Josh Shapiro

Joshua David Shapiro{{cite web |title=Joshua D. Shapiro |url=https://archives.house.state.pa.us/people/member-biography?ID=1032 |website=Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives |access-date=4 February 2024}} was born on June 20, 1973, in Kansas City, Missouri.{{Cite news |last=Pereira |first=Ivan |date=23 July 2024 |title=Who is Gov. Josh Shapiro, a possible Harris VP pick? |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gov-josh-shapiro-harris-vp-pick/story?id=112198871 |access-date=25 July 2024 |work=ABC News}} He spent a few years of his childhood on a United States Navy base where his father, Steven Shapiro, served as a medical officer,{{Cite web |title=Josh's Record |url=https://joshshapiro.org/joshs-record/ |access-date=25 July 2024 |website= joshshapiro.org}} before the family moved to Dresher, Pennsylvania, a community in Upper Dublin Township in Montgomery County.{{Cite web |last=Korbluh |first=Jacob |date= September 15, 2022 |title=PA governor race: Mastriano attacks Shapiro for going to Jewish day school |url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/518163/doug-mastriano-josh-shapiro-jewish-day-school-antisemitism/ |access-date= 2022-08-20 |newspaper=The Forward}} His father Steven works as a pediatrician in East Norriton, Pennsylvania,{{cite web | title=Pediatric Medical Associates list of doctors | url=https://pmadocs.com/pediatric-medical-associates/staff/}} and his mother, Judi, was a teacher.{{cite web |title=Josh Shapiro Makes His Closing Argument |first=Jim |last=Swift |date=November 7, 2022 |url=https://www.thebulwark.com/josh-shapiro-makes-his-closing-argument/|publisher=The Bulwark}}

Shapiro was raised in a Jewish household.{{Cite news |last=JC Reporter |date=21 July 2024 |title=Who is Josh Shapiro? The potential first Jewish vice president |url=https://www.thejc.com/news/usa/who-is-josh-shapiro-the-potential-first-jewish-vice-president-flb3uvuc |work=The Jewish Chronicle}} At age 6, through his synagogue, the Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park, and the Forman Hebrew Day School, he began writing letters to Avi Goldstein, a Soviet Jewish refusenik in Tbilisi, Soviet Georgia, and enlisted others in an international pen pal program he called Children for Avi.{{cite web |title= Joshua D. Shapiro |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=1032&body=H |publisher=Pennsylvania House of Representatives}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buckscountycouriertimes.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2021%2F10%2F19%2Fattorney-general-josh-shapiro-talks-montgomery-county-roots-race-pa-governor-pennsylvania-election%2F8423486002%2F|title=Josh Shapiro wants to be the next governor of PA. How his Abington and Montco roots shaped his political career |first=Chris |last=Ullery | url-access= subscription |date=October 18, 2021|website= Bucks County Courier Times|access-date=2021-10-19}}{{cite news |last1= Kornbluh |first1=Jacob |title=Josh Shapiro traces bid for Pennsylvania governor to his childhood work for Soviet Jews|url=https://forward.com/news/516167/josh-shapiro-pennsylvania-governor-jewish-soviet-jews/ |access-date=3 September 2022 |work=The Forward|date=August 31, 2022}} He attended high school at Akiba Hebrew Academy in Merion Station, Pennsylvania.{{cite news |last1= Cohen |first1=Jason |title=Josh Shapiro ready for next phase of career |url=https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/josh-shapiro-ready-for-next-phase-of-career/ |agency=Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle |date=February 17, 2016}} He was a basketball team captain during his senior year. During high school, Shapiro spent five months studying and volunteering in Israel with his classmates, as part of a "service project" requirement, which they completed through "a program that took them to a kibbutz in Israel where he worked on a farm and at a fishery."{{cite news |last1=Farooq |first1=Umar A |title=US: Josh Shapiro's 'volunteer' work for Israeli army scrutinised as Harris eyes VP nod |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/josh-shapiros-israel-army-volunteer-work-scrutiny-harris-vp-decision-looms}} The program also included service on an Israel Defense Forces base.{{Cite web |last=Orso |first=Anna |date=2024-08-02 |title=Josh Shapiro once wrote that peace 'will never come' to the Middle East. He says his views have changed over 30 years. |url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/josh-shapiro-israel-gaza-peace-column-vice-president-20240802.html |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer}} According to a spokesperson in 2024, Shapiro was "at no time engaged in any military activities".{{Cite news |last=Vigdor |first=Neil |date=2024-08-02 |title=Shapiro's College-Era Criticism of Palestinians Draws Fresh Scrutiny |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/us/politics/josh-shapiro-palestinians-college.html |url-access=limited |access-date=2024-08-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{cite news |title=Josh Shapiro seeks to downplay his time as IDF volunteer after college op-ed resurfaces |first=Jacob |last=Magid |work=The Times of Israel |date=August 3, 2024 |access-date=August 3, 2024 |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/josh-shapiro-seeks-to-downplay-his-time-as-idf-volunteer-after-college-op-ed-resurfaces/}}

