Josh Shapiro is a Democratic politician serving as the 48th Governor of Pennsylvania since January 2023, representing the statewide office rather than a specific district.

Joshua David Shapiro was born on June 20, 1973, in Kansas City, Missouri, and grew up in Pennsylvania. A moderate Democrat, he has built a career focused on fiscal responsibility, public safety, and defending democratic processes. As governor, notable achievements include negotiating bipartisan budgets to boost funding for public education and infrastructure despite a divided legislature, issuing executive orders to remove college degree requirements for 92% of state jobs and strengthen ethics rules, leading a rapid 12-day repair of the collapsed I-95 overpass in Philadelphia, implementing automatic voter registration, and signing laws for free preventive cancer screenings. Previously, as Attorney General , he defended Pennsylvania's 2020 election results in court, held over 90 public officials accountable, arrested thousands of drug dealers, secured $328 million in consumer relief, and sued pharmaceutical companies over the opioid crisis. He briefly supported then withdrew a Republican school voucher proposal amid Democratic opposition.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Earned a BA from the University of Rochester and a JD from Georgetown University Law Center .
• Political Experience:
  • Pennsylvania House of Representatives , reelected three times; opposed and returned a controversial pay raise during a state budget deficit.
  • Chair, Montgomery County Board of Commissioners ; balanced a $10 million deficit into surpluses, issued first same-sex marriage licenses in Pennsylvania, combated the heroin epidemic, and implemented ethics reforms.
  • Attorney General of Pennsylvania , reelected in 2020.
  • Governor of Pennsylvania , elected in 2022 against Doug Mastriano.