Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean is “considering” a run for Senate in 2028 — including in a potential primary against incumbent Sen. John Fetterman.
“I’m going to be considering it,” Dean said in an interview Tuesday regarding a potential Senate run.
It would be a rematch for Dean, who lost her bid against Fetterman for lieutenant governor in 2018. She went on to be elected to the House later that same year.
“I have been concerned about, really, two things, which is his family and his health … and am very disappointed in his activity as a senator and in his votes,” she said of Fetterman.
It also could put her in a crowded field of Democrats looking to take advantage of Fetterman's diminishing popularity with the party base since his election to the Senate in 2022. He has faced criticism for his prolonged absences from legislative business and support of the Iran war that is out of step with most of the party.
Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) is among those giving a Senate run “serious thought.”
“When I say consider, nothing is lighthearted,” Dean said of her decision-making process, noting that she came to know and like Fetterman and his wife during the 2018 campaign.
She did not put a timetable on a final verdict, saying she needed to mull it over with her family.
