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John Fetterman

U.S. Senator (Class 3), PA

Democratic Pennsylvania since Jan 3, 2023

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Senator (Class 3), PA current
Pennsylvania
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2029 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Pennsylvania current
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 1, 2030 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.177, social dim. 0.218. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Robert Cekada to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Not voting Apr 27, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SCONRES 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… Nay Apr 23, 2026 Concurrent Resolution Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Schiff Amdt. No. 5333 Yea Apr 23, 2026 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Wyden Amdt. No. 5336 Yea Apr 23, 2026 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Padilla Amdt. No. 4855 Yea Apr 23, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Sanders Amdt. No. 5159 Yea Apr 23, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Merkley Amdt. No. 5235 Yea Apr 23, 2026 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Paul Amdt. No. 5378 Nay Apr 23, 2026 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Markey Amdt. No. 5001 Yea Apr 23, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hawley Amdt. No. 4794 Nay Apr 23, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 5414 Nay Apr 23, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Alsobrooks Amdt. No. 5294 Yea Apr 22, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 4956 Yea Apr 22, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hirono Amdt. No. 4884 Yea Apr 22, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Graham Amdt. No. 5281 Yea Apr 22, 2026 Amendment Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Ossoff Amdt. No. 4897 Yea Apr 22, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Lujan Amdt. No. 4798 Yea Apr 22, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 4799 Yea Apr 22, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 114 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that… Nay Apr 22, 2026 Motion to Discharge Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SCONRES 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… Nay Apr 21, 2026 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Andrew B. Davis, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas Not voting Apr 20, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew B. Davis to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas Nay Apr 16, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… Nay Apr 16, 2026 Joint Resolution Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… Nay Apr 15, 2026 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… Nay Apr 15, 2026 Motion to Table Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,097 recorded contributions totalling $2,392,858. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 277 of 1097 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 164 $507,800 21%
Corporate PAC 12 $458,198 19%
Super PAC 97 $326,035 14%
Party 4 $121,000 5%
Unclassified 820 $979,825 41%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$222,844 WIN CREATIVE LLC FETTERMAN FOR PA Corporate PAC Mar 17, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$125,000 WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC Super PAC Feb 9, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$42,953 NAMES IN THE NEWS CALIFORNIA, INC. FETTERMAN FOR PA Corporate PAC Apr 16, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$41,500 FETTERMAN VICTORY FUND FETTERMAN FOR PA Party Dec 29, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$38,995 PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE FETTERMAN FOR PA Corporate PAC Sep 13, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$35,000 WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC Super PAC Feb 13, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$34,612 JDCA PAC Super PAC Oct 12, 2022 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$32,165 NAMES IN THE NEWS CALIFORNIA, INC. FETTERMAN FOR PA Corporate PAC Jan 12, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$31,000 FETTERMAN VICTORY FUND FETTERMAN FOR PA Party Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$28,854 NAMES IN THE NEWS CALIFORNIA, INC. FETTERMAN FOR PA Corporate PAC Jul 18, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$28,500 FETTERMAN VICTORY FUND FETTERMAN FOR PA Party Oct 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$26,684 PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE FETTERMAN FOR PA Corporate PAC Apr 9, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$24,858 INDIVISIBLE ACTION Super PAC Jan 13, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$24,807 NAMES IN THE NEWS CALIFORNIA, INC. FETTERMAN FOR PA Corporate PAC Oct 16, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$20,000 FETTERMAN VICTORY FUND FETTERMAN FOR PA Party Sep 3, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (3 as lead sponsor)

  • S 3733 US · Jun 17, 2026
    A bill to amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize certain public libraries to collect and retain a fee for the execution of a passport application.
  • SRES 676 US · May 21, 2026
    A resolution recognizing and honoring National Mushroom Day and the contributions of Chester and Berks Counties to the national mushroom industry and to…
  • S 4538 US · May 14, 2026
    Washington’s Trail—1753 National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026

Social media

Recent posts

  • Shut our government down and America loses. 2 MILLION Pennsylvanians depend on SNAP to feed their families. For me, it’s hungry Americans over party. Paying our military over party. Paying Capitol Police and federal workers over party. I choose country over party.
    ♥ 225 · ⇄ 69 Bluesky public API (AT Protocol) public-api
  • Food insecurity is real for many Pennsylvania families. It’s one of many reasons why I could never vote for shutting our government down. For immediate food assistance in PA, call 211 or go to www.feedingpa.org.
    ♥ 166 · ⇄ 60 Bluesky public API (AT Protocol) public-api
  • “Now, life.” - Eli Sharabi, former hostage, on resilience and optimism. The nightmare finally ends. May the hostages have a full recovery and may we never forget those who didn’t make it out alive. Credit to President Trump for a breakthrough ceasefire of this awful war.
    ♥ 64 · ⇄ 11 Bluesky public API (AT Protocol) public-api
  • I congratulate President Trump on this historic peace plan that releases all the hostages. Now, enduring peace in the region is possible. Our parties are different but we have a shared ironclad commitment to Israel and its people.
    ♥ 83 · ⇄ 21 Bluesky public API (AT Protocol) public-api
  • My heart breaks and goes out to this family and the community touched by this. I will never stop paying it forward because I know this fight too well: Your life matters. Self harm must never, never be an option. Please, stay in the game.
    ♥ 156 · ⇄ 24 Bluesky public API (AT Protocol) public-api
  • Sept. 11 is a solemn reminder of the lives taken from us at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. May we continue to honor their memories and the courageous actions of our first responders, volunteers, and military in the days after.
    ♥ 155 · ⇄ 10 Bluesky public API (AT Protocol) public-api
  • I’ve always maintained that all work has dignity, the Union Way of Life is sacred, and that it’s past time we pay people a livable wage. I’m 💯 celebrating the hardworking men and women who keep our country running—this Labor Day, and always. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
    ♥ 243 · ⇄ 24 Bluesky public API (AT Protocol) public-api
  • The housing crisis isn’t a 🔴 or 🔵 issue—it impacts us all and Americans need solutions. Grateful to be in West Philly with the Philadelphia Housing Authority checking out their progress in developing 1,000 new units. Great things happen when we cut through the noise and deliver.
    ♥ 46 · ⇄ 5 Bluesky public API (AT Protocol) public-api
  • I’ve made clear I’d work across the aisle, find common ground, and secure wins for PA. After a few good-faith meetings, I thank Secretary Duffy for being a man of his word and putting politics aside. We will now have $1 BILLION in infrastructure funding released for our…
    ♥ 76 · ⇄ 17 Bluesky public API (AT Protocol) public-api
  • In an often cruel world, especially online with social media, we’ve got to do everything we can to support our kids and their mental health. Had a great conversation with folks from the National Association of School Psychologists about why that matters and ways to support them.
    ♥ 65 · ⇄ 8 Bluesky public API (AT Protocol) public-api
  • You work hard for your money. You shouldn’t be limited on how to spend it. www.foxbusiness.com/politics/fet...
    ♥ 51 · ⇄ 10 Bluesky public API (AT Protocol) public-api
  • Every kid gets hungry. Every kid deserves a meal. Every kid deserves an education. I’ve always maintained that school lunch should be free AND absolutely free of any judgment. Feed our kids, not your biases.
    ♥ 162 · ⇄ 23 Bluesky public API (AT Protocol) public-api

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