John Fetterman's (D) team as campaign. TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Sen. John Fetterman will continue to be away from the U.S. Senate for several weeks but he is on the "path to recovery," his spokesman said Monday. In 2019, McPhillips asked Fetterman to officiate his marriage to his wife, Jane Slusser, a former chief of staff to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. John Fetterman, Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor and the Democratic Senate nominee, campaigning on May 10, three days before having a stroke. Here again, its possible voters have a different view from party brass. McPhillips, 39, has known Fetterman since 2015 and was his campaign manager during the 2016 primary run for the Senate. But mostly, I hope you know youre a f loser.. Already, he's. Left: Trump-Pence campaign signs can be seen from a main road in Lancaster County, Pa., on March 3, 2021. A woman's right to choose won. 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. John Fetterman campaigns for U.S. Senate at a meet and greets at Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport on May 10, 2022, in Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania. Website https://johnfetterman.com/ Industries. Which is catnip for glossy magazine spreads. This isnt a national campaign. But Fettermans recent health problems have worried Democrats. During Fettermans first 2 years as lieutenant governor, the board considered 67 cases and recommended 32 to Wolf. Brendan knows Pennsylvania, he knows our team, and he knows how to win., READ MORE: Summer vacation advice for the candidates. During the campaign, the towns young residents especially flocked to the tall 35-year-old with the low-key style and the Harvard pedigree. She says Fetterman didnt attend council meetings: When youre not present at council meetings, theres not much of a relationship there.. I hope he will step aside for someone younger BUT there's a lot of time before the election. Last year, the FEC heard recommendations from a working group on how best to address the issue. Join Our Campaign Caroline Gutman contributed to this report. Gov. He appeared on The Colbert Report to talk about revitalizing Braddock by building a community center, partnering with Levis, and driving down homicides. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., continues treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed Hospital after checking himself in on February 16, 2023. And I didnt come here running for mayor. John marches to a slightly different drum than the ordinary politician does. He hates mugging for the camera. . 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John Fetterman, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks at a campaign rally in Erie, Pa., on Aug. 12, 2022. 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.. The Horton brothers say loads of elected officials throughout the years promised to help them. And my political trajectory has always reflected that. | Matt Rourke/AP Photo. Pennsylvania has a history of rewarding outsider candidates. So whatever folks say, the truth of the matter is that he did not have to make Braddock his home.. 4:53. Searching for meaning after the earth-shattering loss, the 24-year-old Fetterman volunteered at the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, where he was paired with a young kid named Nicky Santana. We wont stop until the polls close, Maggio said. (Video: The Washington Post) So the people overwhelminglyfor the three elections subsequent after my first oneoverwhelmingly supported the things and the initiatives that weve done. As for the idea that he used Braddock as a jumping-off pad? At 26, Annie. Your right to vote won, in the face of all . Even if there are people I dont particularly like, I have more of a relationship with them because I talk to them. 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. Its not unusual for one of his kids, in the middle of a news interview, to ask for something to eat. Other big-name Democrats who are more centrist than Fetterman, like Rep. Conor Lamb, might still jump in.). Fetterman has suffered from depression "off and on" throughout his life, according to Adam Jentleson, the senator's chief of staff, noting it had become more frequent. 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. Weve also never sent a person of color., Otten predicts that youre going to see a lot of people in the suburbs that want to see a woman elected, as well as energy for a candidate of color: Thats a big factor in Pennsylvania., When I ask about Boyers Facebook post calling for the Democrats to nominate a person of color, Fetterman avoids the subject of race: I have enormous respect for [Boyer]. Just three years later, Maggio is now Fetterman's campaign manager working on his race for Lieutenant Governor. 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. (Hes 6 foot 8.) To Fettermans fans, this is proof of what Fetterman can do by being unafraid to clash with memberseven sacred cowsin his own party. Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. var k = document.getElementById('enxt-script'); I say you gotta just take those opportunities when they come your way. He called Jones out of the blue, visited her in Braddock, and asked her about her views on environmental issues. The Democratic Coalition has also paid $41,000 and $37,000, respectively, to senior adviser Sam Jones for fundraising services and to the digital consulting firm of another senior adviser, Chuck Westover. . Lt. Gov. 