Press Release

Do No Harm Honors Annual Award Recipients

  • By Do No Harm Staff
  • October 15, 2025

RICHMOND, VA; October 15, 2025 – Today, Do No Harm announced the recipients of its annual awards. Tennessee Majority Leader Jack Johnson received the Legislator of the Year award. Indiana State Senator Tyler Johnson, M.D., received the award for Outstanding Leadership for Merit in Medicine and Kansas State Senator Beverly Gossage received the award for Outstanding Leadership for Stopping the Harm.

“Majority Leader Johnson, and Senators Gossage and Johnson have shown great courage and clarity in taking on harmful ideologies in healthcare,” said Kristina Rasmussen, Executive Director, Do No Harm. “Majority Leader Johnson worked tirelessly to combat DEI in both state and local government and higher education. He was also instrumental in Tennessee’s law banning the transgender medicalization of children. Senators Gossage and Johnson have both been outstanding advocates and leaders in their legislatures for improving healthcare. We are proud to honor Majority Leader Johnson, and Senators Gossage and Johnson for their important work.”

The Awards:

  • Tennessee Majority Leader Jack Johnson received Legislator of the Year for his work sponsoring state laws that ban DEI in state and local government and higher education, and his work on Tennessee SB1, which banned the transgender medicalization of minors. That law was upheld by the Supreme Court in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a major victory in the fight to protect children.
  • Indiana State Senator Tyler Johnson received Outstanding Leadership for Merit in Medicine for his work on Indiana’s ban on DEI in state agencies, contracts, grants, education, and licensing boards.
  • Kansas State Senator Beverly Gossage received Outstanding Leadership for Stopping the Harm for her work on Kansas’ ban on transgender procedures for minors.

Do No Harm’s video honoring Legislator of the Year Johnson can be found here.

Do No Harm, established in April 2022, has rapidly gained recognition and made significant strides in its mission to safeguard healthcare from ideological threats. It has over 40,000 members, including doctors, nurses, physicians, and concerned citizens across all 50 states and 14 countries.