We wanted a minute of Gisele Fetterman’s time to hear about her advocacy work, how she champions thrifting and vintage, and what she learned from last year’s bruising campaign on behalf of her husband, Senator John Fetterman. But we got so much more! 

Gisele gave us the inside scoop on the culture of Capitol Hill, her work on behalf of those in need in Pennsylvania, and the racism she’s experienced as a Brazilian-born activist who married into U.S. politics (let’s just say she’s been mistaken for the hired help more than once…). Plus, the wild card we never saw coming – she’s currently training to become a volunteer firefighter!

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Full transcript here.

Resources:

Vogue on the Fettermans’ political power dressing

Gisele Fetterman on her childhood and her advocacy, in Teen Vogue

Washington Post profile of Gisele Fetterman

A list of Gisele’s favorite thrift shops in the Washington, DC area

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