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. I feel like Ive had a very successful career and Ive only just started, Maggio said. Jeff Swensen/The New York Times via Redux, FILE If youre in a foxhole, you want John with you, man, the president said during an AFL-CIO labor union convention. Everything connects back to Slippery Rock University, Maggio said, and if John Fetterman hadnt decidedto come to speak at the Ski Lodge in 2015, Maggio doesnt know where he would be. Deputy Campaign Manager John Fetterman for US Senate Dec 2020 - Present2 years 3 months Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Josh Stein for Attorney General 2 years Campaign Manager. In the absence of regulation, politicians have sometimes taken it upon themselves to try and block other groups from trying to profit off their name and likeness even when the group in question is an ally. Just last year, the Republican National Committee rebuffed a cease-and-desist demand from former President Donald Trump to stop its unauthorized use of President Donald J. Trumps name, image, and/or likeness in all fundraising, persuasion, and/or issue speech., A senior Fetterman aide declined to comment on the record as to whether the campaign has any intention to issue such a request to the Democratic Coalition but said that weve been clear on telling this group to go fuck themselves.. Fetterman will be taking on Senate candidate Mehmet Oz after rival David McCormick conceded to the celebrity doctor in the GOP primary race. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. In 2015, Slippery Rock University alum Bobby Maggio quit his job at Dunkin Donuts to become a volunteer for Braddock Mayor John Fettermans U.S. Senate campaign. Thats just me.. He is not sitting behind his desk projecting power the way politicians typically like to. John Fetterman has hired a Philadelphia-based veteran of President Joe Bidens 2020 campaign to lead his U.S. Senate run in the general election.Brendan McPhillips, a Democratic strategist who ran Bidens campaign in Pennsylvania, will become Fettermans campaign manager, the campaign said Monday. As gargantuan as Lurch Addams, with a bald head, goatee and closet full of Dickies shirtsand tattoos running down his arm marking every date a life was taken while he was mayor of his hard-knock steel townPennsylvanias lieutenant governor is a cartoon image of a working guy from the Rust Belt. Its like Paul Rudd, except hes handsome, I guess. 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. Whitney Curtis/Getty Images. John Fetterman, returning to the campaign trail for the first time since suffering a stroke in May, told an Erie audience that he's counting on them to deliver. John Fetterman's TikTok Whisperer Fresh off a frantic election cycle, the former Fetterman campaign social media producer and dedicated Swiftie takes time to shake it off. Most young women are not. Local headlines and stories are HeadTopics.com immediately. Instead, hes slouched over in a chair next to it, wearing his shorts and sneakers. 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. The super PAC, Democratic Coalition, has been previously accused of self dealing. John Fetterman has hired a Philadelphia-based veteran of President Joe Bidens 2020 campaign to lead his U.S. Senate run in the general election. Fetterman believes the party must try to win all voting blocswhy would you exclude or ignore one at the peril of the other? he asksand his motto is every county, every vote. His campaign has also explicitly made the case that hes the best candidate to win back Trump voters in the general election. We need more authentic representation from folks who really want to go and do the work, McPhillips said. with the campaign's comms director tweeting "If John Fetterman had ever eaten a vegetable in his life, then maybe he wouldn't have had a major stroke . Hes looking good. Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman has checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive inpatient care for clinical depression, his office said Thursday.. He won unexpectedly by a single vote in a three-way primary. Fetterman, unlike other politicians, didnt even connect with the Hortons before their clemency hearing. This was no small thing: Shapiro has a reputation for being cutthroat to get ahead. The group has dropped another $900 on the platform in the past 30 days, according to Facebooks ad library, but those ads only began to mention specific candidates and target users in Pennsylvania and Ohio beginning in this month. Such activity has flourished on both the left and right, growing serious enough to trigger a warning from the FBI in 2021 urging would-be donors to be on the lookout for such schemes, calling disbursements to vendors associated with a PACs operators a red flag., Still, for First Amendment reasons and others, PACs have a fair amount of flexibility in how they spend their money, said Erin Chlopak, senior director for campaign finance at the watchdog group Campaign Legal Center, who pointed out that frankly, it does cost money to run ads and support candidates and so fundraising is a legitimate part of PAC activity.. He was hiding in a corner, absolutely miserable.. State Rep. Summer Lee, vice chair of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, grew up in North Braddock and says she regularly walks by Fetterman on a local trail. He came to a community that is 80 percent black and believes that he can amass control and views this community as a steppingstone, she said. I own one suit, and its over your right shoulder. Elected officials matter more with their endorsements the less people can find out about the candidates.. But Im not talking about his clothes, I sayI mean his reserved side. He is constitutionally incapable of schmoozing with other elected officials. Maggio suggested this strategy because when Hillary Clinton was running for President in 2016, she made the mistake of only appearing in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and making a short stop in Johnstown. When Fetterman goes to Washington in January, one of the Senate's new members will bring along an irreverent style from Pennsylvania that extends from his own personal dress code super casual to hanging marijuana flags outside his current office in Pennsylvania's . POLITICOs Holly Otterbein reports on how Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. 