(WHTM) – The Federal Election Commission says the person in Juniata County who filed to run for U.S. Senate under the name “Proud Republican” may have violated federal law. On January 19, 2024, an individual with a Honey Grove, Juniata County address formally filed a Statement of Candidacy with the FEC as a Republican seeking […]
Updated: 7:02 AM EST Feb 5, 2021 Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman filed paperwork Thursday to run for the U.S. Senate in 2022.Fetterman, a Democrat, submitted a statement of candidacy to the Federal Election Commission, nearly a month after he said he was exploring a run.If the lieutenant governor joins the race, he would be looking to fill the seat that will be vacated by Republican Sen. Pat Toomey, who announced last fall that he will not seek reelection.Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat could be one of the nation’s most hotly contested in 2022 and a chance for Democrats to pick up a seat. In 2016, Pennsylvania’s race shattered the then-record for the most expensive U.S. Senate campaign, at about $180 million.Fetterman, the former mayor of Braddock, near Pittsburgh, came in third in 2016′s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate before running successfully for lieutenant governor in 2018.