Shapiro attended the University of Rochester, majoring in political science. In 1992, he was the first freshman ever elected student body president of the university. He graduated magna cum laude in 1995. While at Rochester, in 1993 Shapiro published an op-ed in the Campus Times student newspaper titled "Peace not Possible", in which he claimed that peace "will never come" to the Middle East. The Philadelphia Inquirer quoted it as follows: "Palestinians will not coexist peacefully. They do not have the capabilities to establish their own homeland and make it successful even with the aid of Israel and the United States. They are too battle-minded to be able to establish a peaceful homeland of their own." He also wrote that he believed then-Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was in danger of being assassinated by "his fellow belligerent Arabs". In 2024, a spokesperson for Shapiro said that Shapiro's position had changed since he wrote the op-ed and that he now supports a two-state solution.{{Cite web |last=Orso |first=Anna |date=2024-08-02 |title=Josh Shapiro once wrote that peace 'will never come' to the Middle East. He says his views have changed over 30 years.|url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/josh-shapiro-israel-gaza-peace-column-vice-president-20240802.html |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Philadelphia Inquirer}}{{cite news |last1=Shapiro |first1=Josh |title=An Impossible Peace |url=https://digitalcollections.lib.rochester.edu/islandora/object/ur%3A104985?page=9&search_api_fulltext=Josh%20Shapiro%20Palestinians |publisher=University of Rochester Campus Times |date=September 23, 1993}}

While working on Capitol Hill, Shapiro enrolled at the Georgetown Law Center as an evening student and earned his Juris Doctor in 2002.

After graduating from college, Shapiro moved to Washington, D.C., where he spent six months working in the Israeli embassy's public diplomacy department beginning in April 1996.{{Cite web |last1=Kristol |first1=William |last2=Caputo |first2=Marc |date=2024-08-05 |title=Harris 46, Trump 43 |url=https://www.thebulwark.com/p/harris-46-trump-43-tired-not-winning-shapiro |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.thebulwark.com |language=en}} According to a Shapiro spokesperson, he worked there "to get foreign policy experience. His job largely involved educating the public about Israel." In September 1996, he began working for U.S. representative Peter Deutsch. He also worked as legislative assistant to U.S. senator Carl Levin and as a senior advisor to U.S. senator Robert Torricelli. While working for Torricelli, Shapiro planned foreign affairs tours in the Middle East and Asia, including a trip to North Korea.{{cite web |title=Josh Shapiro early on showed knack for networking and regimented messaging in politics |first=Chris |last=Brennan |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/josh-shapiro-pennsylvania-governor-race-career-20221024.html| website= inquirer.com |publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer| date=October 24, 2022}} From 1999 to 2003, Shapiro worked as chief of staff to U.S. representative Joe Hoeffel, who represented parts of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.{{Cite web|url=http://www.joshshapiro.org/about/| website= joshshapiro.org | publisher= Josh Shapiro | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120722232321/http://www.joshshapiro.org/about/| url-status= dead| archive-date=2012-07-22|title= About Josh Shapiro |date= 2012-07-22| access-date= 2019-03-13}}

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In 2004, Shapiro ran for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 153rd district.{{cite web |title=Short Bios of New House & Senate Members | website= pacapitoldigest.com| url=http://www.pacapitoldigest.com/newsletter/docs/2/01-07-2005_160092.pdf |publisher= Crisci Associates |date=January 7, 2005}} He faced the Republican nominee, former congressman Jon D. Fox. Shapiro trailed in polling at the beginning of the race, but he knocked on 10,000 doors and ran a campaign centered on increasing education funding and better access to health care. He was elected by a margin of ten percentage points over Fox.{{cite news |title= Politics: Cleaning House |url=https://www.phillymag.com/news/2007/11/20/politics-cleaning-house-dec2007/ |work= Philadelphia Magazine |date= November 20, 2007| accessdate = July 29, 2024}} Shapiro was reelected in 2006, 2008, and 2010.

