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John Fetterman

Member, Senate Banking Committee

Party
D
State
Pennsylvania
Age
56
Serving since
2023

Rhetoric score

Republicans

6.3

n=5

Democrats

5.3

n=22

Rhetoric

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Toward Republicans

6.3n=5

2026-09-01 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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9.3

Proud to have joined @SenMcCormickPA to see Erie’s progress on addressing homelessness + food insecurity, and to hear from leaders on how we can work together. Better solutions are possible whe…

Fetterman names a specific opposing-party senator (McCormick, R-PA) and credits him for joint bipartisan work visiting Erie to address homelessness and food insecurity.

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2026-03-18 · News quote · dailycaller

John Fetterman Blasts Gavin Newsom For ‘Disgusting’ Attack On Nick Shirley

5.7

You want to disagree, but to imply that someone in one of the most gross kinds of terms like that — it’s like, hey, shouldn’t we agree, eliminate all the waste? If it exists under my purv…

Fetterman is criticizing an unnamed target (likely a political opponent or administration figure, given the 'waste' and 'purview' framing…

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2026-03-12 · News quote · dailycaller

John Fetterman Says He Will Never Vote For Current Version Of Election Integrity Law

9.3

…nd now I have a unique perspective on that too, as in 2019, as I was lieutenant governor, the Republicans in Pennsylvania pushed for mail-in voting.

Fetterman references Pennsylvania Republicans' specific 2019 legislative action (pushing for mail-in voting) to support his claim that mail-in voting is safe and not merely a partisan issue.

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Toward Democrats

5.3n=22

2026-08-31 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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7.3

…ar for AI supremacy over China. They foment the ‘anti’ argument through misinformation. There’s nothing more damaging to a Democrat than agreeing with Trump AND data centers—but what’s right is right. https://t.co/rRzdz0G3qf

Fetterman is criticizing a reflexive tendency within his own party (opposing something merely because Trump supports it) rather than…

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2026-08-22 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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5.0

…ns our national security. China continues to fuel and benefit from our overreaction. I reject the political pandering and hyperbole over data centers or AI doomsdaying. https://t.co/z4vwos4K68

Fetterman does not name a specific opposing party or individual; the 'political pandering and hyperbole' he criticizes appears to target…

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2026-08-16 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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5.0

The Democratic Party is becoming the party of socialism. 58% view socialism positively. 50% view capitalism negatively. I’m a proud free market…

Fetterman is criticizing his own party (the Democratic Party) for trending toward socialism, citing polling data on views of socialism and…

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Where they sit

Coalition

Moderate/centrist Democrat

Publicly broke from the DSA/progressive wing, calling recent progressive primary wins “an orgy of socialism”; described in reporting as the Senate Democrat least comfortable in his own caucus.

Source: The Hill, Fox News — Oct/Nov 2025

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Legislative activity

Sponsored

83

Cosponsored

888

Career totals · Source: Congress.gov · Last pulled 9/7/2026