For the journalist, see John Fetterman (reporter).
John Fetterman
Official portrait, 2023
United States Senator from Pennsylvania
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Serving with Bob Casey Jr.
Preceded by
Pat Toomey
34th Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
In office January 15, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Governor
Tom Wolf
Preceded by
Mike Stack
Succeeded by
Austin Davis
Mayor of Braddock
In office January 2, 2006 – January 8, 2019
Preceded by
Pauline Abdullah
Succeeded by
Chardaé Jones
Personal details
Born
John Karl Fetterman
(1969-08-15) August 15, 1969 (age 54) West Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Gisele Barreto Almeida
(m. 2008)
Children
3
Education
Albright College (BA)
University of Connecticut (MBA)
Harvard University (MPP)
Website
Senate website
John Fetterman's voice
John Fetterman on deindustrialization and his support for carbon caps Recorded April 22, 2009
John Karl Fetterman (/ˈfɛtərmən/FEH-tər-mən; born August 15, 1969) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Pennsylvania since 2023.[1] 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 2019 to 2023.[2] Although he has since renounced the label,[3] Fetterman was once described as a progressive and advocates healthcare as a right, criminal justice reform, abolishing capital punishment, raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, and legalizing cannabis.[4][clarification needed]
Fetterman studied finance at Albright College and earned an MBA from the University of Connecticut before beginning a professional career in the insurance industry. He went on to join AmeriCorps and earned a Master of Public Policy degree from Harvard University. Fetterman's service with AmeriCorps led him to Braddock, where he moved in 2004 and was elected mayor the following year. As mayor, Fetterman sought to revitalize the former steel town through art and youth programs.
Fetterman ran for the U.S. Senate in 2016, finishing third in the Democratic primary. He ran for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania in 2018, defeating a field of candidates that included incumbent Mike Stack in the Democratic primary and winning the election with incumbent governor Tom Wolf.[5] During his tenure, Fetterman received national attention for his efforts to legalize cannabis statewide and opposition to President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud in Pennsylvania.
In 2021, Fetterman announced his candidacy in the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania. He won the Democratic nomination with 59% of the vote and defeated Republican nominee Mehmet Oz in the general election. Fetterman resigned as lieutenant governor upon being sworn into the Senate on January 3, 2023.[6]
^"Live updates: Democrat wins N.H. Senate, Republican takes Ohio Senate". NBC News. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^Martines, Jamie (January 7, 2019). "Braddock council to select interim mayor Tuesday". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
^Rimmer, Morgan (December 22, 2023). "Fetterman rejects progressive label, as left wing attacks him over his position on Israel and immigration". CNN.
^Glueck, Katie (May 18, 2022). "John Fetterman: The left-leaning Pennsylvania politician in gym clothes". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^"John Fetterman takes historic win over Pennsylvania lieutenant governor Mike Stack". The Morning Call. May 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
^Murphy, Jan (December 31, 2022). "Pa. lawmakers' Swearing-in Day shaping up to be historic – and possibly circus-like". PennLIVE Patriot-News. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
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