As a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, he built a reputation as a consensus builder who was willing to work across the aisle on a bipartisan basis.{{cite news |last1=Meyer |first1= Katie |date=12 October 2021 |title= For Josh Shapiro, the only Dem candidate for Pa. governor, it's all going according to plan |work=WHYY |url= https://whyy.org/articles/for-josh-shapiro-the-only-dem-candidate-for-pa-governor-its-all-going-according-to-plan/ |access-date=29 October 2022}} Following the 2006 elections, Democrats controlled the Pennsylvania State House by one seat, but the party was unable to unite behind a candidate for Speaker of the House. Shapiro helped broker a deal that resulted in the election of moderate Republican Dennis O'Brien as Speaker of the House. O'Brien subsequently named Shapiro as deputy speaker of the house.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-pa-attorney-general-shapiro-first-year-20170112-story.html|title=Pennsylvania's new attorney general hopes to restore confidence in the office|last=Hall|first=Peter|website=The Morning Call |url-access=subscription |date=January 15, 2017|access-date=2019-03-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091313/https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-pa-attorney-general-shapiro-first-year-20170112-story.html |archive-date= 2019-03-27}} In 2008, following revelations that Democratic House minority leader Bill DeWeese was involved in a corruption scandal, Shapiro called for him to step down, citing him as a "symbol of a broken system" and arguing that DeWeese remaining in leadership would hurt Democrats statewide in the 2008 elections."[https://www.heraldstandard.com/news/2008/aug/05/deweese-pressed-to-quit-leadership-role/ DeWeese pressed to quit leadership role]". The Herald-Standard. Associated Press. August 8, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2024.

In 2007{{Cite web |date=2007-10-01 |title=Special Report: Divestment and Pennsylvania's Public Employee Retirement Systems |url=https://www.nasra.org/files/State-Specific/Pennsylvania/2007_divestment_complete_report.pdf |publisher=Public Employee Retirement Commission |website=National Association of State Retirement Administrators}} and 2009, Shapiro introduced three separate bills into the House to divest state funds from Iran and later Sudan. The "bill and similar efforts around the country make a moral argument against investing in countries with a history of terror or genocide."{{Cite web |date=2009-07-23 |title=Iran bill passes House committee |first=Eric |last=Lidji |url=https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/iran-bill-passes-house-committee/ |website=Jewish Chronicle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803081436/https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/iran-bill-passes-house-committee/ |archive-date= 2024-08-03}} "The idea of pulling out of companies that do business with Iran is based on earlier such efforts that crippled the apartheid South African government. But thus far, the South African campaign has not been replicated."{{Cite web |date=2007-07-25 |title=Campaign To Divest From Iran Struggles With Costs of Making Portfolio 'Terror-Free' |first= Nathan |last=Guttman |url=https://forward.com/news/11252/campaign-to-divest-from-iran-struggles-with-costs-00208/ |website=Forward}} In 2010, Shapiro, U.S. senator Bob Casey, and state representative Dan Frankel pushed for national legislation to allow states' pension funds to divest from business engaging with Iran.{{Cite web |date=2010-01-10 |title=Legislation Would Allow States to Divest Public Pension Money from Companies Doing Business with Iran |first=Bob |last=Casey |url=https://www.casey.senate.gov/news/releases/casey-joins-reps-frankel-and-shapiro-to-push-iran-sanctions-enabling-act |website=US Senate}}

