Fetterman’s Doctor Says He’s Fit for Senate After Stroke

Pennsylvania Senate candidate was sidelined before primary
Democratic nominee admits he hadn’t seen doctor for five years

John Fetterman speaks in a recorded message during a primary election night event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on May 17.Photographer: Justin Merriman/Bloomberg

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By Gregory Korte

June 3, 2022 at 8:21 PM UTC

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Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman released a letter from his cardiologist saying he’s fit to run and serve in the US Senate if he follows health advice after a stroke sidelined him for the final days of his primary campaign.

Fetterman, the lieutenant governor, also revealed he hadn’t seen a doctor for five years before he was hospitalized days before the Pennsylvania primary.