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 busi… — by Sandra Rhodes
FaithTap · Nov 10, 2026 · 2 min read
By Sandra Rhodes (/journals/sandra-rhodes)
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 as allegiance to the Democratic Party has been questioned.
A Gaza-born Philadelphia resident Moor list 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 broke 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.
He worked in finance before becoming a journalist and covering Beirut during the 2011 revolution in Egypt, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Moor lived in Jordan until he and his wife decided to move back to Philadelphia to raise their daughters five years ago.
“A few years ago my birthplace was turned to rubble in a genocide funded by our tax dollars, with the support of politicians on both sides of the aisle who can’t find money for transit or removing asbestos from our schools,” Moor wrote on his website.
“It’s clear the United States funds wars based on corruption and lies and has turned its back on its own people. We must make sure this never happens again. That’s why I’m running for U.S. Senate,” he added.
Fetterman has not publicly said whether he will seek reelection in 2028. His support for sending military aid to Israel, sometimes voting with the GOP and his video appearance at the Republican midterm convention have drawn ire from Democrats.
Moor told the Philadelphia Inquirer he isn’t running against Fetterman, but for good governance.
“The truth is, I’m not really running against Fetterman,” Moor told the newspaper. “I’m running for good government. I’m running for the rule of law. I’m running because I believe in America. And I believe in our capacity for renewal. I believe in our capacity for redressing wrongs in our midst.”