First Fetterman Challenger Announces Candidacy

A Democratic Socialist from Philadelphia has announced his intention to unseat Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) in the 2028 election.

Ahmed Moor, a Palestinian American writer and businessperson, announced his candidacy Monday.

Moor becomes the first challenge to Fetterman, whose allegiance to the Democratic Party has been questioned.

A Gaza-born Philadelphia resident, Moor listed an agenda that included ending the war with Iran.

“I’m running to end the war in Iran and to promote the dignity agenda: free healthcare, free childcare, and affordable housing,” Moor wrote on the social platform X. “I’m calling for accountability for genocide, for ICE and for corruption. And finally, for the protection of our civil liberties in America.”

Fetterman has become more moderate since taking office and often publicly broken with party lines.

Fetterman has said he won’t become a Republican, but has said he may leave the party if Democrats officially become anti-Israel.

A poll in August showed he was more popular with Pennsylvania Republicans than Democrats. 

Moor has degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University. He moved to Pennsylvania with his family as a child.