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John Karl Fetterman (/ ˈfɛtərmən / FET-ər-mən; born August 15, 1969) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Pennsylvania since 2023. [1] A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, from 2006 to 2019 and as the 34th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 2019 to ...
In the 2022 election cycle, you would have been hard-pressed to find a member of our Jewish Orthodox community in Pittsburgh voting for John Fetterman over Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania's Senate...
John Fetterman is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2022 and began representing Pennsylvania in that body the following year. He had previously served as the state’s lieutenant governor (2019–23). Fetterman was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, to Karl.
Below is Senator John Fetterman’s voting record and public positions on issues important to the Jewish community. Fetterman praised the U.S.-Israel relationship, stating that it is “a special one that needs to be safeguarded, protected, supported and nurtured through legislation and all available diplomatic efforts in the region.”
He recalled feeling horrified when he heard about it. He immediately called Jeff Bartos, then his GOP opponent in the race that year for lieutenant governor, who is Jewish, to check in on him.
Fetterman, who is not Jewish, visited Israel for the first time in June. He met with Israel President Isaac Herzog and Netanyahu, who said "Israel has had no better friend than Sen. John Fetterman."
At the time, Fetterman indicated to Jewish Insider that he mostly agreed with Schumer on Israel policy, but told Axios that calling for an election that would almost certainly oust Netanyahu from...