John Fetterman Net Worth: Did he Serve Public Service?

By Jivika Last updated Nov 2, 2022

American politician John Fetterman, 53, is currently Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor. He will compete against Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz in the upcoming U.S. Senate race in the same state as attack ads are expected to be used by both candidates.

While Fetterman is recovering from a stroke that he had in May, it has been reported that he is experiencing some hearing issues that could affect the upcoming debates. Prior to his three years as lieutenant governor, he held the position of mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, from 2006 to 2019.

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John Fetterman Net Worth Quick Info

Net Worth:	$800 Thousand
Salary:	$217,610
Date of Birth:	Aug 15, 1969 (53 years old)
Place of Birth:	West Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.

John Fetterman Early Life and Education

In West Reading, Pennsylvania, on August 15, 1969, John Karl Fetterman was born. Karl, the father of John, was eventually fairly wealthy as a result of his position as a partner at the Chubb insurance hegemony and later his own insurance company. John was raised in a wealthy area of York, Pennsylvania. According to reports, his parents are both strict Republican conservatives.

John attended Albright College and later graduated in 1993 with an MBA from the University of Connecticut. John received a Master of Public Policy from Harvard in 1999.

What is John Fetterman’s Net Worth and Salary?

An American politician from Pennsylvania named John Fetterman has a $8 million fortune. John Fetterman’s assets range from $717,000 to $1.58 million, according to his May 2021 financial disclosure. Between $450,000 and $1 million worth of those assets are, however, mostly held in trusts and bank accounts for his children. In 2019, John Fetterman was appointed Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor. He held the position of mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, from 2006 to 2019.

Due to his unsuccessful bid for the open Senate seat in Pennsylvania in 2020, Fetterman began to receive widespread attention. As he ran a skillful campaign against his rival, television personality Dr. Oz, in 2022, his notoriety increased significantly. When compared to Oz’s clumsy attempts to relate through social media videos and messages, Fetterman’s campaign consistently won out.

It wasn’t inaccurate for Fetterman’s campaign to quickly portray Oz as a carpetbagger—someone who relocates to a state just before running for office. Oz has resided in New Jersey for the majority of the last few decades, despite owning a $50 million vacation home in Palm Beach, Florida. In Pennsylvania, he didn’t even purchase a home until December 2021. According to Oz’s financial disclosure, he and his wife Lisa have control over assets worth between $100 and $400 million and own 9 additional homes outside of Pennsylvania.

John Fetterman Public Service

Tragically, Fetterman’s closest friend passed away in a car accident while he was a student at UConn. John would later say that this experience profoundly affected him and led him to pursue a career in public service. After the passing of his friends, John started volunteering at Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. He was soon matched with an 8-year-old boy whose mother had just passed away from AIDS and whose father had recently passed away from the disease. After the mother left, Fetterman assured her he would take care of the boy.

John started working for AmeriCorps in 1995. He was soon tasked with assisting students in the Braddock suburb of Pittsburgh in obtaining their GEDs.

John Fetterman Career

Braddock Mayor

John moved to Braddock formally in 2004, and in 2006 he was appointed as the city’s part-time mayor and full-time director of the youth programme. In 2006, he was elected mayor and served in that capacity until 2019, when he was elected lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania.

John decided not to take any other paying jobs while he was mayor, which would normally be necessary given that the job only paid $150 per month. Not a typo, that. According to his financial disclosures, John’s parents gave him support while he was mayor of Braddock, giving him an estimated $54,000 just in 2015. John and his wife Gisele bought a former Chevy dealership in 2013 for $1 from their sister, which they later turned into a home. The sister paid $70,00 for the property in 2007.

Senate Campaign

In 2016, Fetterman made an unsuccessful first run for the Senate. He was chosen as Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor in 2018. He received an annual salary of $217,610 while serving as Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. John announced a second Senate run in 2021. He subsequently received nearly 60% of the vote, winning the Democratic nomination. Following Dr. Oz’s victory in the Republican primary, the two faced off against each other. Fetterman and Oz ran a bitter, at times, social media campaign for the majority of 2022. Most people would concur that Fetterman’s team did a much better job of making Oz appear to be a foolish, out-of-state carpetbagger.

John Fetterman Personal Life

Gisele Barreto, a Brazilian immigrant, and John were married in 2008. Together, they have three kids, and they still reside in the Braddock Chevy dealership that was converted.