In the April issue of The Scientist I argue that the intense focus on the science and health policy positions of the presidential candidates is taking the spotlight from the 470 other Federal elections taking place this year. Presuming that there are at least two people running in each race, that means we should be looking closely at the science and health positions of close to 1000 other people who are equally responsible for forming national policies and for supporting (or not as the case may be) science. To date, the SHARP Network is the only place to track candidates positions on health and science issues and we need your help to hold Congressmen and candidates responsible for telling their constituents where they stand on the issues

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