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 . He also said he cherishes having attended a state school because now, he regularly interacts with politicians who determine the fate of publicly-funded education and having that experience bolsters his interactions with them. And some progressives think the left is making a mistake by not lining up behind Fetterman. It can be hard and scary when you first graduate butyou have to take those chances when they come.. Bottom: Empty freight cars sit outside Edgar Thomson Steel Works steel mill in Braddock. Fetterman, on the other hand, has turned it into a cause clbre and his prime focus as lieutenant governor. After he was elected, Fetterman and his wife successfully helped open art galleries and restaurants, housing units, and a free store that gives away diapers, clothing and other necessities. Fettermans wife Gisele shares frequent social media videos of Fetterman out walking near their home in Braddock. Brendan McPhillips was. I came here just to work., Says Doose, It was not like he came and this was a two-, three-year-stint. He was on his way to following in his fathers footsteps in the insurance industryuntil one day everything changed. It is McPhillipss second run managing a Fetterman Senate campaign. LOL, he says. In 2016, we were just kind of introducing John to the voters for the first time but he took that platform and made connections with people throughout the state, McPhillips said. FILE - Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Its clear that he cares about people.. 1 Sep 2022 0. The few who dont treat it as a necessary cost of media attention. I dont know, he says. Biden pledges federal government will cover '100%' of New Mexico wildfire response costPresident Joe Biden said Saturday the federal government will cover the full cost of the wildfire response in New Mexico following requests from the state's governor and other lawmakers, while also acknowledging the role the US Forest Service played in starting the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire. I believe in the issues. 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? As lieutenant governor, Fetterman chairs the states Board of Pardons, which votes on clemency applications from inmates serving life sentences. Some people in the groups state-based member organizations grumbled that a vote on the nod was sprung on them at the last minute, as though it had already been decided. In at least one case, Fettermans connection to the party brass seems to have improved: A Fetterman adviser and representatives from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spoke in February, and the call was civil, according to a sourcea marked contrast from their testy relationship when he sought the nomination in 2016. Brendan McPhillips, the Pennsylvania state director for then-candidate Joe Bidens 2020 presidential campaign, is joining Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. After rising to the Senate and political celebrity by being different with his brawny looks and brash persona Pennsylvania's new senator. But if someone wants to prejudge me based on my aversion to wearing a suit and tie, thats their right to do so.. Heres how you can help: it wasnt Fettermans Republican opponent, has ruffled feathers in Democratic circles before, heard recommendations from a working group. Donald Trump, the Republican nominee and current President, made visits to more areas and didnt ignore them. National media coverage of Braddock rubbed local officials the wrong way, especially given that he was a white newcomer getting credit for saving a majority-Black town. This also happens to be the same place where Fetterman runs his Senate campaign and works as lieutenant governor many days. Its also why moderate Democrats fear the GOP could make Fetterman look like a far-left freak in a general election, and why many Republicans think they could crush him. Fettermans wealthy father was critical to the resurgence, too: He funded a local nonprofit run by Fetterman that renovated dilapidated properties and subsidized his son financiallythe mayors job paid only $150 a month. Fetterman, in turn, saw many of the towns politicians as being in it for themselves. Ive always believed in the issues and the people and the places and these policies. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. ), 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. Wolf approved 17 of the commutations in 2019 and 2020. A large majority of the population is Black. Today, Fetterman, 51, is dressed in his standard-issue Dickies button-up and neon Carhartt neck gaiter, sitting on his leather couch alongside anti-violence expert Richard Garland. 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. When John Fetterman's health went south, his wife went north. Lt. Gov. Most young men are single. Most politicians love being in front of the camera. These four House Republicans broke with the GOP to oppose inflation estimates Trump successfully chilled FBI from being willing to investigate anything McCarthy, GOP pump brakes on release of Jan. 6 footage to Tucker Carlson. 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. 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He described the stakes of the race, expected to be one of the most closely-watched and competitive in the country, as incredibly high., Were running against someone who doesnt even live in and who isnt from our state, McPhillips, referring to GOP nominee Mehmet Oz, said in an interview. Brendan McPhillips, left, on his wedding day, with Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Fettermans campaign manager during the 2022 primary Bobby Maggio will become a senior adviser. James baker was effective as a campaign manager, although he wasn't successful with fords reelection. After all, he quit his stable job for a volunteer position, and taking that chance led to the opportunity of a lifetime. Fetterman, Pennsylvanias incumbent lieutenant governor, previously hired McPhillips to run his 2016 Senate campaign. Middle left: Signs hang on the door at the Free Store in Braddock, a mutual aid store built out of decommissioned shipping containers that was founded by Gisele Fetterman. 