The former 'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit' announces her bid to represent her district in upstate New York.
- May 3, 2018
AceShowbiz - Former "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" actress Diane Neal has become the latest actress to seek a new career in politics after announcing her bid to represent her district in upstate New York. The 42-year-old actress, who portrayed Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak on TV, will run as an independent for the 19th Congressional District in November.
Neal hopes to unseat Republican John Faso. She'll be up against seven Democrats.
Her run comes weeks after former "Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon announced her bid to become New York's next Governor.