Dr. Oz Senate bid bolstered by new super PAC

Mehmet Oz, the television personality better known as Dr. Oz running as a Republican for Senate in Pennsylvania, has gained the support of a super PAC advised by a collection of experienced political operatives steeped in Washington.

American Leadership Action was established Nov. 17, according to Federal Election Commission disclosures — nearly two weeks before Oz entered the race for the Republican Senate nomination in the Keystone State. The super PAC’s director is John Fogarty, an attorney with the firm Clark Hill; Michele Reisner is the treasurer; Republican strategist Larry McCarthy handles media; Chip Englander is the pollster; and Jahan Wilcox, a veteran of several GOP Senate campaigns, runs communications.