Candidates from all walks of life run for Congress each election cycle, from backgrounds in politics and government to adjacent fields such as law or public policy, but some hopefuls are leveraging their public profile as media personalities to help drive their campaigns.
Pennsylvania voters saw this with Dr. Mehmet Oz, who leaned into his television-doctor persona during his failed 2022 Senate run. Before entering Congress in 2009, former Minnesota Sen. Al Franken was quite a popular public figure known for his time on Saturday Night Live and his stint as a liberal radio host on the now-defunct Air America.
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