Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
A candidate for U.S. President (Washington state), State of Washington in the 2024 Washington General Election, Nov. 5
Party: We the People
Race Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Shiva Ayyadurai (I) | 0 | 0% |
| Claudia De La Cruz (S) | 0 | 0% |
| Rachele Fruit (S) | 0 | 0% |
| Kamala Harris (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (W) | 0 | 0% |
| Joseph Kishore (S) | 0 | 0% |
| Chase Oliver (L) | 0 | 0% |
| Jill Stein (G) | 0 | 0% |
| Donald Trump (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Cornel West (J) | 0 | 0% |
Related Coverage
How RFK Jr.’s assurances to senators contradict his past remarks
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried this week to distance himself from a long history of promoting conspiracy theories and false information as he parried questions from senators who are weighing whether to confirm him as the nation’s next health and human services secretary.
RFK Jr. faces blistering questions on vaccines, abortion from Democrats
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a divided panel of senators Wednesday, with Democrats deeply critical of the vaccine skeptic’s bid to serve as America’s top health official, and Republicans insisting that the former liberal was the right choice to lead a nearly $2 trillion agency that helps shape everyday life.
RFK Jr. faces tricky Senate questions over anti-vaccine, abortion stances
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to face a grilling from skeptical senators at confirmation hearings to become Secretary of Health and Human Services amid stubborn questions over his controversial stances on vaccines, food safety and abortion rights.
RFK Jr. skipped meeting where officials planned fight against future pandemic
As White House officials packed up last week and their Trump counterparts prepared to move in, dozens of senior leaders in both administrations trundled into the neighboring Eisenhower Executive Office Building to game out how the new government would respond to an emergency, such as a new pandemic.
Junk food turns public villain as power shifts in Washington
The new Trump administration could be coming for your snacks. For years, the federal government has steered clear of regulating junk food, fast food, and ultra-processed food. Now attitudes are changing.
A rift in Trump world over how to make America healthier
For Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the activist whom President-elect Donald Trump will nominate to serve as the secretary of health and human services, the solution to obesity in America – now at 40% of adults – is straightforward: “The first line of response should be lifestyle,” he told Jim Cramer in a Dec. 12 interview on CNBC.
Sen. Murray sounds alarm on RFK Jr. and vaccines
Putting the nation’s leading anti-vaccine activist in charge of the massive federal department overseeing America’s sprawling system of health care, disease control and medical research would “set our country back in a way that I cannot fathom,” U.S. Sen. Patty Murray said Friday at a UW Medicine facility in Seattle.
Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH, overseeing scientific research
President-elect Donald Trump selected Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford-trained physician and economist who criticized coronavirus lockdowns, on Tuesday to lead the National Institutes of Health, the nearly $50 billion agency that oversees the nation’s biomedical research.
GOP senators say RFK Jr. must ‘explain’ vaccine criticism, other views
Republican senators are poised to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becomes the nation’s next health secretary. But in interviews this week, a half-dozen GOP lawmakers said they had questions or outright concerns about his selection, with several citing his vaccine skepticism, as they weighed whether to vote for him.
How Washington state’s health secretary is preparing for likely massive shift in federal health policy under RFK Jr.
Washington State Secretary of Health Dr. Umair Shah said his agency would continue promoting vaccinations as the best defense against the spread of infectious disease as medical and public health experts worry about President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.