HARRISBURG (TNS) — Still sidelined by a stroke he suffered in May, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman won’t be stumping for votes this holiday weekend, according to his campaign.

July Fourth parades and community picnics are traditional vote-rich territory for politicians of all stripes, perhaps even more important now in a hotly contested race that could decide the balance of power in the evenly divided Senate.

Although his campaign says Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s 52-year-old lieutenant governor, is on the road to a full recovery, he won’t be making any public appearances this weekend as he recuperates at his home in Braddock, Allegheny County, with his wife, Gisele, and their three children.

“John is feeling good,” said Joe Calvello, Fetterman’s campaign spokesperson. “He is getting better every day and will be back on the campaign trail really soon. His recovery is going smoothly and he is right on track.”

Republican candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz’s campaign did not respond to a question about his campaign schedule this weekend.

Earlier this week, ABC27 in Harrisburg reported that Fetterman would be returning to in-person campaigning at a private reception for Democratic Jewish Outreach Pennsylvania at a residence in Wynnewood, outside of Philadelphia, on July 21 where tickets will cost from $100 to $2,900.

Fetterman’s campaign did not say Thursday if that event will be his first campaign-related function following his health scare or if there are any public events scheduled before then. Gisele Fetterman said in June that she did not want her husband returning to campaigning until sometime in July.

However, Calvello said Fetterman meets with his campaign staff daily, speaks with other members of Congress about the race and is basically returning to his normal life.

“Outside of the campaign work, he is going for long walks daily,” Calvello said. “Gisele has him running errands, like picking up groceries at Aldi and Giant Eagle, driving his kids to friends’ houses and taking his truck to the auto shop to get worked on.”

Christina Kauffman, Fetterman’s chief of staff in the lieutenant governor’s office, said that he is “performing all of his official duties” except for presiding over the state Senate.

Kauffman said that Fetterman has also been “reviewing Senate material and monitoring progress on the budget.”

As part of his duties as lieutenant governor Fetterman chairs the Board of Pardons and Kauffman said he presided over a virtual meeting a few weeks ago and is reviewing cases daily, prioritizing issues with staff members and aiming to hear “as many cases as possible” before the end of his term in January.

“We are in close daily contact to review internal, and state-related, budget materials, scheduling and the various and numerous requests he receives daily in his official capacity,” she said.

Fetterman suffered a stroke just four days before the May 17 primary and had a pacemaker with a defibrillator implanted. He still easily won the Democratic nomination with nearly 59 percent of the vote in a four-way race.

Since then, Gisele Fetterman has shared videos on social media of the family on walks or the two dining out, but her husband has remained out of the campaign spotlight, save for his own short videos.

In early June, Fetterman’s campaign released a statement from his Pittsburgh-based cardiologist that Fetterman has cardiomyopathy, or heart muscle disease, but that if he follows the medical advice, he should completely recover.

While Fetterman has remained off the campaign trail, other Democrats have held events for him across the state.

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey held a Zoom call with reporters in early June to champion Fetterman and attack Oz and former hedge fund CEO Dave McCormick, who were at the time awaiting the results of a Republican primary recount.

There have also been events in State College and Scranton in which local and state Democratic officials tout Fetterman’s credentials and warn about Oz — part of a coordinated “All in Pennsylvania” effort announced by the state party in March to get Democrats elected up and down the ballot.

“We’re glad John is recovering well and getting the rest he needs to run a vigorous and successful general election campaign,” said Jack Doyle, a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.