George Bochetto

The state’s Senate hopefuls vary widely on the issues of voting rights and democracy.

An overview of what's at stake in the 2022 race to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate, as well as candidate profiles on Democrats John Fetterman, Alex Khalil, Conor Lamb, and Malcolm Kenyatta; and Republicans Kathy Barnette, Jeff Bartos, George Bochetto, Sean Gale, David McCormick, Mehmet Oz, and Carla Sands.

The title of “Pennsylvanian” may not carry quite the cachet of declarations of fighting socialists or getting tough on China, but it’s increasingly the go-to weapon for Republican primary candidates in one of the nation’s premier U.S. Senate contests. A wide-open race for the swing-state seat has attracted wealthy and well-connected transplants, and homers Jeff Bartos and George Bochetto are seizing on it.

George Bochetto, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer and Republican, says he's seriously considering running for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat.