Williams: This meteorologist wants to make America safe for science again

As the Trump administration’s Energy Department casts doubt on human-caused climate change, a dubious finding dismantled by 85 climate scientists , our nation has one meteorologist in Congress — Eric Sorenson, an Illinois Democrat.

Chesterfield County resident Sean Sublette, a professional meteorologist for three decades, is seeking to change that. He’s among a slew of Democrats seeking the nomination in the 1st Congressional District to oppose incumbent Rep. Rob Wittman.

I’ve got nothing against lawyers, but we need more scientists in Congress , begins one of his campaign’s text-message pitches. During a recent interview, Sublette expanded on that thought.

“I’m running to get rid of the conspiracy theories,” he said. “Get the data back in the Congress. There are nine of us running;