Pennsylvania's Democratic lt. governor files to run for Senate

[DonViejo]

BY REID WILSON - 02/05/21 10:51 AM EST

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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) has formally filed papers to run for an open U.S. Senate seat, the first major candidate to enter what is expected to be one of the most competitive contests of the midterm elections.

Fetterman has teased a run, opening a campaign account in January that he said raised more than $1 million in just its first two weeks. He filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday.

Fetterman, 51, has stood out as an outside-the-box politician who lives in a converted car dealership, stands 6 feet eight inches tall and sports a tattoo of his zip code in Braddock, an industrial town outside of Pittsburgh, on his arm. He has clashed this year with legislative Republicans, who booted him from his role overseeing the state Senate after an altercation over seating a Democratic senator.

Pennsylvania political observers expect a hotly contested race to replace Sen. Pat Toomey (R), who said last year he would retire rather than seek another term.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/537520-pennsylvanias-democratic-lt-governor-files-to-run-for-senate

[samnsara]

1. i like him...he was someone who commanded attention.

...but read the link and check out what hes living in!

[VA_Jill]

2. Love him!

He would definitely add something to the Senate.

[handmade34]

3. I wish we

could just bask in the joy of Democrats being in control for now... but if we want to make sure it stays that way, we must stay involved and active... a whole rash of new Dem candidates announcing these days and we must GOTV, Vote Forward, Postcards to Voters, etc. when the time comes

[servermsh]

4. Watch this recent interview :)

[Freedomofspeech]

5. We have had the privilege of meeting him at a couple fundraisers...

I love him! He will never back down from anyone...he is brilliant and has a great sense of humor. He adores his wife and children and always posts pictures of them on I Instagram.

[NBachers]

6. ActBlue link- I just kicked in ten bucks seed money

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/fetterman-for-pa-1