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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMelissa Gilbert(D) Running for Congress in Michigan
Gilbert announced her candidacy last summer after she and her husband moved to a secluded country home in Brighton, Michigan. The state Democratic party cleared the field for Gilbert, making her only opponent first-term Republican Rep. Mike Bishop.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/melissa-gilbert-talks-running-for-congress-in-michigan-%e2%80%93-with-a-little-help-from-her-famous-friends/ar-BBqKINz?ocid=spartanntp
bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)a kennedy
(29,606 posts)Please.........
bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)Prairie was filmed.
Skittles
(153,111 posts)I have never liked her, and I am not sure exactly why
maybe my instincts tell me what you know
bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)lovemydog
(11,833 posts)part of valor.
merrily
(45,251 posts)Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)That nasty Nellie Oleson!
bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)Nellie Oleson
TlalocW
ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)damned state that this really pisses me off.
merrily
(45,251 posts)Tax issues
Following her announcement as a candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan, a spokesperson for her opponent's campaign referred to Gilbert as "tax cheat". Gilbert currently owes $360,000 in back federal taxes and $112,000 in California state taxes.[22] Gilbert has stated the tax debt is an outgrowth of a stalled acting career, the economy, and divorce.[23] She has negotiated a repayment plan with the IRS.[22]
Health issues
Gilbert has battled alcoholism and drug abuse, which she wrote about in her 2009 autobiography.[24]
While playing the role of Laura Ingalls in the touring musical Little House on the Prairie, a visit to the doctor revealed that Gilbert had been working with a broken back for months. On July 22, 2010, Gilbert underwent surgery to replace a disc as well as fuse a vertebra in her lower spine. The surgery was described as a complete success.[25]
In January 2015, Gilbert decided to have her breast implants surgically removed for health reasons.
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)Yavin4
(35,420 posts)Get it! Get it! It's a joke!
rockfordfile
(8,695 posts)U4ikLefty
(4,012 posts)ViseGrip
(3,133 posts)While we were all from Michigan, her friend lived in California where Melissa was born. So glad she made a home in Brighton. It's beautiful there.
hfojvt
(37,573 posts)without knowing what party she was in.
Nice of the party to "clear the field" for her. Very democratic to give primary voters NO choice.
Unfortunately this seems to be the selection method for candidates in our crazy democracy. Both parties want candidates who are
rich and/or famous.
"government of the people, by the people and for the people" is just an empty slogan.
Upthevibe
(8,009 posts)here in L.A. and she's friends with Mark and has called his show (now Mark in the Morning) several times. She sounds great...Very real and down to earth. I'm thrilled that she's running. I wish her all the best.