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NBC reporter Dasha Burns recently sat down with Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful and Pennsylvania Lt. Governor John Fetterman for an interview and revealed how damage from a stroke continues to greatly affect his ability to speak and understand questions. Fetterman has been largely absent from the campaign trail and rejected a number of invitations from Republican opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz to debate. Fetterman finally agreed to a debate in two weeks only after early voting is well underway.

John Fetterman, Pennsylvania's Lieutenant Governor and a Democratic candidate for US Senate, is set to undergo a procedure to implant a pacemaker with defibrillator, his campaign said...

WGAL News 8 has learned that Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman is currently at Lancaster General Hospital being treated. This comes on the heals of several public events that were cancelled over the weekend. Statement From Lt. Governor John Fetterman Pennsylvania Lt. Governor John Fetterman released the following statement from Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital: “On Friday, I wasn’t feeling well, so I went to the hospital to get checked out. I didn’t want to go – I didn’t think I had to – but Gisele insisted, and as usual, she was right. I hadn't been feeling well, but was so...

From Mark Robinson campaign website, cropped and scaled by Dean Weingarten U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- The votes have not been certified in North Carolina, yet. It is nearly certain Mark Robinson will be the next North Carolina lieutenant governor.  From Ballotpedia: Mark Robinson (Republican Party) is the Lieutenant Governor-elect of North Carolina. He assumes office on January 1, 2021.Robinson (Republican Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020. With 100% of the precincts reported, Robinson has 51.66% of the vote, his opponent has 48.34% of the vote. On 3 April...

AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) — On Monday, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick insisted he’s “all in” on lifting social distancing guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic in order to get the economy back up-and-running — despite the fact that he and other senior citizens remain at high risk of contracting the deadly disease. Patrick, who said he turns 70 next week, said people like him have to weigh the hazards to their personal health that the virus poses with the challenges to health of the American economy brought on by social distancing guidelines. “No one reached out to me and said, ‘As...

I've been promising a Texas Lt. Governor primary thread for a while. This thread is for discussion of the merits of primary candidates for the office of Lt. Governor of the State of Texas.Lt. Governor is the most powerful elected office in the State of Texas.

TRENTON - A former acting governor and a lawmaker who sponsored the constitutional amendment creating the office of lieutenant governor are among those criticizing New Jersey's top two executives for being out of state at the same time. State Sen. Richard Codey (D., Essex), governor for 15 months after Jim McGreevey resigned in 2004, said Tuesday that Gov. Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno should coordinate their schedules so one is in the state and can take charge, especially during emergencies. The absence of Christie and Guadagno - who are on vacation - left Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D., Gloucester),...

Why the emotional breakdown? Did I mention he's a democrat?

Scott Lee Cohen -- a pawnbroker who shocked state Democratic leaders Tuesday night by winning the party's nomination for lieutenant governor -- was arrested about four-and-a-half years ago and accused of holding a knife to a former live-in girlfriend's neck, newly obtained court records show. The misdemeanor charge against Cohen was dropped weeks later when the woman -- who had just been found guilty of prostitution -- failed to show up to testify, according to those records. Scott Lee Cohen had disclosed his domestic violence arrest during his campaign, but the details did not surface until after he won the...

Former DA Earle running for Lt. Gov. By Kate Alexander | Friday, December 18, 2009, 06:36 PM Former Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle is running for lieutenant governor of Texas. Earle, who retired last year after more than three decades as district attorney, filed paperwork with the Texas Democratic Party late Friday to seek the party’s nomination for the statewide office. The winner of the Democratic primary in March will probably face the Republican incumbent David Dewhurst next fall. At this point, Earle is the sole filer for the party’s nomination, but Austin deli owner Marc Katz is...

Gov. David Paterson has appointed businessman Richard Ravitch lieutenant governor. In a 5 p.m. address, Paterson said the move was necessary as a result of the “chaos” in the Senate. Paterson called the move unprecedented but necessary. “I see closure to this crisis,” Paterson said, adding that he was seeking New Yorkers’ support for his decision. He also said he expects a legal challenge to his decision and asked there are plans for “future legal action, I ask it be done expeditiously.” Ravitch is the former chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority chair. Paterson said he appointed Ravitch because the...

SALT LAKE CITY // With the game tied after one period of overtime, Kristen Cox was given the ball. She was in junior high school, playing on a youth league soccer team despite an advancing vision loss that limited her sight to just a few feet. During games, she relied on her teammates to get in place. "The ball's on your right, Kris!" they'd shout to her. "It's two feet away!" But now, she was out there by herself, with one shot on a goal she couldn't see to win the game. Cox lined up, ran toward the ball and...

