Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman leaves the State Capitol to return to a Board of Parole hearing, in Harrisburg, Pa., on March 3. seniors all of us .He is worth your most valuable vote, //. P ennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman is shaking up his campaign, replacing his current campaign manager with a former top Biden strategist. Western Pennsylvania is just this sea of red, but there was a little speck of blue there, and that was SRU, Maggio said. He and the NextGen team registered over 2,000 students to vote in that election. ), When asked about his run-ins with Braddocks Council members, Fetterman says they were for the first several years absolute obstructioniststhey tried to block anything and everything that they could. Other Democratic honchosfrom left to centerresent his go-it-alone attitude. We wont stop until the polls close, Maggio said. When it went bust, it became one of the most impoverished and crime-ridden communities in the state. In 2018, he was elected lieutenant governor of the state, on a ticket with Gov. I raise the possibility that, perhaps, his tendency to look inward has made it harder to build relationships with party officials. Then Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. And I didnt come here running for mayor. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar), These four House Republicans broke with the GOP to oppose inflation estimates bill, Biden mocks Rep. 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It was the worst thing Ive ever done. But McPhillips said Fetterman is unique enough to cut through some of that. On Sunday, Oct. 28, Fetterman will complete the 67-county tour before embarking on another trip around the Commonwealth in the week before Election Day. McPhillips and Fetterman first crossed paths when McPhillips was a student at Notre Dame and Fetterman, then mayor of Braddock, came to talk to some political science students in 2009. It wasnt part of some grand strategy to be one of the faces of defending Pennsylvanias electoral vote integrity to a national audience, he says. Maggio hopes this will encourage high voter participation and bring large numbers out to the polls next Tuesday. Fetterman will be taking on Senate candidate Mehmet Oz after rival David McCormick conceded to the celebrity doctor in the GOP primary race. His tune changed when John Fetterman, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate at the time, traveled to SRU to speak to the student body. Whitney Curtis/Getty Images. And according to nearly everyone whos met him, hes got an anti-social streak. I look forward to having Brendan officially join and to continue to have Bobby by my side as we enter these critical final months, he added. The candidate suffered a stroke shortly before the May 17 primary and had to have a pacemaker implanted. The environment is far different six years later, with Democrats expected to face stiff headwinds in November. And Ill do my best to expedite it as fast as we can because Im trying to get as many folks out as we can. He repeatedly stresses the urgency at hand, reminding Garland that his term ends soon: We have 1.75 years.. He appeared on The Colbert Report to talk about revitalizing Braddock by building a community center, partnering with Levis, and driving down homicides. Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, 51, stands for a portrait in his office in the State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on March 3, 2021. This also happens to be the same place where Fetterman runs his Senate campaign and works as lieutenant governor many days. Not long afterward, his mother did, too. Hes looking good. Party members and officials have become increasingly rattled by Biden's middling approval ratings. Fetterman, Pennsylvanias incumbent lieutenant governor, previously hired McPhillips to run his 2016 Senate campaign. var _enxt = _enxt || []; But Fetterman hates having his picture taken. Hes shunned the lieutenant governors official mansion in Harrisburg, preferring to stay in his Braddock loft. And while hes pro-gun control, he has been a gun owner himself. At a shoot at his home in Braddock, Pennsylvaniaa converted car dealership full of salvaged treasures that looks like something out of Architectural Digesthes not trying to hide his grumpiness even a little bit. But according to campaign finance filings, the Democratic Coalition has been the firms only client since 2017. Even for Fetterman, its a strikingly unvarnished comment for a politician running for office in a battleground state. Were just young Black men. For one stunt, Democrat John Fetterman of Pennsylvania rolled out an online petition to get his Republican rival, celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, enshrined in New Jersey's Hall of Fame . McPhillips, 39, has known Fetterman since 2015 and was his campaign manager during the 2016 primary run for the Senate. And they think its long past time for the party to nominate a woman, a person of color, or both for the Senate seat. I ask Fetterman if his wife is right when she says that hes shy. And they grew up without their father and their husband for no reason, he says. But mostly, I hope you know youre a f loser.. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is "doing well" and "remains on a path to recovery" according to his office on Monday, following the freshman lawmaker's decision . Mr Fetterman, a Democrat who won his first term last year while still recovering from a stroke that nearly killed him, checked himself into the Walter Reed Medical Center near Washington DC earlier this month. Sean McElwee, co-founder of the liberal think tank Data for Progress, which has done surveys for Fetterman, says Pennsylvanias race is the best chance for progressives to win a Senate seat in 2022: You have a situation that has basically not been seen in the past, in which a progressive is entering in with the sort of name ID and war chest to contest the primary and also has a strong case to be the strongest general election candidateit is, in my view, indisputable that Fetterman would be the strongest general election candidateand normally thats not the case.. John Fetterman, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks at a campaign rally in Erie, Pa., on Aug. 12, 2022. Pennsylvania Senate hopeful John Fetterman returned to the campaign trail this weekend following his stroke three months ago. Fetterman has been recovering from a stroke and has had a pacemaker with a defibrillator implanted. John Fetterman is definitely