Site last updated: Saturday, September 14, 2024

Log In

Reset Password
MENU
Butler County's great daily newspaper

John Fetterman’s book deal confirmed in financial disclosure statement

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman is writing a book.

Fetterman, D-Pa., said it would be published by Penguin Random House and he would receive an advance and royalty payments under “customary and usual terms.” He did not disclose how much he would be paid.

The mention in Fetterman’s annual financial disclosure statement confirms published reports that the freshman senator would be writing a memoir. The co-author will be “Friday Night Lights” author Buzz Bissinger, the report said.

Lawmakers are required each year to file statements of financial holdings, privately funded trips, outside income, and any positions they or their spouses hold. The disclosures are in ranges. The Post-Gazette’s calculations of lawmakers' personal wealth include only assets held by lawmakers or jointly with their spouses. They do not include assets held solely by spouses or dependent children. Lawmakers do not need to disclose the value of their personal homes.

Fetterman reported assets of $266,000 to $565,000 and earned $11,688 last year during his last year as lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania's senior Democratic U.S. senator, Bob Casey, reported asserts of $199,000 to $560,000. He has mortgages of $65,000 to $150,000 and a revolving charge of $10,000 to $15.000. He received a state pension of $19,324.

In the House, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-16th, owns car dealerships. He reported serving as president of Kelly Chevrolet-Cadillac and was paid $29,456 for his work last year. He also is president of Mike Kelly Hyundai and Mike Kelly Automotive.

He listed assets of $582,000 to $1.2 million, including $15,000 to $50,000 in General Motors stock. Most of the financial holdings he listed were in the name of his wife Victoria, who also draws a salary from the Chevrolet-Cadillac dealership.

The chair of the House Agriculture Committee, U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Centre, reported assets of $115,000 to $420,000, virtually all of it in retirement funds. He had a mortgage, a home-equity loan and a home equity line of credit totaling $215,000 to $550,000.

U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, reported student loan debts of $265,000 to $550,000 and no assets other than the state pension she eventually will receive. Lee served in the state Legislature before winning her House seat in 2022.

U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Aspinwall, reported assets of $690,000 to $2 million. Last August, he traveled to Israel, courtesy of the educational affiliate of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee pro-Israel lobbying group.

And the chief deputy House majority whip, U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Peters, had $110,000 to $300,000 in assets but mortgages of at least $1.1 million. In February, he and his wife traveled to Hiroshima, Japan, as part of a congressional study group sponsored by the Former Members of Congress organization.

More in National News

Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter

* indicates required
TODAY'S PHOTOS