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John Fetterman

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John Fetterman
Image of John Fetterman
U.S. Senate Pennsylvania
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Successor:Austin Davis

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Graduate

Harvard University

Contact

John Fetterman (Democratic Party) is a member of theU.S. Senate from Pennsylvania. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2029.

Fetterman (Democratic Party) ran for election to theU.S. Senate to represent Pennsylvania. He won in the general election onNovember 8, 2022.

In his role as lieutenant governor, Fetterman served aspresident of the Senate. He ran on a joint ticket with the gubernatorial nominee,Tom Wolf (D).

Fetterman was a 2016Democratic candidate who sought election to theU.S. Senate fromPennsylvania.[1] He was defeated byKatie McGinty in the Democratic primary. He served as mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, from 2005 to 2019; he won his first term by one vote.[2]

Biography

John Fetterman lives in Braddock, Pennsylvania. Fetterman earned a master's degree in public policy from Harvard University. He has served as the mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania; as the chair of the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons; and with AmeriCorps.[3]

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate

2025-2026

Fetterman was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2023-2024

Fetterman was assigned to the following committees:


Key votes

See also:Key votes

Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, clickhere.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025

The118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in theU.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in theU.S. Senate (51-49).Joe Biden (D) was the president andKamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below usingCongress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025
VoteBill and descriptionStatus
Yes check.svg Yea
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
 
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670) was a bill passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on December 22, 2023, authorizingDepartment of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2024. The bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.[4]
Yes check.svg Passed (87-13)[5]
Yes check.svg Yea
Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
 
The Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (H.R. 6363) was a bill passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on November 17, 2023, providing for the funding of federal agencies through January 19, 2024. The bill prevented a government shutdown that would have taken place if funding was not approved by November 17, 2023. The bill required a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate.[6]
Yes check.svg Passed (87-11)[7]
Yes check.svg Yea
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act
 
The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act (H.R. 5860) was a bill approved by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on September 30, 2023, providing for the funding of federal agencies through November 17, 2023. The bill prevented a government shutdown that would have taken place if funding was not approved by October 1, 2023. The bill required a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate.[8]
Yes check.svg Passed (88-9)[9]
Red x.svg Nay
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
 
TheFiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (H.R. 3746) was a bill passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on June 3, 2023. The bill raised the federal debt limit until January 2025. The bill also capped non-defense spending in fiscal year 2024, rescinded unspent coronavirus relief funding, rescinded some Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding, enhanced work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program (TANF), simplified environmental reviews for energy projects, and ended the student loan debt repayment pause in August 2023. The bill required a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate.[10]Click here to read more.
Yes check.svg Passed (63-36)[11]
Not Voting
Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.
 
H.J.Res. 7 (Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of theCongressional Review Act (CRA) passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on April 10, 2023. The resolution ended thenational coronavirus state of emergency, which began on March 13, 2020. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the Senate.[12]Click here to read more.
Yes check.svg Passed (68-23)[13]
Red x.svg Nay
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
 
H.J.Res. 44 (Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of theCongressional Review Act (CRA) passed by theHouse of Representatives and voted down by theSenate. The bill sought to nullify aBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule establishing criteria to determine whether firearms equipped with stabilizing braces that facilitate shoulder fire were subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the Senate.[14]
Red x.svg Failed (50-49)[15]
Not Voting
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".
 
H.J.Res. 30 (Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of theCongressional Review Act (CRA) passed by the118th Congress andvetoed by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on March 20, 2023. This was Biden's first veto of his presidency. The resolution sought to nullify aDepartment of Labor rule that amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow retirement plans to consider certainenvironmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors in investment-related decisions. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the Senate.[16]Click here to read more.
Yes check.svg Passed (50-46)[17]
Yes check.svg Yea
The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
 
The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (H.R. 82) was a bill passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on January 5, 2025, that reduced Social Security benefits for individuals who received other pensions from state or local governments. It also eliminated an offset that would reduce benefits for spouses and widows of individuals with government pensions. It also eliminated a provision that reduced benefits for an individual who received a pension or disability benefit from an employer that did not withhold Social Security taxes. This bill required a 2/3rds majority vote to pass.[18]
Yes check.svg Passed (76-20)[19]
Yes check.svg Yea
Consolidated Appropriations Act 2024
 
The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2024 (H.R. 4366) was a bill passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on March 9, 2024, authorizing appropriations for various government departments for the fiscal year 2024. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.[20]
Yes check.svg Passed (75-22)[21]
Yes check.svg Yea
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
 
