Governor of Pennsylvania
Josh Shapiro
Governor of Pennsylvania (since January 2023)DINCUMBENT
- Race
- Governor of Pennsylvania
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Stacy Garrity (R); Ken Krawchuk (LIB)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did2 statements · 0 votes
I've made very clear that I will veto any effort to restrict women's reproductive freedoms
Protect legal access to abortion
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotGovernor
2026-11-03
| Josh Shapiro D | incumbent |
| Stacy Garrity R | challenger |
| Ken Krawchuk LIB | challenger |
Running with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis. Advanced unopposed from the May 19 Democratic primary.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
I've made very clear that I will veto any effort to restrict women's reproductive freedoms
Says he will veto any effort to restrict reproductive freedoms and has directed state agencies to expand access; joined the Reproductive Freedom Alliance of governors in February 2023.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Raising the minimum wage to $15/hour will save this commonwealth $300 million a year on entitlement programs like Medicaid
Called on the legislature in his February 2026 budget address to raise the state minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Josh Shapiro is the incumbent Governor of Pennsylvania, seeking a second term with running mate Austin Davis. He previously served as Attorney General (2017–2023), a Montgomery County commissioner and a state representative. In November 2025 he signed a $50.1 billion budget, approved after a budget impasse of more than four months.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Shapiro grew up in Pennsylvania; according to the governor's office, his father is a pediatrician who served in the Navy and his mother is a retired educator.[6] He studied political science at the University of Rochester, graduating in 1995, and received a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 2002.[1] Before holding office he worked as a congressional staffer, including as chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Joe Hoeffel, and as an attorney.[7]
Shapiro was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2004 and represented the 153rd District from 2005.[1] In 2011 he was elected to the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, serving as its chair until 2017.[1][6]
Shapiro won the Democratic primary for attorney general in April 2016 and defeated Republican state Sen. John Rafferty Jr. that November; he took office in January 2017 and was re-elected in 2020.[1] In 2022 he was elected governor, defeating Republican Doug Mastriano, and was sworn in in January 2023.[1][6] The governor's office highlights, among his actions in office, a state digital services team called CODE PA and the reopening of I-95 in 12 days after a portion of the highway collapsed.[6] He is married to Lori Shapiro, and they have four children.[6]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- action2025-11-12 · Signed the $50.1 billion FY2025-26 budget, which created the Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit (an earned income credit equal to 10 percent of the federal credit), raised public school adequacy funding by $565 million and included cyber charter school funding reform.[8]
- actionJoined the Reproductive Freedom Alliance with other governors in February 2023 and maintained an executive order protecting non-residents seeking abortion care in Pennsylvania from arrest or detention at another state's request.[4]
- action2026-02-03 · Proposed a $53.2 billion FY2026-27 budget that renewed his call for a $15 minimum wage.[5]
In their own words
Priorities
- Education funding, tax relief and workforce development, as described in his statement on signing the FY2025-26 budget.[8]
- Raising Pennsylvania's minimum wage to $15 an hour, which he again urged lawmakers to pass in his February 2026 budget address.[5]
- Protecting access to abortion in Pennsylvania.[4]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Josh Shapiro · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 2.Gov. Shapiro Signs 2025-26 Budget into Law · Pennsylvania Governor's Office · 2025-11-12 Official record
- 3.Shapiro wants more money for education, minimum wage increase in budget proposal · WHYY · 2026-02-04 News report
- 4.Governor Shapiro Takes Additional Action to Protect a Woman's Right to Choose · Pennsylvania Governor's Office · 2026-06-24 Official record
- 5.Shapiro wants more money for education, minimum wage increase in budget proposal · WHYY · 2026-02-04 News report
- 6.Governor Josh Shapiro | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · 2026-10-21 Official record
- 7.Josh Shapiro - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 8.Gov. Shapiro Signs 2025-26 Budget into Law · Pennsylvania Governor's Office · 2025-11-12 Official record