[1]John Fetterman
John,
We both know I don’t look like a typical politician. Maybe that’s why my
tattoos are *literally* the first thing people Google about me.
[ [link removed] ]Google search: John Fetterman tattoos.
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.
[ [link removed] ]John Fetterman's left arm with 15104 zip code.
On my right arm I have nine different dates. These are the dates when
people 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.
[ [link removed] ]John Fetterman's right arm.
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, John. 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’m running for the U.S.
Senate because I believe that every community is worth fighting for. And I
*promise* that I will fight for every
Pennsylvanian.
But in order to build the kind of campaign that can win, we need to raise
*a lot* of money. A big part of that is people like you chipping in. With
our first end-of-month deadline of Election Year just around the corner, I
have to ask:
[ [link removed] ]Will you please make your
very first $5 donation to our campaign
right now, John? Every dollar
helps send me to the U.S. Senate where I’ll fight like hell for your
community just like I fight for mine.
[ [link removed] ]Contribute $5
Thanks for all you do,
John
John Fetterman
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
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