Lt. Gov. Fetterman has some things to say

Pennsylvania’s second-in-command is holed up with his family at home in Braddock, outside Pittsburgh, where he once was mayor.

But John Fetterman, the state’s larger-than-life lieutenant governor, known for straight talk and public service, is pushing messages via facetime on TV news and on social media.

“We are doing what every Pennsylvanian is doing,” he said, “And I’m working remotely promoting critical themes during this pandemic and trying to stay ahead of where I think things are going.”

He’s removed from Harrisburg and his normal duties of presiding over the state Senate for the practical purpose of protecting state government’s line of succession. If necessary, he would succeed Gov. Tom Wolf.

But he’s constantly underscoring the need for folks to avoid hoarding, stay-at-home, wash their hands and practice physical distancing.

He and his wife, Gisele, continue to collect and box-up food for pickup at the Freestore she founded years ago. She continues her work promoting compliance with Census 2020. And she just wrote an op-ed piece for PennLive urging people to come together to help each other while staying physically apart.

Link: https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/04/lt-gov-fetterman-has-some-things-to-say.html