Mehmet Oz

Party: Republican

Office: US Senate

Mehmet Cengiz Öz, known professionally as Dr. Oz, is an American television presenter, author, politician, professor emeritus, and retired cardiothoracic surgeon. He is the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania and is the first Muslim candidate to be nominated by either major party for U.S. Senate.

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John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz finally debated in the Pa. U.S. Senate race. Here’s how they tackled the issues.

On the Issues

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Abortion
...Oz, whose website says he is “100 percent pro-life,” did clarify that he does not support abortion-related criminal penalties for patients or doctors...
Voting Rights and Access
Dr. Oz supports voter ID laws that ensure safe and secure elections. He will reject efforts by liberals to have the federal government take control of our elections away from the states.
Taxes/Economy
...opposes “government regulations that stifle growth,” that he will work to overturn “heavy-handed regulations” on fossil fuel industries “that are hurting Pennsylvania jobs and our local communities” and that he wants to “confront” China.”...
Climate Change/Environmental Policy
Mehmet Oz Goes Full Climate Denial, Says Carbon Dioxide Isn't A Problem
Immigration
Says “will fight to end illegal immigration” and supports a physical or a virtual wall. In 2019, celebrated meeting a group of DACA Dreamers, and in 2018, said “I get all the politics, but we don’t want to penalize the dreamers for that.”
Police/Criminal Justice Reform
...he “will ensure that our police officers have the resources they need to protect the commonwealth, that our brave first responders are respected and properly trained, and that our streets and neighborhoods are safe for everyone to enjoy.”...
Gun Policy
...On the question of banning assault weapons, Oz alluded to the recently passed Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first major federal gun policy law enacted in almost 30 years. He said that he'd "like to see what that law accomplishes," then dove int

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