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Josh Shapiro
Governor of Pennsylvania since 2023 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joshua David Shapiro[1] (born June 20, 1973) is an American attorney and politician serving since 2023 as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 50th attorney general of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2023 and as a member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2012 to 2017.[2]
Josh Shapiro | |
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![]() Shapiro in 2022 | |
48th Governor of Pennsylvania | |
Assumed office January 17, 2023 | |
Lieutenant | Austin Davis |
Preceded by | Tom Wolf |
50th Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
In office January 17, 2017 – January 17, 2023 | |
Governor | Tom Wolf |
Preceded by | Bruce Beemer |
Succeeded by | Michelle Henry |
Chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners | |
In office 2012–2016 | |
Preceded by | Jim Matthews |
Succeeded by | Val Arkoosh |
Member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners | |
In office January 3, 2012 – January 17, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Joe Hoeffel |
Succeeded by | Kenneth Lawrence |
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 153rd district | |
In office January 4, 2005 – January 3, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Ellen Bard |
Succeeded by | Madeleine Dean |
Personal details | |
Born | Joshua David Shapiro (1973-06-20) June 20, 1973 (age 51) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | |
Children | 4 |
Education | University of Rochester (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
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Josh Shapiro on the response to the 2023 Interstate 95 highway collapse Recorded June 17, 2023 | |
Raised in Montgomery County, Shapiro studied political science at the University of Rochester and earned his Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University. After that he worked as a senior adviser to Senator Robert Torricelli. Shapiro was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2004, defeating former Republican U.S. representative Jon D. Fox. He represented the 153rd district from 2005 to 2012. Shapiro was elected to the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners in 2011, marking the first time Republicans lost control of Montgomery County. Serving on the board from 2011 to 2017, he held the position of chairman, and in 2015 was also appointed chairman of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency by Governor Tom Wolf.
Shapiro ran for Pennsylvania attorney general in 2016, defeating Republican John Rafferty Jr., and was reelected in 2020. As attorney general, he released the findings of a statewide grand jury report that revealed the abuse of children by priests and coverup by church leaders; he also helped negotiate $1 billion for Pennsylvania as part of a national opioid settlement.
Shapiro ran for governor of Pennsylvania in the 2022 election. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Republican nominee Doug Mastriano in the general election by a 14.8 percent margin.
Shapiro is considered one of the favorites to become the 2024 Democratic vice-presidential nominee, in part due to his governorship of Pennsylvania, a swing state.[3]