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Your voice matters—now more than ever.
The 2026 midterm elections will shape the future of health care policy, access to care, and the ob-gyn workforce. Decisions made by elected officials directly impact your patients, your practice, and your ability to provide timely, evidence-based care.

Ob-gyns are trusted voices in their communities. By engaging in the electoral process, you can help ensure that policymakers understand what’s at stake for patients and physicians alike. We have many resources available that highlight our priorities this election season and beyond so that you can be confident that you’re as informed as possible in preparation for elections. Please use this guide to learn more about key advocacy issues, local and federal election resources, and opportunities to get involved.

Participating in elections and researching candidate positions is essential to ensuring that our elected representatives take actions that respond to the needs of our practices, our patients, and our profession. ACOG is a nonpartisan organization, and we encourage all of our members to make their voices heard in the political process. We have many resources available that highlight our priorities this election season and beyond so that you can be confident that you’re as informed as possible in preparation for elections. Please use this guide to learn more about key advocacy issues, local and federal election resources, and opportunities to get involved.

Jump to: Questions for Candidates | Register to Vote | Support ACOG Priorities | Social Media Tool Kit

Getting Started

Understanding what ACOG’s key policy priorities are and why they’re important is critical to ensuring that you’re ready to discuss crucial issues whenever the time comes. Visit ACOG’s policy priorities hub to learn more.

Once you’re up to speed on ACOG’s policy priorities, review the National Conference of State Legislatures’ 2026 election calendar to find dates of upcoming elections.

Looking for opportunities to engage with candidates ahead of the election? Check out accounts run by elected officials and candidates, such as social media platforms, and official government websites or candidate websites that have sections on press releases, events, and media alerts. You can also sign up for newsletters from the elected official or candidate through their website or call or email their office.

Other places to look for opportunities to speak with candidates include local newspapers, neighborhood websites or newsletters, and Eventbrite or other online digests of local events.

Questions for Candidates

In the lead-up to election season, you may see candidates for local, state, and federal office at town halls, at community events such as local fairs and farmers markets, or out and about in your neighborhood. The below questions can help you be prepared for conversations about issues that are important to you no matter where or when they happen.

- What is your stance on reproductive rights, and how do you plan to support access to comprehensive reproductive health care, including contraception and abortion services?
- How would you protect against legislative interference in the patient–physician relationship and the practice of medicine?
- The sustainability of physician practice is in jeopardy due to repeated cuts to payment rates and inflation, especially risking access to care for our patients covered by Medicare and Medicaid. Would you prioritize this issue?
- Physician burnout rates are rising, in part due to administrative burdens such as prior authorization, the stress of medical liability, and the threat of workplace violence. How will you address these issues to ensure that we have a strong physician workforce?
- Student loan debt continues to be an incredible challenge for new physicians, affecting their decisions on the location and makeup of their practice. How will you help ease this burden, and in turn improve access to care for patients?
- What are your plans to address high maternal mortality rates, including racial and ethnic inequities in outcomes?
- Access to maternity care—and care overall—in our rural communities continues to worsen, as shown by the closure of more than 200 rural hospitals nationwide in the past five years. How will you help improve access to care for our patients?
- How do you plan to address and reduce disparities in health care access and outcomes for our patients from diverse backgrounds, including racial and ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities?
- Will you protect access to gender-affirming care for our transgender patients?
- Will you support funding for research on obstetric and gynecologic health issues, including gynecologic cancers, endometriosis, and other conditions affecting our patients?

Register to Vote

Here are some steps you can take to ensure that you’re ready to vote this November.

Support ACOG Priorities

Ob-GynPAC is the only federal political action committee, or PAC, dedicated exclusively to electing legislators who support our specialty. Ob-GynPAC supports candidates who share our priorities on topics that matter to ob-gyns and their patients. From improving maternal health and defending the patient–physician relationship to protecting access to health care for all individuals and creating a stronger, more sustainable practice environment for our members, ACOG’s advocacy across party lines and across the country is powered by Ob-GynPAC.

Learn more about Ob-GynPAC and find out how to support the PAC.

Note: Those who contribute to the PAC are eligible to request contributions for state and federal candidates.

Social Media Tool Kit

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Elections

Vote with Confidence with ACOG's Essential Election Resources

Getting Started

Questions for Candidates

Register to Vote

Update your voter registration

Learn more about Vot-ER, a resource for helping your patients register to vote

Learn more about absentee voting and voting by mail

Use Vote411 to find your state’s voter registration deadline for the November elections

Support ACOG Priorities

Social Media Tool Kit

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