Josh Shapiro

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]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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][4]

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][4] 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.[4] He is married to Lori Shapiro, and they have four children.[4]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.