'West Wing' actress considers running for Congress

[RamboLiberal]

Source: Philadelphia Daily News

She played a political aide on TV. Now, actress Melissa Fitzgerald is weighing a real-life run for Congress.

Fitzgerald, a Pennsylvania native who played the assistant to the character C.J. Cregg on the hit NBC drama "The West Wing," is considering challenging Republican Jim Gerlach, said Marcel Groen, chairman of the Montgomery County Democratic Party.

"I think she is fairly serious," Groen said.

Fitzgerald, a Democrat, campaigned last year for Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell. Her mother, Carol, is executive director of the Pennsylvania Society. Her father, James, was sworn in recently as a state Supreme Court judge.


Melissa Fitzgerald talks during a rally for then-Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in Denver in October 2004. A Chestnut Hill native, the actress is considering challenging Republican Jim Gerlach in the Sixth Congressional District.

Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20070427_ap_westwingactressconsidersrunningforcongress.html

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I'll contribute!

[Pirate Smile]

1. She has a website "under construction" - sounds serious.

http://www.melissafitzgerald.com/underconstruction.html

[superconnected]

2. You go girl!

[deadparrot]

3. Carol!

:woohoo:

Is it bad I know that?

Oh, well. :blush:

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

5. I knew it, too.

And I only watched the first two seasons.

[jgraz]

4. She should get Aaron Sorkin as a speechwriter

[MethuenProgressive]

6. web archive of her site:

http://web.archive.org/web/20051224094337/http://www.melissafitzgerald.com/index.html

[Exiled in America]

7. She is also massively hot.

Yes, I WILL be the one to bring up the objectifying and shallow, dammit, because that's how I roll.



/swoon! :)

[La_Fourmi_Rouge]

12. You have my wholehearted support!

Hey, I have heard alot of objectifying and shallow people on this board drool openly over photos of Patrick Fitzgerald (not that I blame them).

[gauguin57]

8. I met her when she was campaigning for Kerry in PA in 2004.

She gave a great speech, and was smart, warm and fun to talk to!

I say GO FOR IT, MELISSA!

[Eurobabe]

9. Cool, Gerlach narrowly won last election

Lois Murphy couldn't do it, maybe some time for new blood?

[CANDO]

10. Lois has come close twice.

I think she will win if she tries again in '08. It's not my district, but next door. I'm in Timmy Holden's district.

[Eurobabe]

14. Yeah I don't know what it was...she seemed to have alot of support

She certainly has the name recognition now, after two tries. Gerlach is hanging by a thread IMHO. It's my mom's district, soon to be mine, because we aren't buying in VA as soon as I thought.

[Aristus]

11. This is so incredibly cool! I always liked Carol's sense of humor.

I'm sure Melissa Fitzgerald will do well in the campaign. Now if only we could convince the actresses who played Ginger and Bonnie to run. They were MY favorites! WwwwwrrrrrOOOOOOOWWWWRRRR!

[President Jesus]

13. donation history: $2000 GOP, $500 Dem

source: http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Melissa_Fitzgerald.php

[Le Taz Hot]

15. The $2,000.00 donation

were $1,000.00 each to Arlen Specter and that was in 1998. She hasn't donated $$ to R's since.