Meet John
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.
About John
"Pennsylvanians have always had my back,
and I will always have theirs."
A Pennsylvania Native,
John grew up in York.
He attended Albright College, where he played college football. He also worked for UPS alongside the Teamsters. John has dedicated his life to fighting for Pennsylvania’s forgotten communities that have been left behind.
In 2005, while John was teaching GED classes, he was encouraged by his students to run for mayor of Braddock. In his 13 years as mayor, John worked to rebuild his community, creating jobs, stopping gun violence, getting youth engaged, and bringing creative urban policy solutions to Braddock. 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.
John was elected in November 2022 and was sworn-in on January 3rd, 2023.
John and Gisele live with their children, Karl, Gracie, and August, in a restored car dealership in Braddock with the family dogs, Levi and Artie, and cat, Potato.
U.S. Senators write and vote on federal laws. Each state has two senators, who serve six-year terms. Only the Senate confirms the President's nominees for judges and the cabinet, approves treaties, and holds impeachment trials.
