PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Democrats are trying to show they can be populists, too.
When Gov. Josh Shapiro took office in January, he sent a symbolic message by using his first executive order to end the four-year college degree requirement for most state government jobs. Sen. John Fetterman campaigned as a Democrat who would fight for "forgotten communities." And as U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio has started his first term representing a Western Pennsylvania district, he's delivered sharp criticism of "the incompetence and greed" of "big corporations" such as Norfolk Southern.
"It's about building a government that serves everyone, not just the rich and powerful," said Deluzio, a Navy veteran and Georgetown Law graduate whose congressional bio emphasizes his work helping form a union at the University of Pittsburgh.
