Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) is vying for a job that may actually require him to stop wearing shorts in winter.
After weeks of exploring a 2022 Senate run and soliciting donations, the state's No. 2 officially joined the field Monday. The announcement came in form of a gritty video tour of Pennsylvania that lays out Fetterman's politically unconventional past and mixes progressive promises with an appeal to people who "feel like their best days were a generation ago or more."
Republican Sen. Pat Toomey (Pa.) announced late last year that he would not seek re-election in 2022, opening up the field in a swing state that went narrowly blue in 2020.
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Fetterman gained notoriety in the days after the 2020 election as he fought false claims of election fraud in the state, inspiring one campaign T-shirt he's selling. He's a strong proponent of legalizing marijuana, raising the minimum wage, protecting union rights, and ensuring health care is not a "privilege" but a right.
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