

Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon best known as the host of TV’s “Dr. Representative Conor Lamb, Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, state Senator Malcolm Kenyatta and Montgomery County Supervisor Val Arkoosh are all competing for the nomination.Dr. Bridgewater Associates CEO David McCormick, who is married to former President Trump's deputy national security adviser Dina Powell, is considering a bid for the GOP nomination as well, according to Politico. ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands and conservative commentator Kathy Barnette are among those who are also seeking the GOP nomination. Cook Political Report rates the race as a toss-up.īusinessman Jeff Bartos, former U.S. Pennsylvania is expected to be one of the most expensive Senate races during the 2022 midterms. I'm sure this fully genuine candidacy will capture the hearts of Pennsylvanians." Oz on his run for US Senate in Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsylvania for medical school.ĭemocratic Representative Bill Pascrell of New Jersey has already poked fun at Oz, tweeting, "I want to congratulate my North Jersey constituent Dr. Oz, whose television show is produced in New York City, has been a longtime New Jersey resident but recently registered to vote at his in-laws' home in suburban Philadelphia. Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit Mehmet Oz (R), Professor of Surgery, Columbia University speaks onstage during the 2021 Concordia Annual Summit - Day 2 at Sheraton New York on Septemin New York City. "They took away our freedom without making us safer." Dr. In a video released by his campaign, Oz said "Pennsylvania needs a conservative who will put America first." He also criticized the federal government's pandemic response. There was a major shakeup in the field last week, when Trump-endorsed candidate Sean Parnell dropped out of the race after losing a custody battle amid abuse allegations by his estranged wife. Oz, a Republican, joins several other candidates who are vying for the hotly contested seat being vacated by retiring GOP Senator Pat Toomey.
