Pennsylvania's Democratic lt. governor files to run for Senate [View all]

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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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