John Fetterman has been absent from some of his duties as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, failing to preside over the Senate at times while attending all board of pardons meetings.
In 2019, Fetterman marked a near-perfect attendance for legislative sessions held by the Senate, presiding over 48 of the 51 sessions. However, in 2020, amid the spread of COVID-19, Fetterman only appeared for 50% of the Senate's legislative sessions, presiding over 26 of the 52 that were held. The following year, in 2021, Fetterman presided over 42 of the 59 legislative sessions held by the Senate, marking a 21% increase from the year prior.
As for the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons, which is chaired by Fetterman, the lieutenant governor has had perfect attendance at the quarterly meetings even after his stroke. According to documents obtained through a public records request that were reviewed by Fox News Digital, Fetterman attended every Board of Pardons meeting from March 2019 through December 2021, and video shows him in the April and August meetings this year.
Fetterman's absence from several of the gatherings held by the council, which meets at least once a month, were recorded from 2006 – his first year in office – to his final year as mayor in 2018. As mayor, Fetterman missed at least 53 Braddock City Council meetings during his 13-year tenure, according to meeting minutes obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Fetterman will face off against his Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz for U.S. Senate in the state's Nov. 8 general election.
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