Here’s an ad in support of D.C. statehood that stars shadow senator Paul Strauss and Evan Handler. You may know the latter better as Charlotte’s husband Harry Goldenblatt from Sex and the City. I guess Stanford was unavailable?

According to Politico, the 30-second ad will air next week on local public access channels in the city. Handler — along with Kate Walsh, Tim Daly, Omar Epps, Lynn Whitfield and Mario Van Peebles — attended a dinner thrown by Strauss last month to discuss statehood strategy.