Fetterman's wife thanks supporters, calls out two key campaign promises
Gisele Fetterman, wife of Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, spoke to supporters at an election night party in Pittsburgh following her husband's projection to win the Democratic primary for Senate as he recovers from a stroke in the hospital.
![PHOTO: Gisele Barreto Fetterman, the wife of Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who is running for the Democratic nomination for the Senate, speaks to supporters after the race was called for Fetterman in Imperial, Pa., May 17, 2022.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Politics/election-pennsylvania-john-fetterman-results-gisele-02-ap-llr-220517_1652839548905_hpEmbed_3x2_992.jpg)
She opened by "addressing the elephant in the room," which is that "my husband John Fetterman is not in the room," and said Fetterman would be "back on his feet in no time."
"This race we’re running is a race for the future," she said to a warm audience. "It’s a race for every job that has been lost, every factory that has been closed, every cost that has been rising, every worker that can’t keep up. It’s a race for a better Pennsylvania."
![PHOTO: Gisele Barreto Fetterman, wife of Pennsylvania Lt. Governor John Fetterman, who is running for the Democratic nomination for the Senate for Pennsylvania, talks with reporters outside her polling place after voting in Braddock, Pa., May 17, 2022.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Politics/election-pennsylvania-john-fetterman-gisele-03-ap-llr-220517_1652816048961_hpEmbed_3x2_992.jpg)
She also mentioned two issues her husband raises at almost every stop: a commitment to legalizing marijuana and to eliminating the Senate filibuster.