Mehmet Oz

March 19, 2008 - 11:12am

Oz, winner of the Matthew J. Rinaldo Award, says no (again) to run for office

Several key GOP leaders approached Dr. Mehmet Oz, a nationally prominent cardiothoracic surgeon from Cliffside Park, to enter the race for U.S. Senator – but without success. Despite his national fundraising contacts and Oprah Winfrey’s infatuation with him, at some point Republicans will just stop asking Oz to run for office. He was mentioned as a U.S. Senate candidate in 2006, and as a State Senate candidate against Joseph Coniglio in 2007.

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