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John Karl Fetterman (/ ˈ f ɛ t ə r m ə n / FEH-tər-mən; born August 15, 1969) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Pennsylvania since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, from 2006 to 2019 and as the 34th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from ...
3 days ago · John Fetterman is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2022 and began representing Pennsylvania in that body the following year. He had previously served as the state’s lieutenant governor (2019–23). Fetterman was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, to Karl.
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In 2018, John was elected as Pennsylvania’s Lt. Governor, and transformed the position into a bully pulpit, advocating for marijuana legalization, economic justice, equal protection for the LGBTQ+ community, and criminal justice reform.
In 2016, John decided to run for U.S. Senate to confront the inequality crisis at the highest level of government. Although he lost the Democratic primary, John confounded expectations, earning 20 percent of the vote as a relatively unknown candidate in a four-way race.
John Fetterman has dedicated his life to fighting for Pennsylvania’s forgotten communities. He was sworn in as a United States Senator to serve the people of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania on January 3, 2023.
Nov 8, 2022 · Fetterman ( Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Pennsylvania. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. In his role as lieutenant governor, Fetterman served as president of the Senate. He ran on a joint ticket with the gubernatorial nominee, Tom Wolf (D).
John was elected the junior Senator from Pennsylvania in November 2022 and was sworn-in on January 3rd, 2023. He sits on the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Environment & Public Works; the Special Committee on Aging; and the Joint Economic Committee.