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 he overperformed in counties in Western Pennsylvania, home not only to Braddock but also to Trumps base. And Ive run as a progressive before it was cool to do so, he says. If black [women] are the base of the Democratic Party shouldnt the state party recruit an African American candidate[? Before the November election in 2016, Maggio began work at NextGen, planning and organizing registration and information events on SRUs campus. Those voters really rolled the dice by voting for [Trump], but they felt ignored and that they werent being paid attention to by their own party, especially those in the rural counties of Pennsylvania, Maggio said. Senate campaign: In return to public eye, John Fetterman says Senate can't be won without Erie. In fact, Fetterman was reelected three times, all by landslides. Rendell thinks that voters wont care about Fettermans independent streak as much as party leaders doin fact, theyll like it. I'm interested in what unites and separates us, shifts in voting trends, and grassroots movements. Meanwhile, climate change activists and other progressives have had discussions about recruiting a more left-wing candidate into the race, said a person familiar with their talks. A photo of Dennis and Lee Horton, two Black Pennsylvania brothers who were until recently serving life sentences for murder and robbery, is the background image on Fettermans phone. And for once, it wasnt Fettermans Republican opponent Mehmet Oz, at whom they were leveling the charge. Watch live: White House monkeypox response team holds briefing, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. BIDEN SAYS NO BIGGER CANDIDATE FOR WORKING PEOPLE THAN FETTERMAN. (Mark Makela / Getty Images) Fetterman's Wife Demands Apology from NBC News for Casting Doubt on His Mental Fitness By Harold Hutchison October 17, 2022 at 1:35pm The Democratic Coalition has been around since 2016, when it launched as the Democratic Coalition Against Trump amid a wave of similar-minded organizations looking to harness the #Resistance energy that animated critics of the then-president. Maggio noted that, while Fetterman stopped by each county at least once, theres a large number of them that he has visited more than seven times during this period. He told us he would put his career on the line. Senator John Fetterman checks into Walter Reed for 4 days ago. That's not accurate. Not only is this wrong, it also puts us at a major disadvantage.. Many of the lifers are men who insist upon their innocence and have been model prisoners, or have faced what criminal justice advocates see as excessive sentencing. The Senate race in Pennsylvania is a top target for both parties, as Democrats seek to flip a competitive seat in a battleground state that has vexed them for several cycles. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. But that, I think, could be construed as an asset, the former governor says, arguing that voters like outsiders. What stopped me from being the guy driving to his house and dying in a car accident? Free all political prisoners in Uganda the dictator museveni abducting Nup supporters but why even us we were human beings Biden said, but Biden dont do. Bobby Maggio, Fetterman's campaign manager during the Democratic primary, will become a senior adviser, accompanying Fetterman on most campaign stops over the next several months.David Axelrod, a longtime political consultant and former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, spoke of the demanding nature of the position and the perception . McPhillips, who ran Fettermans unsuccessful 2016 Senate primary campaign, ran Biden's 2020 operation in Pennsylvania and has also worked on campaigns for City Councilmember Helen Gym. The group bills itself as one of the largest grassroots Resistance operations in the country. One landing page for the group on the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue says the super PAC plans to produce ads to support Dems in competitive races, level hard-hitting opposition research against Republicans across the country, and lead an unmatched online organizing operation.. Plus, Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she wont bring progressive court packing legislation to the floor. And for me, Ive always said this in labor rooms where I knew I wasnt likely to get their endorsement: While your support and endorsement would mean the world to me, Im always going to endorse you and your unions way of life.. Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman is shaking up his campaign, replacing his current campaign manager with a former top Biden strategist. He supported legalizing marijuana before it was popular, officiated a same-sex marriage before it was legal, and pushed for single payer healthcare long before it was mainstream. For his predecessors, the role was a throwaway part of the job. Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. That led him to make a drastic career change: He ditched his job at a lucrative insurance firm and joined AmeriCorps in Pittsburgh. Eventually, he found himself in Braddock, where he was hired to run a GED program. Mayors of 2,000-person boroughs dont typically receive much attention. We really want to get the message across that were out there fighting for the everyday person.. Since launching his Senate campaign in February, Fetterman has quickly amassed nearly $4 millionmore than any other Democrat in the field and mostly in small-dollar donations. The campaign also benefited from a personal brand that Fetterman had honed in his first Senate run, as lieutenant governor, and in the 2022 Democratic primary; an aggressive fundraising and. Some Democratic leaders in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs also see Fettermans style as an affront. Put me in, coach . Fetterman meets with anti-violence expert Richard Garland at Fetterman's home in Braddock, Pa., on Feb. 26, 2021. Fetterman's campaign is making the case that he has the best shot at picking off Trump voters in the general election. Dworkin argued that the nature of the Democratic Coalitions work doesnt translate well into FECs reporting requirements. 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. AP. They became model prisoners, creating programs to help other inmates. 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