When Mehmet Oz left his New Jersey mansion to cross the Delaware River into Pennsylvania, he joined the ranks of "carpetbaggers" who sought their political fortunes outside of their home states.
Welcome to America, where political carpetbagging has become a tradition and a common political sin.
Coined during Reconstruction, the era following the Civil War, the term "carpetbagger" referred to Northerners moving to the South after the war to seek political power and fortune by exploiting the unstable postwar situation. Today, the term is usually used to describe a political candidate who runs for office shortly after moving to the location where he or she is running.
A number of 2022 congressional elections, including Oz's Senate race in the Keystone State, have generated questions on residency.
Here are 15 notable politicians, past and present, who have been accused of carpetbagging: