Kara DioGuardi’s father, a former Republican congressman, is planning to run for one of New York’s Senate seats.
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Joseph DioGuardi, 69, a certified public accountant who served two terms in the House of Representatives in the 1980s, said he was running for the Republican Senate nomination on a platform of fiscal responsibility.
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“We’re spending money we don’t have. We’re borrowing money from countries we don’t trust and don’t share our values,” DioGuardi said in a speech Tuesday morning.
DioGuardi’s daughter, Kara, is one of four judges on American Idol.
“My daughter loves me. I’m sure she’ll do everything possible … to get me elected to the U.S. Senate,” said DioGuardi, who served as a U.S. Representative of Westchester County from 1985 to 1989.






I hope Dioguardi’s candidacy doesn’t mean we’re going to be saturated with stories and pictures of Dioguardi’s barfy, boring daughter.
Mid-Sept. is too long to have to read about Mr. Has-been and Ms. Crocodileface, particularly if one actually has a serious interest in politics.