While a state representative, Shapiro was one of the first public backers of then-Senator Barack Obama for president in 2008. This was in contrast with much of the Pennsylvania Democratic political establishment, which supported Hillary Clinton in the presidential primary.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jewishexponent.com/2016/03/30/shapiro-reacts-to-obama-endorsement/|title=Shapiro Reacts to Obama Endorsement|last=Cohen|first=Jason|website=The Jewish Exponent|date=March 30, 2016|access-date=2022-09-26|archive-date=July 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701234326/https://www.jewishexponent.com/2016/03/30/shapiro-reacts-to-obama-endorsement/|url-status=dead}}

From 2006 through 2017, Shapiro also practiced corporate law at the firm Stradley, Ronon, Stevens, and Young in Philadelphia.{{cite news |last1= Rushton |first1=Geoff |title=Shapiro Takes Attorney General Election|url=https://www.statecollege.com/shapiro-takes-attorney-general-election/|publisher= | website= StateCollege.com|date= November 9, 2016 | accessdate =}}

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Shapiro won election to the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners in 2011. The election marked the first time in history that the Republican Party lost control of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners.{{cite news |last1=Blumgart |first1=Jake |title=Is Josh Shapiro the Guy to Clean Up Kathleen Kane's Scandal-Ravaged Office? |url=https://www.phillymag.com/citified/2016/04/20/josh-shapiro-profile-attorney-general/ |work=Philadelphia Magazine |date=April 20, 2016}} Shapiro chaired the board from 2012 to 2016.{{cite web |title= Past Commissioners |url=https://montcopa.org/4347/Past-Commissioners |access-date=25 February 2023 |website= montcopa.org | publisher= Montgomery County, Pennsylvania}}

Shapiro's commission duties centered on social services and administration. Castor, the only Republican member of the board during Shapiro's tenure, praised Shapiro's work, calling him "the best county commissioner I ever knew" and "very good at arriving at consensus." In 2016, Shapiro voted for an 11% tax increase, which was an average increase of $66 in property taxes.{{Cite web |last=McCrone |first=Brian X. |title= Montgomery County Commissioners Approve 11-Percent Tax Increase in Party-Line Vote |url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/montgomery-county-commissioners-approve-11-percent-tax-increase-in-party-line-vote-josh-shapiro-val-arkoosh-joe-gale/2041151/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website= nbcphiladelphia.com | publisher= NBC10 Philadelphia |date= December 16, 2016}} During his tenure, the board of commissioners implemented zero-based budgeting and shifted county pension investments from hedge funds to index funds. Democrats retained a majority on the board of commissioners in the 2015 election, as Shapiro and his running mate, Val Arkoosh, both won election.{{cite news |last1=Foti |first1=Kaitlyn |title=Soul searching for Republicans after Democrat sweep in Montgomery County |url=https://www.timesherald.com/news/soul-searching-for-republicans-after-democrat-sweep-in-montgomery-county/article_f663689c-7d9c-5236-81a3-4decb90a85b0.html |work=Times Herald |date=November 4, 2015}}

In April 2015, Governor Tom Wolf named Shapiro the chair of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.{{cite press release |title=Josh Shapiro Named Chairman of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency |url=https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/josh-shapiro-named-chairman-of-pccd/ |website= governor.pa.gov |date=April 1, 2015 |publisher= Governor's Office, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |access-date=15 December 2020 |archive-date=November 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122152345/https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/josh-shapiro-named-chairman-of-pccd/ |url-status=dead}}

{{See also|2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General election|2020 Pennsylvania Attorney General election}}

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Shapiro announced his candidacy for Pennsylvania attorney general in January 2016.{{cite news|last1=Field|first1=Nick|title=Shapiro Officially Announces AG Campaign|url=http://www.politicspa.com/shapiro-officially-announces-ag-campaign/71886|access-date=January 12, 2016|agency=PoliticsPA|date=January 12, 2016}} While he had practiced with Philadelphia's Stradley Ronon firm and chaired the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, he had never served as a prosecutor.{{cite news |last1=Orso |first1=Anna |title=Josh Shapiro vs. John Rafferty: What to know about the PA Attorney General race |url=https://billypenn.com/2016/10/25/josh-shapiro-vs-john-rafferty-what-to-know-about-the-pa-attorney-general-race/ |publisher=BillyPenn |date=October 25, 2016}} Shapiro campaigned on his promise to restore the office's integrity following Kathleen Kane's resignation and also promised to work to combat the opioid epidemic and gun violence.

