Sen. John Fetterman

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Biographical

Full Name: John Karl Fetterman
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: jahn FEHD-der-min
Date of Birth: Aug. 15, 1969 (age: 54)
Place of Birth: West Reading, Pa.
Religion: Unspecified
Hometown: York, Pa.
Place of Residence: Braddock, Pa.
Occupation: Educator; social worker

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Family:

Married: Gisele Barreto Fetterman nonprofit professional and store manager, June 9, 2008 in Burlington, Vt.

3 children: Karl, Grace, August

Biography:

In 2022, John Fetterman was elected to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate.

A Pennsylvania native, John was born to teenage parents just starting out on their own. At the time, his father worked nights to put himself through college. John grew up in York, PA, and followed in his father’s footsteps to Albright College, where he played offensive tackle for the Lions.

At 23, John joined up with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and his life has never been the same.

John threw himself into the program, mentoring his ‘little’ – an 8-year-old boy who had recently lost his father to AIDS and whose mother was also battling the disease. Before she passed away, John promised that he would continue to look out for her son and make sure that he graduated college. Fifteen years later, John and his ‘little’ had both held up their ends of the bargain, with his little’s graduation from Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, PA.

But John wanted to do more. He joined AmeriCorps and served in Pittsburgh’s historic Hill District, where he helped set up the first computer labs in the neighborhood and taught GED classes to young mothers and fathers.

He went on to earn a master's in public policy degree from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

John returned to Pennsylvania to start a GED program in the town of Braddock, one of the poorest and most challenged communities in the commonwealth. In 2005, encouraged by his students, John ran for mayor. He managed to win the crowded primary by a single vote. In his 13 years as mayor, John worked to rebuild his community, creating jobs, getting youth engaged, and bringing creative urban policy solutions to Braddock. The town now has a community center, urban gardens, and a free store run by John’s wife, Gisele.

Together, John and Gisele have fought for causes they believe in, from immigration reform to LGBTQ+ rights. When Pennsylvania lawmakers continued to push outdated discriminatory policies banning marriage equality, John stood up and officiated one of the first same-sex marriages in the commonwealth. And when they wanted to build a four-lane interstate highway through Braddock, a town that’s more than 80% Black and already suffered historically high asthma rates, John was the only elected official in Western Pennsylvania who opposed it on the grounds that it was environmental racism.

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.

Two years later, in 2018, John ran to be Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, and this time dominated across the commonwealth, winning a five-way Democratic primary and a commanding victory in the general election.

As lieutenant governor, John transformed the position and made a bully pulpit of the office, advocating for economic justice and criminal justice reform. Weeks after taking office, John embarked on a listening tour of all 67 counties, something no sitting lieutenant governor had ever done, to engage with Pennsylvanians about legalizing marijuana. In three months, the historic tour saw over 10,000 people turn out in person and tens of thousands more engage online. Following John’s final report and recommendations, the governor announced his support for legalization for the first time.

As the chair of Pennsylvania’s Board of Pardons, John led the fight to give second chances to non-violent longtime inmates and free those wrongfully convicted.

He took numerous steps to overhaul the clemency process in Pennsylvania, including eliminating all fees associated with applying for a pardon, making the pardons application more user-friendly, and working to move the application process online. Under John’s tenure, the Board recommended more applicants for commutation than under any lieutenant governor in decades. See more >>

Miscellaneous Links:

Ballotpedia

C-SPAN

GovTrack

Project VoteSmart

Campaign Links:

Website, campaign

Email, campaign: hello@johnfetterman.com

X (Twitter), campaign

Facebook, campaign

YouTube, campaign

Social Networking:

Facebook, official

Instagram

X (Twitter), official

TikTok, campaign

Linktree

Threads

Official Links:

Website, official

Press Releases

Official press releases »

Education

Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government - MPP (1999)
University of Connecticut School of Business - MBA (1993)
Albright College - BA, finance (1991)

Activities and notes: Football team
Central York (Pa.) High School - Diploma (1986)

Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. Senate (Jan. 3, 2023-) In Office

Member, U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania

State Leadership Positions:

Pennsylvania Senate
(Jan. 2019-Nov. 30, 2022)

President of the Senate

Employment History

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Jan. 2019-Jan. 2023)

Lieutenant Governor
Borough of Braddock, Pa. (Jan. 2006-Jan. 2019)

Mayor
U.S. Senate Seat for Pennsylvania (Class 3) (2016)

Candidate
Braddock (Pa.) Out-of-School Youth Program (2001-2007)

Director
Chubb Corp. (-1995)

Risk Management Professional

Other Experience:

AmeriCorps

Corps Member

Associated Organizations

Own leadership PAC:

Founder:

Braddock (Pa.) Redux

Volunteer service:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Election campaign:

Fetterman for PA

Awards

Distinguished Alumnus Award (Albright College) (2016)

Official Signature

Contact Information

Email, member official contact form
Email, press:
newsroom@fetterman.senate.gov

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	142 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-4254

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2023
Election Candidate: 2023 (Amendment), 2022, 2021
Candidacy Extension: 2021
Extension Letter: 2024
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Congressional Staff

Staff Turnover:

Turnover Index: 0.03
(House Average: 0.22)
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Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $103,109.25
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Committees

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Commodities, Risk Management and Trade Subcommittee

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics and Research Subcommittee, Chair

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Economic Policy Subcommittee

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Subcommittee

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Housing, Transportation and Community Development Subcommittee

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee

Senate Special Committee on Aging

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