The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 3935) was a bill passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on May 16, 2024, that reauthorized Federal Aviation Administration funding until fiscal year 2028. The bill also made other modifications to address various department-related issues. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.[22]
Yes check.svg Passed (88-4)[23]
Yes check.svg Yea
Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors (dismissal of first article)
 
H.Res.863 Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, passed the U.S. House on February 13, 2024. The resolution impeached U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for high crimes and misdemeanors. The motion to impeach required a majority in the House and a 2/3rds vote in the Senate.[24]
Yes check.svg Passed (51-48)[25]
Yes check.svg Yea
Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors (dismissal of second article)
 
H.Res.863 Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, passed the U.S. House on February 13, 2024. The resolution impeached U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for high crimes and misdemeanors. The motion to impeach required a majority in the House and a 2/3rds vote in the Senate.[26]
Yes check.svg Passed (51-49)[27]
Yes check.svg Yea
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
 
H.R. 815, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, was passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on April 24, 2024, appropriating foreign aid to Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine. The bill also mandated the company ByteDance divested from TikTok or the app would be removed from the U.S. This bill required a majority vote.[28]
Yes check.svg Passed (79-18)[29]
Yes check.svg Yea
Border Act of 2024
 
The Border Act of 2024 (S.4361) was voted down in theU.S. Senate on April 23, 2024. The bill would have expanded the Department of Homeland Security's capabilities of handling individuals entering/residing in the country without permission. It would have expanded the Department's capabilities at the border. It required 3/5ths of the vote to pass cloture.[30]
Red x.svg Failed (43-50)[31]
Yes check.svg Yea
Right to IVF Act
 
S.4445, the Right to IVF Act, was voted down in theU.S. Senate on September 17, 2024. The bill would have codified access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) into law. This bill required a 3/5ths majority vote to pass cloture.[32]
Red x.svg Failed (51-44)[33]
Yes check.svg Yea
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
 
H.R.9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, was passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on September 26, 2024, providing funding to federal agencies, including the Secret Service, and federal programs for the 2025 fiscal year. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.[34]
Yes check.svg Passed (78-18)[35]
Not Voting
Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
 
The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R.7024) was a bill passed by theU.S. House on January 31, 2024, that would have modified the U.S. tax code, increasing how much money can be given back in credits and what is exempt. This bill required a 2/3rds majority vote to pass.[36]
Red x.svg Failed (48-44)[37]


Elections

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Fetterman
John Fetterman (D)
 
51.2
 
2,751,012
Image of Mehmet Oz
Mehmet Oz (R)
 
46.3
 
2,487,260
Image of Erik Chase Gerhardt
Erik Chase Gerhardt (L)
 
1.4
 
72,887
Image of Richard Weiss
Richard Weiss (G) Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
30,434
Image of Daniel Wassmer
Daniel Wassmer (Keystone Party of Pennsylvania)
 
0.5
 
26,428
Image of Quincy Magee
Quincy Magee (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0
Image of Ronald Johnson
Ronald Johnson (Constitution Party) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
0

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,368,021
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania

John Fetterman defeatedConor Lamb,Malcolm Kenyatta, andAlexandria Khalil in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Fetterman
John Fetterman
 
58.6
 
753,557
Image of Conor Lamb
Conor Lamb
 
26.3
 
337,498
Image of Malcolm Kenyatta
Malcolm Kenyatta
 
10.8
 
139,393
Image of Alexandria Khalil
Alexandria Khalil
 
4.2
 
54,460

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Total votes: 1,284,908
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mehmet Oz
Mehmet Oz
 
31.2
 
420,168
Image of David McCormick
David McCormick
 
31.1
 
419,218
Image of Kathy Barnette
Kathy Barnette
 
24.7
 
331,903
Image of Carla Sands
Carla Sands
 
5.4
 
73,360
Image of Jeff Bartos
Jeff Bartos
 
5.0
 
66,684
Image of Sean Gale
Sean Gale
 
1.5
 
20,266
Image of George Bochetto
George Bochetto
 
1.1
 
14,492

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Total votes: 1,346,091
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

See also:Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

John Fetterman defeatedJeff Bartos,Kathleen Smith, andJocolyn Bowser-Bostick in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Fetterman
John Fetterman (D)
 
58.7
 
2,895,652
Image of Jeff Bartos
Jeff Bartos (R)
 
41.3
 
2,039,882
Image of Kathleen Smith
Kathleen Smith (L)
 
0.0
 
0
Image of Jocolyn Bowser-Bostick
Jocolyn Bowser-Bostick (G)
 
0.0
 
0

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,935,534
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

John Fetterman defeatedNina Ahmad,Kathi Cozzone, incumbentMike Stack, andRay Sosa in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Fetterman
John Fetterman
 
