Yes, John Fetterman is a proud father of three kids; Grace Fetterman, Karl Fetterman, and August Fetterman.
John Fetterman is an American politician who has served as the 34th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania since 2019.
He is a member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as mayor of Braddock from 2006 to 2019. Fetterman is the Democratic nominee for the 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania.
Beginning his professional career in the insurance industry, Fetterman studied finance at Albright College and earned an MBA from the University of Connecticut.
Following the death of a close friend, he joined AmeriCorps and earned an MPP from Harvard. Fetterman’s service with AmeriCorps led him to Braddock, where he moved in 2004 and was elected mayor the following year.
As mayor of Braddock, Fetterman sought to revitalize the former steel town through art and youth programs.
Fetterman ran for Pennsylvania’s Senate seat in 2016, where he finished 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.
During his tenure, Fetterman received national attention for his efforts to legalize cannabis statewide and push back on President Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud in Pennsylvania.
In 2021, Fetterman announced his candidacy in the 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania. He won the Democratic nomination with 59% of the vote and will face Republican Mehmet Oz in the general election.
Generally described as progressive, Fetterman advocates for health care as a right, criminal justice reform, strengthening the U.S.–Israel relationship, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and legalizing marijuana.