Sen. Fetterman is writing a book

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman has officially disclosed he 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. 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 assets 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-Butler, 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.