His campaign was supported by President Barack Obama, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and businessman and former mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg, who was among the largest donors to Shapiro's campaign.{{cite web|last1=Orso|first1=Anna|title=Josh Shapiro wins PA Attorney General race|url=http://billypenn.com/2016/11/08/josh-shapiro-wins-pa-attorney-general-race/|website=Billy Penn|publisher=Spirited Media|date=November 8, 2016|access-date=November 21, 2016}} He won the Democratic primary for attorney general in April 2016, defeating Stephen Zappala and John Morganelli with 47 percent of the vote.{{cite news|last1=Addy|first1=Jason|title=Shapiro Wins Dem AG Nomination|url=http://www.politicspa.com/shapiro-wins-dem-ag-nomination/74925|access-date=May 21, 2016|agency=PoliticsPA|date=April 26, 2016}} In November 2016, Shapiro narrowly defeated the Republican nominee, state senator John Rafferty Jr., with 51.3 percent of the vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/pennsylvania-attorney-general|title=Pennsylvania Attorney General Results: Josh Shapiro Wins|work=The New York Times|date=November 21, 2016|access-date=November 25, 2016}}

Shapiro was reelected in 2020, defeating Republican nominee Heather Heidelbaugh with 50.9% of the vote.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc27.com/news/us-world/politics/election/josh-shapiro-wins-pa-attorney-general-race/|website=WHTM-TV|title=Josh Shapiro wins Pa. Attorney General Race|date=November 6, 2020|first=Kate|last=Sweigart}} He received 3,461,472 votes, the most of any candidate in Pennsylvania history, and outran Joe Biden in the concurrent presidential election.

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On May 7, 2019, the Wikipedia Community flagged edits made to this page, saying they may "rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject" and could have been written in return for payment, both of which violate Wikipedia's terms of use. Edits were made by paid communications staffers from Shapiro's campaign, according to Lancaster Online.{{Cite web |author1=CARTER WALKER |author2=JUNIOR GONZALEZ |title=Wikipedia flags Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro over glowing, staff-written bio |url=https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/wikipedia-flags-pa-attorney-general-josh-shapiro-over-glowing-staff-written-bio/article_b9c98fde-70da-11e9-af60-4ff6bfd54446.html |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=LancasterOnline |date=May 7, 2019 |language=en}}

In 2017, Shapiro announced the roundup of a "Million Dollar Heroin Ring" under "Operation Outfoxed" in Luzerne County.{{Cite web |title=Attorney General Shapiro Announces Breakup of $1 Million Fox Drug Ring in Luzerne County |url=https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/taking-action/press-releases/attorney-general-shapiro-announces-breakup-of-1-million-fox-drug-ring-in-luzerne-county/ |access-date=2021-06-14 |website=Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General |language=en}} One of those arrested was Maura Kathio,{{Cite web |last=Belser |first=Alex |date=2017-11-09 |title=DRUG CRISIS: "Operation Outfoxed" suspects in court |url=https://fox56.com/news/local/drug-crisis-operation-outfoxed-suspects-in-court |access-date=2021-06-14 |website=WOLF}} previously charged in a major bath salts case in 2016.{{Cite web |date=2016-02-19 |title=Two Women Sentenced For Role In Bath Salts Conspiracy |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/two-women-sentenced-role-bath-salts-conspiracy |access-date=2021-06-14 |website=www.justice.gov |language=en}} Kathio's Father, Inayat, was a Pakistani diplomat and significant Pennsylvania Democratic Committee donor{{Cite web |title=Browse Individual contributions |url=https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/ |access-date=2021-06-15 |website=FEC.gov |language=en}} who co-chaired then presidential candidate Joe Biden's Scranton fundraiser.{{Cite web |last=Kalinowski |first=Bob |title=Biden reflects on roots, slams Trump during private fundraiser |url=https://www.citizensvoice.com/biden-reflects-on-roots-slams-trump-during-private-fundraiser/article_cef34320-c7a0-51f0-bc7e-3a6f550c0598.html |access-date=2021-06-14 |website=Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice |language=en}} All the charges in Operation Outfoxed were abruptly dismissed after allegations that Shapiro had mishandled the sealing of wiretapped recordings.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-29 |title=Flaw in wiretap jeopardizes drug case |url=https://www.timesleader.com/news/745445/flaw-in-wiretap-jeopardizes-drug-case |access-date=2021-06-14 |website=Times Leader |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |author=TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER |title=Major drug case in shambles after prosecution mistake |url=https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/major-drug-case-in-shambles-after-prosecution-mistake/article_463943fe-7d05-5e1e-bff8-a5ed05914f71.html |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice |date=February 3, 2020 |language=en}}

