[1]John Fetterman
John,
There’s been a lot of talk in the media lately about how I don’t look or
sound like a typical politician. It’s not surprising since my tattoos are
*literally* the first thing people Google about me.
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Well enough Googling. Today I’ll tell you about my tattoos
myself, John.
On my left arm I have the zip code 15104. That’s Braddock, Pennsylvania,
my home and the community I was honored to serve as Mayor for 15 years.
Gisele and I are raising our kids here in Braddock, right across the
street from Andrew Carnegie’s first steel mill.
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On my right arm I have nine different dates. These represent the dates of
people who were killed through violence in Braddock while I served as
Mayor, starting in 2005. Seven out of nine were gun deaths. I actually
have to get one more date added because in June of 2018, there was another
tragic loss of life.
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My first tattoo came after January 16, 2006. It was my second week on the
job as mayor after winning my election by a single vote. I received a call
and was summoned to a police crime scene where a pizza delivery man had
been robbed and killed by gun violence.
Every time Braddock lost someone was the worst feeling in the world. In a
close-knit community like Braddock, it’s very likely that you know the
victim and their family. It’s an incredibly wrenching and personal
experience as a mayor — but nothing compared to what the families have to
go through.
In my 15 years as Mayor, I worked with the community to take on gun
violence and other important issues that Braddock faced every day. I
helped initiate youth and art programs for the students of our community
and we worked together to create a community center.
We also worked to develop buildings that had been written off,
kick-started our economy, and reduced deadly violence. My proudest moment
as Mayor of Braddock is when our community went 5 ½ years without the loss
of life due to gun violence.
John, I got
into public service because I believe that every community is worth
fighting for. And it's my promise to you that I'm going to fight for you
and your community just as if it were my own — no matter who’s the
president.
But in order to build the kind of campaign that can win again, we need to
raise *a lot of money* and a big part of that is people like you chipping
in. So today, I have to ask:
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$5 or more to our campaign right now? Every dollar helps me
keep fighting like hell for your community just like I fight for mine.
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Thanks for all you do,
John
John Fetterman
U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania
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