler (R) | ☑ |
| New Jersey - U.S. House District 6 | Frank Pallone Jr. (D) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
New York |
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| New York - U.S. House District 17 | Mondaire Jones (D) | ☑ |
| New York - U.S. House Disitrict 17 | Mike Lawler (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
Ohio |
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| Ohio - U.S. Senate | Sherrod Brown (D) | ☑ |
| Ohio - U.S. Senate | Bernie Moreno (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| Ohio - U.S. House District 3 | Joyce Beatty (D) | ☑ |
| Ohio - U.S. House District 3 | Michael Young (R) | ☑ |
| Ohio - U.S. House District 13 | Kevin Coughlin (R) | ☑ |
| Ohio - U.S. House District 13 | Emilia Sykes (D) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| Ohio - U.S. House District 15 | Mike Carey (R) | ☑ |
| Ohio - U.S. House District 15 | Adam Miller (D) | ☑ |
Oregon |
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| Oregon - U.S. House District 3 | Maxine Dexter (D) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| Oregon - U.S. House District 3 | Joanna Harbour (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| Oregon - U.S. House District 6 | Mike Erickson (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| Oregon - U.S. House District 6 | Andrea Salinas (D) | ☑ |
Pennsylvania |
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| Pennsylvania - U.S. Senate | Bob Casey Jr. (D) | ☑ |
| Pennsylvania - U.S. Senate | David McCormick (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| Pennsylvania - U.S. House District 14 | Chris Dziados (D) | ☑ |
| Pennsylvania - U.S. House District 14 | Guy Reschenthaler (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
Texas |
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| Texas - U.S. House District 38 | Wesley Hunt (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| Texas - U.S. House District 38 | Melissa McDonough (D) | ☑ |
Utah |
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| Utah - U.S. House District 3 | Glenn J. Wright (D) | ☑ |
| Utah - U.S. House District 3 | Mike Kennedy (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
West Virginia |
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| West Virginia - U.S. Senate | Glenn Elliot (D) | ☑ |
| West Virginia - U.S. Senate | Jim Justice (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
Wisconsin |
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| Wisconsin - U.S. Senate | Tammy Baldwin (D) | ☑ |
| Wisconsin - U.S. Senate | Eric Hovde (R) | ☑ |
| Wisconsin - U.S. House District 3 | Rebecca Cooke (D) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| Wisconsin - U.S. House District 3 | Katrina Shankland (D) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| Wisconsin - U.S. House District 3 | Derrick Van Orden (R) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| Wisconsin - U.S. House District 3 | Eric Wilson (D) | ☑ |
| Wisconsin - U.S. House District 4 | Gwen Moore (D) | This candidate has not yet responded. |
| Wisconsin - U.S. House District 4 | Timothy Rogers (R) | ☑ |
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Urge the presidential candidate to sign the Cancer Promise and commit to making the fight against cancer a national priority.