Josh Shapiro

Josh Shapiro and his wife, Lori, were high school sweethearts and have four children.¹ He grew up in Pennsylvania with a father who practiced pediatrics and served in the Navy and a mother who worked as an educator.¹

Shapiro earned a law degree at Georgetown and worked on Capitol Hill before serving in the Pennsylvania House and on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners.² As attorney general from 2017 to 2023, he oversaw an investigation of sexual abuse in Catholic dioceses, and his office helped negotiate opioid settlements.¹²

He became governor in January 2023 and soon faced the collapse of part of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia.¹ His administration oversaw the emergency response, with traffic returning 12 days after the collapse.¹² His administration also introduced automatic voter registration through PennDOT.¹ His school budgets have also funded free breakfast for public school students, while his administration expanded property tax rebates and financing for school repairs.¹²

Against Republican Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Shapiro seeks a second term emphasizing education, housing, childcare and economic growth.² He also wants to raise the minimum wage to $15, legalize adult marijuana use and establish lasting transit funding, proposals whose prospects depend on the legislature voters elect alongside the governor.²