not out of the questionhe asks the right questions Wich may sometime ruffle some feathers but he is my choice for candidate..who Will get the right answers ..for Pennsylvanias tax payers. He said a part of his strategy will be letting John be himself., I dont think people should just accept that narrative as fact, McPhillips said of the ominous political forecast for Democrats in the midterm elections. Fetterman's campaign said it spent about $1 million last year sending out fund-raising mailers. "It's clear that the people of Pennsylvania have John's back in this race," Fetterman campaign manager Brendan McPhillips said in a statement. Because it isnt just Braddock. As for the future, hes excited to see where his career will take him. So whatever folks say, the truth of the matter is that he did not have to make Braddock his home.. He compared that to a campaign that would have likely paid six figures to have a Twitter takeover., Dworkin said the super PAC raised only $280 off the video, which asked viewers to donate today and help us show this awesome Fetterman ad to swing voters in Pennsylvania. He defended the solicitation by noting the group also fired off a tweet to its over half-million followers containing a link to donate directly to Fettermans campaign. In an echo of complaints aired about Fetterman in Braddock, Williams says the lieutenant governor sometimes didnt show up to Harrisburg to preside over the Senate at the beginning of the pandemic. Progressives say hes too squishy on fracking. | Fetterman is not the stereotypical big guy with a bigger personality. Super PACs are barred by campaign finance laws from contributing directly to candidates like Fetterman or coordinating with their campaigns. Most young women are not. A review of his campaign finance filings for expenditures on direct mail, postage, printing,. But he overperformed in counties in Western Pennsylvania, home not only to Braddock but also to Trumps base. We want to bring transparency to the elections process by shining a light on how campaigns and outside groups are using political mailers to talk to voters. I say you gotta just take those opportunities when they come your way. I humbly write to you as your Governor-elect knowing that you met this moment. Theres no bigger, stronger voice for working people in this state than John. Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is "doing well" in his course of treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre, his office has said. Fortunately for Maggio and the Fetterman campaign, Maggio had made numerous connections within the rural areas, and when they began this 67-county tour, he utilized those connections. LOL, he says. Fettermans passion for rehabilitationand other progressive policiesmight seem unlikely for someone with his background. He'll just say yes and then his staff will have to go on damage control. A spokesman for Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman says the Democrat is "on a path to recovery" after checking himself into a hospital for clinical depression earlier this month, and he is still expected to be away from the Senate for several weeks. I have plenty of relationships with progressive groups. John Fetterman, Pa. lieutenant governor. Katase is the founder of Brew Gentlemen, a local craft brewery, and he is a close friend of John Fetterman, the Democratic candidate who, . McPhillips wrote in a post on Twitter that they were putting the band back together.. I fell in love with his message, with his position, Maggio said. On Feb. 8, after 36 days in office, Fetterman was admitted to George Washington University Hospital in Washington after . For decades, the Hortons maintained their innocence. Bobby Maggio, Fettermans campaign manager during the Democratic primary, will become a senior adviser, accompanying Fetterman on most campaign stops over the next several months. But its a charge the group rejects, saying the super PAC has been transparent with donors, and is only looking to help elect Democrats. A Butler native, Maggio graduated from SRU with a degree in political science in May 2015 and continued work at the Butler Dunkin' Donuts as the general manager. I'm interested in what unites and separates us, shifts in voting trends, and grassroots movements. 42 minutes agoLt. High-ranking Democratic members of both the state House and Senate say he never reached out to them to build a rapport. Dr. Oz trails Fetterman in the polls by 11%. Last weekend, Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fettermans campaign issued a warning to donors about a purported scam. Brendan knows Pennsylvania, he knows our team, and he knows how to win., READ MORE: Summer vacation advice for the candidates. February 24, 2023. . The pandemic popped San Francisco's progressive bubble, The cost of the Federal Reserve's 'full employment': Migrant child labor, Lori Lightfoot's next dancing TikTok video should be to "Bye Bye Bye", TikTok restricts teenager screen time as it faces threat of national ban, Lightfoot is out: Chicago mayor out four years after breaking onto scene as rising star, Republicans could force Bidens first veto with fights over ESG and DC crime law, Protesters thrown out of House China committee's first prime-time hearing. As part of the strategy for Fettermans Lieutenant Governor campaign, Maggio implemented a 67-county tour strategy: Fetterman would visit every single county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania before the 2018 election. If youre in a foxhole, you want John with you, man, the president said during an AFL-CIO labor union convention. That makes it hard to police the issue, and means that its mainly up to donors to determine where they want to send their money. Various social media feeds for the Democratic Coalition and Dworkin alike you name the platform, theyre on it resemble a progressive red-meat content farm, while Dworkins podcasts feature interviews with #Resistance-era heroes like former Trump fixer Michael Cohen, one-time Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas and recaps of Democratic candidates domination in election debates. I'm sure they'll find a way to blame it on the local taxpayers. The good people of Pennsylvania won. It all looks the same to me, he says of portraits of himself. . ERIE, Pa. - Lt. Gov. He didnt look like the type of person that would be supporting two guys that look like us. He told a local reporter that his political future depended on what happened to inmates like the Horton brothers: The trajectory of my career in public service will be determined by their freedom or lack thereof., The next time it was up for a vote, the board granted the Hortons mercy. And they grew up without their father and their husband for no reason, he says. John marches to a slightly different drum than the ordinary politician does. John Fettermans (D) team as campaign manager, Fettermans campaign announced. Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times By Gina. Though Fettermans campaign cast the group as a scam PAC, there are no legal requirements that spell out what percentage of a PACs spending must be put toward politicking or paying their employees. The object of McPhillips ire was an ad backing his candidate launched earlier that week by the Democratic Coalition, a progressive super PAC. And in 2019, McPhillips asked Fetterman to officiate his marriage to his wife, Jane Slusser, a former chief of staff to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. Elected officials matter more with their endorsements the less people can find out about the candidates.. That ambiguity has allowed political action committees to engage in conduct ranging from apparent self-dealing to actual fraud, which the federal government has only recently begun to mobilize in earnest to combat. If black [women] are the base of the Democratic Party shouldnt the state party recruit an African American candidate[? Dennis and Lee have been hired to work as field organizers for Fettermans campaign in Philly, where the lieutenant governor will likely be competing for votes with city native Kenyatta, as well as Street, who recently launched a U.S. Senate exploratory committee. I cant say that Ive seen that in him.. John Fetterman's campaign manager on Wednesday slammed Democrats who turned on the Pennsylvania senator-elect in the press after his rocky performance in his only debate against Republican. I know it would be an impossible race [for a Black candidate] to be able to run for anything across the state being dressed down every day, says the lawmaker. Fetterman's campaign is making the case that he has the best shot at picking off Trump voters in the general election. He grew up in Central Pennsylvanias York County, the son of an affluent insurance firm partner. Here's my thought. Here again, its possible voters have a different view from party brass. McPhillips also orchestrated Pete Buttigiegs strategy in Iowa in 2020. Lee has not endorsed anyone in the primary yet, and Fetterman has not asked for her support, she says, though other contenders have. Conor Lamb, congressman (PA-17) It failed 2-3, with Democratic Attorney General Shapiro most prominently casting a ballot against recommending them for a pardon. Im not a social butterfly., Then how did he manage to win statewide office, and why is he running now in one of the most high-profile Senate races in the country? I cant turn my back and let these and other deserving people die in prison., The Board of Pardons first voted on the Horton brothers clemency applications in late 2019. In the 2018 lieutenant governors primary, those areas powered Fettermans win against a field of candidates from the Southeast. Think about this: They still haven't paid their due to the people suffering for their services on 9/11, Biden ramps up federal help for New Mexico wildfire fightPresident Joe Biden is focusing on his administrations efforts to tackle wildfires during his visit to New Mexico, where residents are enraged that federal officials allowed planned burns to spread out of control. Six years later, McPhillips was running Fettermans first Senate campaign. Brendan McPhillips, the Pennsylvania state director for then-candidate Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign, is joining Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. A Wolf spokesman says Fetterman is a strong partner. But unlike Attorney General Josh Shapiro, whom Wolf called my guy in the upcoming 2022 gubernatorial race in an off-the-cuff remark, Fetterman hasnt gotten a nod from Wolf. There has been no public polling yet in the primary, so its impossible to know how Fetterman is performing across different demographics. Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman has committed to a televised debate with his Republican challenger, Dr. Mehmet Oz, next month. Brendan McPhillips, left, on his wedding day, with Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. And it helped. Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate John Fetterman is pictured at a rally at Nether Providence Elementary School on Oct. 15 in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. Fetterman's campaign manager Brendan McPhillips had even stronger words for "unnamed" Democrats who fretted to national media about Fetterman's debate performance. Brendan McPhillips was. His campaign has said he continues to rest and recover. Brendan McPhillips, a Democratic strategist who ran Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign in Pennsylvania, was selected as campaign manager for John Fetterman's 2022 Senate run. Its why he won his lieutenant governor primary and then statewide office with Wolf by double digits, including performing well in some tony Philadelphia suburbs. I'm hard-pressed to believe inflation and gas prices won't have settled, may even reversed to some degree, by then. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., continues treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed Hospital after checking himself in on February 16, 2023. He told us he would put his career on the line. As a teenager, he describes himself as a football-playing meathead. His family members were all Republicans, so he was a conservative too, though not in an aggressive or angry way.. But he cares more about what Braddock thought of him than his popularity with other politicians: I just return to the simple fact that I was elected for four terms here. And Shapiro spoke for Fetterman, who was choked up, when it was his turn to vote on Lees case: Im a yes, and I think the lieutenant governor is a yes as well. (An aide for Shapiro says the attorney general initially asked that the Board hold the Horton Brothers case under advisement in order to interview the brothers separately and review missing information from their files.). Join Our Campaign Most politicians love being in front of the camera. Jesse Brown, one of the council presidents who served with Fetterman, griped to the press that he was unfairly getting credit for other politicians work fixing up the town and badmouthing Braddock too much. 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