Pennsylvania’s Fetterman Says Stroke Won’t Deter His Senate Bid

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John Fetterman, lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and Democratic senate candidate, speaks during a campaign event in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Fetterman, the only candidate who has run statewide, leads the Democratic field with 33% in an Emerson College poll last month.Photographer: Michelle Gustafson/Bloomberg

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By Gregory Korte

May 15, 2022 at 8:06 PM UTC

Updated on

May 15, 2022 at 9:44 PM UTC

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John Fetterman, the leading Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, said he’s recovering after being hospitalized for a stroke.

The Pennsylvania lieutenant governor said he was able to reach Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital within minutes of first having symptoms on Friday. “The good news is I’m feeling much better, and the doctors tell me I didn’t suffer any cognitive damage,” he said in a statement on Sunday crediting his wife Gisele with recognizing the symptoms early.