37.5
 
290,719
Image of Nina Ahmad
Nina Ahmad
 
23.8
 
184,429
Image of Kathi Cozzone
Kathi Cozzone
 
18.5
 
143,849
Image of Mike Stack
Mike Stack
 
16.6
 
128,931
Image of Ray Sosa
Ray Sosa
 
3.6
 
27,732

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Total votes: 775,660
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

Jeff Bartos defeatedKathleen Coder,Diana Irey Vaughan, andMarguerite Luksik in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeff Bartos
Jeff Bartos
 
46.8
 
319,811
Image of Kathleen Coder
Kathleen Coder
 
21.8
 
148,863
Image of Diana Irey Vaughan
Diana Irey Vaughan
 
17.6
 
120,482
Image of Marguerite Luksik
Marguerite Luksik
 
13.8
 
94,451

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 683,607
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2016

See also:United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2016

The race forPennsylvania's U.S. Senate seat was one of nine competitivebattleground races in 2016 that helped Republicans keep control of the upper chamber after the November 8 general election. IncumbentPat Toomey (R), who began serving in the Senate in 2011, defeatedKatie McGinty (D),Edward Clifford III (L), and write-in candidateEverett Stern (I) in the general election.

Toomey ran his campaign separately fromDonald Trump, and he did not tell people who he would vote for on Election Day. Toomey said, “You know, I’m not campaigning with Donald Trump. He’s running his campaign. I’m running mine.”[38][39][40]

Hillary Clinton, who campaigned with McGinty in October, criticized Toomey for not rejecting Trump as his party’s nominee. She said, “How much does he have to hear or to see? If he doesn’t have the courage to stand up against Donald Trump after all of this, then how will he stand up to special interests and powerful forces that are going to be trying to have their way in Washington?”[40]

Speaking about his campaign strategy, Toomey said, “I am convinced that Pennsylvania voters are going to make a complete separation in their minds. … There’s a presidential race going on, quite obviously, lots of attention, lots of focus, everybody’s got their opinion about it, and then there’s a totally separate thing happening in the Senate race — an incumbent senator most people know and an opponent. Totally separate campaign and totally separate judgment.”[40] Toomey stated on Election Day that he voted for Trump.[41]


U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania General Election, 2016
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngPat ToomeyIncumbent48.8%2,951,702
    Democratic Katie McGinty47.3%2,865,012
    Libertarian Edward Clifford3.9%235,142
Total Votes6,051,856
Source:Pennsylvania Department of State


U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania Democratic Primary, 2016
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKatie McGinty42.5%669,774
Joe Sestak32.6%513,221
John Fetterman19.5%307,090
Joseph Vodvarka5.4%85,837
Total Votes1,575,922
Source:Pennsylvania Department of State

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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John Fetterman did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Fetterman's campaign website stated the following:

What John believes

  • The minimum wage should be a living wage of at least $15 an hour. All work has dignity, and all paychecks must too.
  • Health care is a fundamental human right – just like housing, food, and education.
  • Climate change is an existential threat. We need to transition to clean energy as quickly as possible, and we can create millions of good union jobs in the process.
  • Weed should be legal, nationwide — for jobs, justice, veterans, farmers, and revenue. It’s time to end the failed war on drugs.
  • Immigration is what makes America, America. We need a compassionate response to immigration reform that actually treats immigrants like human beings.
  • Black Lives Matter. John served as mayor of a city that’s more than 80% Black, and has championed the idea that Black lives matter since long before it became a hashtag.
  • The union way of life is sacred. It’s what built this nation, and it must be protected.
  • A woman’s right to an abortion is non-negotiable. Women should have control over their own bodies and their own lives. Period.
  • LGBTQIA+ communities deserve equal protections under the law. John has always stood for equality, and was one of the first elected officials in PA to officiate a same-sex wedding – when it was still illegal.
  • Get corporate money out of politics. John refuses contributions from corporate PACs, and he signed the “No Fossil Fuel Money” Pledge.

[42]

—John Fetterman's campaign website (2022)[43]

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

John Fetterman participated inBallotpedia's candidate survey on April 12, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and John Fetterman's responses follow below.[44]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

1) Making sure Governor Tom Wolf has the strongest running mate to help him get re-elected in November.

