Fitzpatrick’s First Ad Recalls Cancer Survival

Shortly after he was bounced out of office in 2006, Republican Mike Fitzpatrick was diagnosed with colon cancer. As he seeks to recapture the seat he lost in the 8th Congressional District, Fitzpatrick is using his first TV ad to share his story of surviving that cancer.

“You get a new perspective on life, when you almost lose it,” a narrator says in the 30-second spot. “A cancer survivor, Mike Fitzpatrick gives thanks for every day.”

Fitzpatrick’s campaign said the ad began airing Sunday in the Bucks County district, where forecasters and political insiders see an increasingly competitive race against Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-8). The size of the first ad buy remains unclear, but Murphy has a financial advantage, and with the district lying in Philadelphia’s hugely expensive media market, the buy is likely a relatively small one to start.

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