A biography for John Fettermanhasn’t been written yet.
“In 2015, I signed the no-fossil-fuel-money pledge and I have never taken a dime from that industry, or ever will.”
“I was one of the only Democrats that was warning just how popular Trump would be.”
“You're guaranteed to have outcomes you like and outcomes you don't like in a democracy.”
“How can we let students go to school everyday in an environment where they're afraid to be verbally or physically bullied? We are better than this, which is why we need to keep moving forward.”
“I'm proud that my family and I live across the street from a steel mill and a union hall. This is where my wife and I want to raise our family, not in a mansion.”
“If you've seen the 'Shawshank Redemption' and if you think Morgan Freeman's character should have died in prison, vote for the other person. And if you think, and you believe in redemption, and a second chance, you know, I'm your candidate.”
“I'm not really a big fan of the idea that getting elected to public office means you get to live lavishly on the taxpayer's dime, in some mansion away from the people you represent.”
“From partisan gerrymandering and unlimited corporate money flooding our elections to voter suppression legislation, the Republican Party, aligned with Trump, has waged a war on our democracy.”
“I don't mean to look scary, it's just kind of what I have to work with. Maybe that's why my tattoos are literally the first thing people Google about me.”
“In PA, the Lieutenant Governor serves as the Chair of the Board of Pardons. That means that I sit as the head of our five-person board, where we hear testimony and process applications for pardons and sentence commutation.”
“I was an unplanned pregnancy between two teenagers in Reading, Pennsylvania, and they ended up getting married. They started out struggling.”
“We should transition away from carbon-based fuels, but that is not something that you can just flip a switch metaphorically, no pun intended, and start immediately like banning fracking. It's a transition.”
“In my years in public service, I have advocated for reforms to our unforgiving and vindictive legal system.”
“I'm proud that, in my first year as Lieutenant Governor, we recommended commutation for 19 people serving life without parole sentences and sent them to the Governor's desk to sign - the most since the early 90s.”
“My tenure as mayor of Braddock started with a community that was embroiled in mass distrust between residents and the police force.”
“We need to get people excited about living in Braddock again. For D.I.Y.-ers, this town is a dream.”
“If we start treating addiction as a public health issue, with more compassion, and without the criminal element, our society will be better off and violence and public safety will improve as a result. We'll also be taking a big step in taking down the prison-industrial complex that disproportionately harms communities of color.”
“We've made some incredible progress, but there are still steps we need to take to ensure LGBT Americans are treated as equal citizens.”
“As a Democrat, I would just hate to be in a position of only being able to accomplish what Mitch McConnell allows us to.”