Personal Profile About John Fetterman
John Fetterman is an American politician born on August 15, 1969, in Reading, Pennsylvania. He grew up in York and attended Albright College, where he also played football. He later worked in social services before entering local politics in Braddock, Pennsylvania. Fetterman served as Braddock mayor from 2006 to 2019. He then served as Pennsylvania lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2023. Pennsylvania voters elected him to the U.S. Senate in November 2022, and he took office on January 3, 2023.
John Fetterman Net Worth
John Fetterman net worth does not have an exact figure confirmed through an official financial disclosure. Senate financial disclosures list reportable assets and liabilities rather than providing one figure for a senator's total personal wealth. A third-party calculation based on Fetterman's 2025 annual disclosure, filed on May 15, 2026, places reportable assets between about $547,000 and $2.3 million and liabilities between $15,000 and $50,000. These ranges do not represent a verified personal net worth because Senate disclosure rules do not require every personal asset to appear on the filing.
John Fetterman Wife
John Fetterman wife Gisele Barreto Fetterman was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and became a U.S. citizen in 2009. She first contacted John after learning about his work in Braddock. The couple married in 2008. John and Gisele have three children, Karl, Gracie, and August. His current Senate biography lists Gisele and their children as living with him in Braddock.
John Fetterman Religion
John Fetterman religion is not listed as a specific faith or denomination in Pew Research Center's data for the 119th Congress. Pew places his religious affiliation in the “Don't know/refused” category. This classification does not establish whether Fetterman follows a religion. Pew uses the category for lawmakers who declined to identify their religion, chose an unspecified response, or were unable to be reached.
John Fetterman Height
John Fetterman height is widely reported as 6 feet 8 inches, or about 203 cm. Authentic reporting describes him as 6 feet 8 inches tall. Some published profiles have given a height of 6 feet 9 inches. The 6-foot-8 figure has stronger support in current major news coverage, so this is the figure used here.
John Fetterman Education
John Fetterman education includes degrees from Albright College, the University of Connecticut, and Harvard University. He earned a B.A. in business administration from Albright College in 1991. Fetterman earned an MBA from the University of Connecticut in 1993. He later completed a Master in Public Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government in 1999. The 2026 Congressional Directory lists all three degrees and their respective years.