In 2018, Shapiro offered former Bedford County district attorney William Higgins a plea deal for corruption charges. Higgins pleaded guilty to soliciting sexual favors from accused criminals in exchange for lenient sentencing recommendations.{{Cite web |date=2018-05-30 |title=Prosecutor accused of trading sex for leniency pleads guilty |url=https://apnews.com/article/---9c3de54beb25455580d0ead685b589a1 |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}} The plea deal guaranteed no prison time. Higgins had initially faced a maximum prison sentence of 62 years.{{Cite web |last=O'Toole |first=Katie |date=2018-05-30 |title=Former Bedford County DA Bill Higgins enters plea agreement, avoids jail time |url=https://wjactv.com/news/local/former-bedford-county-da-bill-higgins-enters-plea-agreement-avoids-jail-time |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=WJAC |language=en}}

Long before Shapiro took office in 2016, the Pennsylvania attorney general's office launched an investigation of allegations of sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Church. Shapiro inherited the investigation, and in August 2018 released the results of an extensive grand jury report. The report alleged the sexual abuse of more than 1,000 children by over 300 priests.{{cite news |last1=Dias |first1=Elizabeth |title=Meet Josh Shapiro, the Man Behind the Bombshell Investigation of Clergy Sexual Abuse |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/27/us/politics/pennsylvania-attorney-general-josh-shapiro.html |work=The New York Times |date=August 27, 2018}} It prompted similar investigations into the Catholic Church in other states, such as an inquiry launched by then-Missouri attorney general Josh Hawley.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/08/25/missouri-becomes-first-state-to-announce-investigation-into-church-abuses-after-pennsylvania-report/|title=After Pennsylvania report on alleged church abuses, Missouri launches investigation. What will other states do?|first=Mark|last=Berman|work=The New York Times|date=August 25, 2018|access-date=March 3, 2021}}

In January 2018, Centre County district attorney Bernard Cantorna referred the case of the death of Tim Piazza, a Penn State student who was hazed, to Shapiro, because Cantorna had previously served as a criminal defense attorney for one of the defendants.{{Cite web |title=Statement of Office of Attorney General in Piazza Investigation |url=https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/taking-action/statement-of-office-of-attorney-general-in-piazza-investigation/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General}} Multiple defendants were given plea bargains.

In 2019, Shapiro led efforts to ensure that insurance holders of Highmark, a healthcare company, could receive treatment at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.{{Cite web |last=McGoldrick |first=Gillian |title=Josh Shapiro's campaign, in first ad of $16.9 million buy, declares Doug Mastriano's anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ beliefs 'too risky for Pa.'|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2022/09/06/josh-shapiro-doug-mastriano-campaign-ads-abortion-lgbtq-stance-duolingo-roe-v-wade/stories/202209060067 |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=Pittsburgh-Post Gazette|date=September 6, 2022}} The settlement allowed 1.9 million insurance recipients to continue using their existing doctors as in-plan providers rather than being forced to switch either medical providers or insurance providers.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

When serving on the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons as attorney general in 2019, Shapiro cast the fewest votes in favor of commutation, denying 24 out of 41 pardons and being one of only two board members to vote against more cases than in favor.Hardison, Elizabeth (January 24, 2020). [https://penncapital-star.com/criminal-justice/fetterman-shapiro-say-they-both-believe-in-second-chances-pardons-board-votes-tell-two-different-stories/ Fetterman, Shapiro say they both believe in second chances. Pardons board votes tell two different stories]. Capital-Star.

