Fetterman For US Senate

#TeamFetterman is here to bring John Fetterman to the US Senate (PA-D): Pennsylvania born and raised, John was born to teenage parents who were just starting out on their own. At the time, his father worked nights to put himself through college. At 23, John joined up with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and his life has never been the same since. The disparity between his own life and that of his ‘little’ motivated him to quit his job and join AmeriCorps’ 2nd Year class. For two years, John served in Pittsburgh’s historic Hill District, where he helped set up the first computer labs in the neighborhood and taught GED classes to young mothers and fathers. He went on to earn a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government where he focused on finding solutions in social work, business, and public policy to confront urban challenges and economic inequality. John then returned to Pennsylvania to start a GED program in the town of Braddock. Once a booming steel town, Braddock in 2001 was one of the poorest and most troubled communities in the commonwealth, facing steep population decline and high rates of poverty. In 2005, encouraged by his students and motivated to do more to address the inequality that he felt was holding Braddock back, John ran for mayor. He managed to win the crowded primary by a single vote. And he’s been hard at work ever since. During the last 10 years as mayor, John is most gratified by breaking the cycle of violence in Braddock that culminated with nearly 5 ½ years without the taking of a life. He’s applied a hands-on approach from AmeriCorps and his service experience with to take steps towards progress and rebuild this community, creating jobs, getting youth engaged, and bringing creative urban policy solutions to Braddock. Now is the time to bring these solutions to the greater Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Fetterman For US Senate is here to help make that happen.