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Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., is reportedly mulling a U.S. Senate bid, a move which could mean challenging Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who would need to seek re-election in 2028 if he wants to pursue a 2nd term.
“I’m going to be considering it,” Dean said in an interview with Politico published Tuesday.
Dean expressed disappointment with Fetterman’s performance as a senator.
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“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 noted, according to Politico.
Dean’s campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s comment request on Wednesday.
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The congresswoman, who has served in the House since early 2019, just won re-election to a fifth term.
Last year, a report quoted Dean as saying there was “no way” that she would mount a bid to challenge Fetterman.
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But she strongly criticized Fetterman after he recorded a video that played during the GOP midterm convention earlier this year.
“To me, that was a very sad stunt, that he would stand there aligning himself with the most corrupt president of our lifetime, if not the most corrupt president in history. I have said I hope John comes back to the Democratic fold,” she said.
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