In May 2019, Lancaster County newspaper LNP reported that members of Shapiro's office staff had edited Shapiro's Wikipedia entry to describe him "as a 'rising progressive star' who has 'earned a reputation as a consensus builder eager to take on the status quo and challenge powerful institutions to protect the people of Pennsylvania'". Staffers for Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, Senate minority leader Jay Costa, and Senate majority leader Jake Corman also reportedly edited their bosses' Wikipedia pages. The then-executive director of the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission said that he did not see this practice as illegal under the state's ethics law.{{Cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Carter |last2=Gonzalez |first2=Junior |date=2019-05-06 |title=Pa. Capitol staff being paid by taxpayers to edit Wikipedia for elected officials |url=https://lancasteronline.com/news/pennsylvania/pa-capitol-staff-being-paid-by-taxpayers-to-edit-wikipedia-for-elected-officials/article_a0ea105e-6ddf-11e9-847e-1b5fc3790fc9.html |work=LNP |access-date=2024-07-27}}

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In 2021, Shapiro announced an opioid settlement with Johnson & Johnson and three other U.S. pharmaceutical distributors that resulted in Pennsylvania receiving $1 billion.{{Cite web |url=https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/josh-shapiro-pennsylvania-governor-2022-endorsement-20221009.html|title=Josh Shapiro is the clear choice for Pennsylvania governor |date=October 9, 2022 |access-date=October 9, 2022 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer}} The settlement resolved thousands of lawsuits against the companies for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic.

Shapiro supported enforcing Pennsylvania's anti-boycott law against Ben & Jerry's after the ice cream maker announced that it would not renew its license in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Shapiro called BDS a "stain" that Governor Wolf was right to prevent from taking hold in Pennsylvania and said it "is rooted in antisemitism."{{Cite web |last=Stein |first=Linda |date=2021-07-21 |title=Garrity, Shapiro Back Anti-BDS Action Against Ben & Jerry's |url=https://delawarevalleyjournal.com/garrity-shapiro-back-anti-bds-action-against-ben-jerrys/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=DV Journal |language=en-US}}

In August 2021, Shapiro settled the largest prevailing wage criminal case in U.S. history. Under the plea, Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc., paid nearly $21 million to 1,267 Pennsylvania workers.{{Cite web|last1=Prose|first1=J.D.|date=2021-08-03|title=Pa. construction firm to repay nearly $21 million to workers in prevailing wage case|url=https://www.goerie.com/story/news/2021/08/03/pa-construction-firm-repay-21-million-prevailing-wage-case/5473417001/|access-date=2022-09-25|website=Erie Times-News}}

He also joined a lawsuit against ITT Technical Institute, a for-profit educational institute, that resulted in a $168 million settlement (with about $5 million of that going to Pennsylvania students).{{cite news |last1=Murrell |first1=David |title=Attorney General Josh Shapiro Is Hosting a Philly Town Hall on Student Debt |url=https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/10/01/josh-shapiro-student-debt-town-hall/ |publisher=Philly Mag |date=October 1, 2019}} In 2018, he reached an agreement with federal officials to prevent the distribution of blueprints for 3D printed firearms.{{cite news |last1=Hsu |first1=Tiffany |last2=Feuer |first2=Alan |title=A Rush to Block Downloadable Plans for 3-D Printed Guns |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/business/downloadable-blueprints-printable-guns.html?module=inline |work=The New York Times |date=July 30, 2018}} In 2019, he came out in support of the legalization of recreational cannabis use by adults, joining Governor Tom Wolf and other leading Pennsylvania Democrats.{{cite news |title=Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro Backs Legalizing Marijuana |url=https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/09/27/pennsylvania-attorney-general-josh-shapiro-backs-legalizing-marijuana/ |publisher=CBS Philly |date=September 27, 2019}}

