Pennsylvania Senate Candidate Fetterman Says He Had a Stroke

The disclosure created a cloud of uncertainty over the Democratic front-runner’s candidacy in what may be one of the party’s best Senate pickup opportunities.

John Fetterman campaigns at York, Pennsylvania, May. 12, 2022. Mark Pynes/the Patriot-News via AP

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, John Fetterman, the leading Democrat in the state’s high-profile Senate contest, suffered a stroke just days before the primary election but was on his way to a “full recovery,” his campaign said Sunday.

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