Who is John Fetterman’s wife, Gisele Barreto?
SINCE January 2023, John Fetterman has been serving as the junior United States senator from Pennsylvania.
He previously served as Pennsylvania's Lieutenant Governor from 2019 to 2023, and Mayor of Braddock from 2006 to 2019 - during which time he married his wife, Gisele Barreto.
Who is John Fetterman's wife Gisele Barreto?
Gisele Barreto is a Brazilian-American activist, philanthropist, and nonprofit executive who has devoted her life to helping others.
After coming to the United States from Rio de Janeiro as a child, she obtained her green card in 2004 and became a US citizen five years later.
Barreto is known as the founder of the non-profit Freestore 15104 and a co-founder of the non-profits For Good Pgh and 412 Food Rescue.
When Fetterman became Lieutenant Governor, the couple decided against moving into the mansion residence, meaning their swimming pool was going unused.
Barreto decided to allow summer camps to use the pool and she launched a water safety campaign as federal statistics revealed that African-American children have a three times greater risk of drowning than white children.
When did John Fetterman and Gisele Barreto get married?
Fetterman and Barreto met in 2007 after she discovered him in a magazine and wrote a letter to him about the town's role in the steel industry.
"I wrote a letter to the borough sharing the work that I was doing, and that I wanted to visit and learn and do something — whatever that looked like," Barreto told in February 2021.
"The letter ultimately ended up with John. We talked on the phone, I planned the visit and that's how I first got to Braddock."
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After that, the two fell in love and tied the knot the following year.
"I just thought that this was the person I wanted to take a chance with," Fetterman added.
"I remember [saying to] my mother, like, 'Hey, this is the person.' "
How many children does John Fetterman have?
Since getting married, the couple has welcomed three children together.
Their kids include Karl, Gracie, and August.
The family also has a rescue dog named Levi.
Despite having high-profile parents, not much information is available on Fetterman's children as they tend to stay out of the spotlight.