Moore used footage of Maj. Stone's funeral at Arlington National Cemetery in his antiwar propaganda film, Fahrenheit 9/11. He did so without the permission of Maj. Stone's family. The family was not pleased. Maj. Stone's mother called Moore a "maggot that eats off the dead." Catherine Baker Knoll has done Moore one better (or worse). On July 19th, a funeral service was held at St. John Lutheran Church in Carnegie for Staff Sergeant Joseph Goodrich, 32. Goodrich and fellow Marine reservist Lance Corporal Ryan Kovacicek, 22, were killed by mortar fire July 10th while conducting combat operations in Hit, in...

In the annals of feckless non-apology apologies, the one just served up by PA Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll scrapes the bottom of the barrel. Check out the article below, and note this turn of phrase: "If my regard for his family's grief was seen another way, it is thoroughly regrettable." In other words, what is regrettable is not her awful behavior, but the way the Marine's family saw it. Sickening. -------------------------- Slain Marine's Family Gets Apology For Funeral Comments POSTED: 11:44 am EDT July 25, 2005 PITTSBURGH -- After being criticized for attending a Marine's funeral, Lt. Gov. Catherine...

Oil industry greed cited by Dewhurst ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN (AP) - Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst believes the oil and petrochemical industry is being greedy in its opposition to a proposed bill that would reform the way businesses in the state are taxed. Dewhurst, a Republican who presides over the state Senate, said special interest groups including the Texas Oil and Gas Association and the Texas Chemical Council are trying to kill legislation that would close tax loopholes exploited by some corporations in Texas. The legislation is intended to help fix the state's ailing public school finance system. "They're making themselves...

DENVER, CO – Colorado Lt. Gov. Jane Norton (R-CO) today issued the following statement: “Coloradans aren’t going to believe John Kerry’s misleading campaign trail promises on health care in light of his pledge to repeal the President’s Medicare reforms, which save seniors money on prescription drugs. By wanting to turn back the President’s guarantee of affordable prescription drugs, Kerry is ignoring the priorities of Colorado seniors for the sake of his own political advantage. “Kerry’s out of the mainstream Senate record includes votes against additional funding for state Medicaid programs--including more than $1 billion for Colorado--and votes against a $25...

Durham City Councilman Thomas Stith edged closer to becoming a candidate for lieutenant governor Monday when he established a campaign committee for the office, he said. Stith, who is serving his third term on the council, has said he's considering running for the Republican nomination. He probably will make an official announcement within a couple of weeks, he added. "I guess that puts us one step closer," he said of the newly formed committee, which is a necessary precursor for raising or spending money for a campaign. Stith also said he has been reaching out to Republican leaders across the...

Dewhurst: Bitter dispute behind us By Tricia Cortez Times staff writer On his second visit to Laredo as lieutenant governor, David Dewhurst made it clear Friday the bitter and contentious redistricting fights, which tore apart the genteel Texas Senate, are "behind us." He also quashed rumors that he may be considering a run for governor against Rick Perry. "I enjoy being lieutenant governor, and I will run for re-election as lieutenant governor, unless something drastic happens," Dewhurst told the editorial board of the Laredo Morning Times. "I fully expect to be re-elected," added Dewhurst, who was accompanied by state Sen....

Ratliff stepping down BY NATALIE GOTT Associated Press Writer AUSTIN - State Sen. Bill Ratliff, a Republican who served for two years as acting lieutenant governor and recently denounced the GOP-led congressional redistricting effort, said Thursday he is resigning. Quoting from the Bible, Ratliff said "to every thing there is a season." He said now is his "time for going out." Ratliff, 67, made the announcement in his district in Mount Pleasant and in Austin. He also delivered a letter to the governor's office that said he plans to retire effective Jan. 10, exactly 15 years after he was sworn...

Blanco says her résumé beats Jindal's By CHRIS FRINK cfrink@theadvocate.com Capitol news bureau Lt. Governor Kathleen Blanco has generally avoided controversy during her 20-year political career, which was highlighted by her work with the tourism industry. Lt. Gov. Kathleen Blanco regularly compares her experience in office to the experience Bobby Jindal does -- or does not -- have. Out campaigning, Blanco likes to say that Jindal held a series of short-term political appointments and never left a position better off than how he found it. By contrast, Blanco says she's earned every position she's held. She's been elected to the...