2) Be a champion for our forgotten communities all across Pennsylvania by: fighting for a livable wage ($15 an hour), fighting for common sense gun control, advocating for full legalization of marijuana, combating the opioid epidemic, protecting a woman's right to choose, fighting for medicare-for-all, among many other progressive issues.
3) Reshaping the role of Lieutenant Governor in PA, including using my position on the Pardon's Board to help promote criminal justice reform and fight back against mass incarceration.[45][42]

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

As Mayor of Braddock, an old steel town outside of Pittsburgh that was left for dead when the industry collapsed, I am most passionate about policies that help our forgotten communities. We need to be doing more to bringing attention and help to communities like Braddock all across the Commonwealth. I've been a champion for progressive issues, like a livable wage or protecting a woman's right to choose, my whole political career. As I listed in my top three priories, I will be a huge advocate for a plethora of progressive issues and a champion for the forgotten communities all across Pennsylvania.Cite error: Invalid<ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[42]

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. John Fetterman answered the following:

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the state government?

The office of Lieutenant Governor not only allows you to be a supporter and backup to the Governor, but also gives you a great platform to advocate for issues that you care deeply about. I would use the office of Lieutenant Governor to be an outspoken advocate for the issues at the forefront of our communities today; including legalization of marijuana, the closing down of the Berks Detention Center, or bringing equal protections for our LGBTQ community in Pennsylvania.[42]

2016

The following issues were listed on Fetterman's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes,click here.

  • Inequality in Income and Wealth: As the mayor of a steel town that lost 90% of its population, I know the struggles that middle class families and the working poor face. But it's not a secret — the majority of Pennsylvanians are working longer hours for lower wages. That's not the hallmark of a true democracy like the United States, or what we should aspire to. Everybody is better off when everybody is better off.
  • Inequality in Health Care: I am a living success story of the Affordable Care Act. As a small-town mayor, my wife and I didn’t have health insurance. After the ACA was passed, we bought our policies on the exchange. Just six months later, my wife took a wrong step and she shattered a bone in her foot. That would have wiped us out financially. We probably wouldn’t even have gotten the care, the surgery and the rehabilitation she needed if President Obama hadn’t taken steps to make health care more affordable.
  • Inequality for Women: It is incomprehensible that for every dollar a man makes, a woman only makes 78 cents. The inequality is even more astounding among minorities, with African American women only making 64 cents on the dollar and Hispanic or Latina women making just 53 cents. There is no logical explanation as to why women should earn less than men.
  • Inequality in Investing in our Communities and Infrastructure: The United States is one of the most developed countries in the world, and yet our crumbling infrastructure tells a different story. It is inconceivable that we live in such a prosperous, great nation but we have bridges that can’t hold the weight of a bus, and send our children to crumbling schools that are risks to their health and safety.
  • Inequality in Education: Across Pennsylvania and this country, we’ve failed at providing our children with equal access to a high quality education. And that’s an absolute shame, because every investment in education we make will pay dividends in society.

[42]

—John Fetterman's campaign website,https://johnfetterman.com/issues/inequality-in-income-and-wealth

Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia'scoverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by John Fetterman
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Kamala D. Harris  source  (D, Working Families Party)President of the United States (2024)PrimaryLost General
Joe Biden  source President of the United States (2024)PrimaryWithdrew in Convention
Andrew Kim  source  (D)U.S. Senate New Jersey (2024)PrimaryWon General

Noteworthy events

Hospitalization to treat clinical depression (2023)

On Feb. 16, 2023, Fetterman's Chief of Staff Adam Jentleson announced the senator had checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical depression.[46] In a statement, Jentleson said, "On Monday, John was evaluated by Dr. Brian P. Monahan, the Attending Physician of the United States Congress. Yesterday, Dr. Monahan recommended inpatient care at Walter Reed. John agreed, and he is receiving treatment on a voluntary basis."[47]

Fetterman was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on March 31 and returned to the Senate on April 17.[48][49]

During an interview on December 31, 2023, Fetterman said that he was feeling better. He said, "The line [is] ‘I’m living my best life,’ and I really am, because I just am so grateful. And I’m always talking about mental health, because I want everybody that can hear that is that help works, and you should get help. And please, don’t suffer any longer, because you deserve to be better. And I’m so grateful to do that, and I’m paying it forward by talking about it."[50]

Campaign finance summary


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John Fetterman campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022U.S. Senate PennsylvaniaWon general$76,336,561 $75,709,211
Grand total$76,336,561 $75,709,211
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Ballot measure activity

The following table details Fetterman's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:

Ballot measure support and opposition for John Fetterman
Ballot measureYearPositionStatus
Pennsylvania Question 1, Legislative Resolution to Extend or Terminate Emergency Declaration Amendment (May 2021)2021Opposed[51]Approveda Approved
Pennsylvania Question 2, Emergency Declarations Amendment (May 2021)2021Opposed[52]Approveda Approved
Pennsylvania Question 3, Equal Rights Regardless of Race or Ethnicity Amendment (May 2021)2021Supported[53]Approveda Approved

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  • Footnotes

    1. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Braddock mayor to announce U.S. Senate bid," September 11, 2015
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