This is great news. This is the person Pennsylvania needs in the Senate. From the Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman says he is taking “a serious look” at another run for the U.S. Senate in 2022, an ambition he plans to share with supporters on Friday.
“The 2022 cycle in Pennsylvania is going to be one of the most, if not the most, important races,” Fetterman told The Inquirer in a brief interview Thursday.
Pennsylvania’s open-seat Senate race is already considered one of the most competitive in the country and will help determine which party controls the chamber after the midterm elections. Sen. Pat Toomey, a Lehigh Valley Republican, announced in October that he won’t seek a third term or run for governor in 2022.
There are other potential candidates of course as described in the article. Josh Shapiro, PA’s Attorney General, who is also great, is apparently looking at running for governor after Tom Wolf’s term expires. That’s good news because he would be good too.
Fetterman is about the most straight shooter you’ll see:
“You already know exactly where I stand,” Fetterman plans to tell supporters in an email Friday. “I haven’t had to ‘evolve’ on key issues, because I’ve always said what I believe is true and have been saying the same things for 20 years.”
And his background, motivation and commitment are unquestionable. Just read his Wikipedia entry.
And is he a character? You bet:
At 6-foot-8, with several tattoos on each arm and a penchant for wearing work shirts and pants rather than suits, his approach to politics as been atypical in the state.
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He easily won a five-way primary ... and won the general election with Wolf. In Harrisburg, they quickly adopted roles as a political odd couple, with the professorial Wolf helping the gargantuan Fetterman shop for a suit and tie since his duties would involve presiding over the Senate — which has a dress code.
Fetterman not dressed up:
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