PA Dems file FEC complaints against Dr. Oz, David McCormick

[Nevilledog]

https://www.cityandstatepa.com/content/pa-dems-file-fec-complaints-against-dr-oz-david-mccormick

The Pennsylvania Democratic Party is asking the Federal Election Commission to investigate two newcomers to the state’s 2022 U.S. Senate race – celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund executive David McCormick – accusing the candidates of violating separate provisions of federal election law.

The party submitted two separate complaints to the FEC on Friday morning, including one that alleges that Oz, a celebrity talk show host, is “capitalizing” off of his commercial resources by using a version of his TV show logo, his show’s web domain and his business social media accounts for campaign purposes.

In the complaint, which was reviewed by City & State, the party suggests that “corporate entities affiliated with Dr. Oz (including Oz Media, LLC) may have made impermissible in-kind contributions to Doctor Oz for Senate by lending these and potentially other resources to the campaign. Federal law also prohibits a corporation from using its name or marks to facilitate the making of contributions to a federal candidate.”

The Democratic Party goes on to say that Oz “is overtly capitalizing off commercial brands and resources to obtain an unfair advantage.”

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[Deminpenn]

1. AG Shapiro ought to be bringing charges

against Dr Oz for illegal voting. He used his in-laws address to register and vote when he clearly lives in NJ.

He also has makes a lot of money and if he lives in PA, he should be paying taxes for the time he "resided" in Pennsylvania. We have a flat tax here in the Commonwealth with essentially no deductions for anything.

Shapiro might decide to recuse himself, but the non-partisan state attorneys don't need to do that.

McCormick lives in CT and his wife is Dina Powell, who served in the Trump WH.

[Gore1FL]

2. It seems like not actually being a resident of the state should be an issue.

Of course, Missouri sent Virginian Josh Hawley to the Senate because his sister happens to own property in the state. Residency laws are apparently loose.