| − | '''Mehmet Cengiz Oz''' (born on June 11, 1960) is the [[Republican]] candidate for the [[U.S. Senate]] from [[Pennsylvania]] in the [[midterm election]] of 2022.<ref>Aila Slisco, [https://www.newsweek.com/trump-backed-dr-oz-wins-senate-primary-david-mccormick-concedes-1712777 Trump-Backed Dr. Oz Wins Senate Primary as David McCormick Concedes], ''Newsweek'', June 3, 2022.</ref> Dr. Oz received the coveted endorsement of President Donald [[Trump]] on April 8, 2022. However, Oz quickly dropped the Trump branding from his website after securing the a primary victory.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/06/dr-oz-drops-trump-branding-website-signaling-departure-america-first/</ref> | + | '''Mehmet Cengiz Oz''' (born on June 11, 1960) is the [[Republican]] candidate for the [[U.S. Senate]] from [[Pennsylvania]] in the [[midterm election]] of 2022.<ref>Aila Slisco, [https://www.newsweek.com/trump-backed-dr-oz-wins-senate-primary-david-mccormick-concedes-1712777 Trump-Backed Dr. Oz Wins Senate Primary as David McCormick Concedes], ''Newsweek'', June 3, 2022.</ref> Dr. Oz received the coveted endorsement of President Donald [[Trump]] on April 8, 2022. In light of current [[liberal]] control of elections in [[Pennsylvania]], Oz downplayed the Trump branding from his website after securing the a primary victory.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/06/dr-oz-drops-trump-branding-website-signaling-departure-america-first/</ref> |
| | His background includes being an American television celebrity, cardiothoracic surgeon, university professor, author and politician for the [[Republican party]]. He was born in Ohio to a Turkish migrant family and is a practicing Muslim.<ref>https://religionnews.com/2021/12/02/celebrity-surgeon-dr-oz-seeks-to-be-first-muslim-elected-to-the-u-s-senate/</ref> Oz served in the Turkish Army and has close ties to Turkish leader Erdogan.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/04/26/armenians-greeks-express-concerns-over-mehmet-ozs-turkish-ties/</ref> | | His background includes being an American television celebrity, cardiothoracic surgeon, university professor, author and politician for the [[Republican party]]. He was born in Ohio to a Turkish migrant family and is a practicing Muslim.<ref>https://religionnews.com/2021/12/02/celebrity-surgeon-dr-oz-seeks-to-be-first-muslim-elected-to-the-u-s-senate/</ref> Oz served in the Turkish Army and has close ties to Turkish leader Erdogan.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/04/26/armenians-greeks-express-concerns-over-mehmet-ozs-turkish-ties/</ref> |
| | While running in the crowded [[GOP]] primary in the [[2022 Senate elections]], he has apparently retired from his faculty role at Columbia University.<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dr-oz-apparently-retired-faculty-203841144.html Dr. Oz Has Apparently Retired from Faculty Role at Columbia University amid Senate Run]</ref> | | While running in the crowded [[GOP]] primary in the [[2022 Senate elections]], he has apparently retired from his faculty role at Columbia University.<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dr-oz-apparently-retired-faculty-203841144.html Dr. Oz Has Apparently Retired from Faculty Role at Columbia University amid Senate Run]</ref> |