Shapiro and Philadelphia district attorney Larry Krasner repeatedly found themselves at odds during Shapiro's tenure as attorney general.{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Brennan |title=Philly DA Larry Krasner clashes with Pa. AG Josh Shapiro — again — over alleged power grab |url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/clout/clout-larry-krasner-josh-shapiro-paraguay-joe-biden-sherrie-cohen-deja-lynn-alvarez-20190809.html |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=August 9, 2019 |access-date=November 20, 2024}} According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Krasner would joke that prosecutors who left his office to work for Shapiro were "war criminals" who had fled to "Paraguay", a reference to escape routes Nazis took in the aftermath of World War II.{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Brennan |title=Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner pushes back on critics of his 'war criminals' joke |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/attorney-general-josh-shapiro-district-attorney-larry-krasner-dispute-nazi-analogy-20190814.html |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=August 14, 2019 |access-date=November 20, 2024}} Shapiro condemned Krasner's jokes as "hateful".{{cite news |first=Arno |last=Rosenfeld |title=Shapiro's position on Gaza tests close bonds with Arab, Muslim community |url=https://forward.com/news/638442/josh-shapiro-israel-palestine-antisemitism-arab-muslim/ |website=The Forward |date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=November 20, 2024}}

In August 2018, Krasner referred the case of a Philadelphia police officer's fatal shooting of Jeffrey Dennis to Shapiro because Krasner had previously served as Dennis's criminal defense attorney. Dennis was in his car when he was "box[ed] in" by undercover officers in unmarked vehicles; three officers were injured after Dennis tried to evade them.{{cite web|url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/philadelphia-larry-krasner-jeffrey-dennis-police-shooting-investigation-attorney-general-shapiro/|title=Philly D.A. Krasner refers Jeffrey Dennis police shooting probe to Pa. attorney general|first=Emily|last=Rolen|work=PhillyVoice|date=August 23, 2018|access-date=March 3, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://northeasttimes.com/2019/03/06/wrongful-death-lawsuit-filed-in-tacony-police-shooting/|title=Wrongful death lawsuit filed in Tacony police shooting|first=Jack|last=Tomczuk|work=Northeast Times|date=March 6, 2019|access-date=March 3, 2021}} In December, Shapiro announced no charges would be filed against the officers, saying, "violations of police procedure do not always rise to the level of criminal charges".{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/local/no-charges-against-philadelphia-police-officer-involved-in-fatal-shooting/207211/|title=No Charges for Philadelphia Officer Involved in Deadly Police Shooting in Tacony|first1=David|last1=Chang|first2=Hannah|last2=Chinn|work=WCAU|date=December 4, 2018|access-date=March 3, 2021}} Dennis's family subsequently sued the officer and city of Philadelphia for the incident.{{cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-police-richard-nicoletti-jeffrey-dennis-shooting-lawsuit-20190227.html|title=Relatives of Philly man killed by police sue for wrongful death|first=Chris|last=Palmer|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=February 27, 2019|access-date=March 3, 2021}}

Shapiro reportedly supported a bill in the Pennsylvania state legislature that turned over certain powers of the Philadelphia district attorney to the Office of Attorney General, including "the authority to prosecute the illegal possession, sale, or purchase of firearms".{{cite news |last=Caruso |first=Stephen |title=How a controversial gun crime provision passed under the noses of Philadelphia's lawmakers |url=https://penncapital-star.com/criminal-justice/how-a-controversial-gun-crime-provision-passed-under-the-noses-of-philadelphias-lawmakers/ |work=Pennsylvania Capital-Star |date=July 12, 2019 |access-date=November 20, 2024}} Supporters of Krasner criticized the bill as written in hopes of weakening Philadelphia's home rule authority. Representatives Chris Rabb and Mary Jo Daley, who voted against it, attested Shapiro had privately lobbied in favor of the legislation.{{cite news |last=Briggs |first=Ryan |title=AG Shapiro distances himself from bill to override Philly DA Krasner on gun crimes |url=https://whyy.org/articles/ag-shapiro-distances-himself-from-bill-to-override-philly-da-krasner-on-gun-crimes/ |agency=WHYY-FM |date=July 9, 2019 |access-date=November 20, 2024}} The bill passed, but garnered backlash from Democrats who said they were not made fully aware of its contents before they voted for it, and Shapiro faced protests during public appearances afterward.{{cite news |last=Palmer |first=Chris |title=Pa. AG Josh Shapiro targeted by demonstrators at Netroots political conference |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/netroots-nation-philadelphia-progressive-josh-shapiro-protests-larry-krasner-20190712.html |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=July 12, 2019 |access-date=November 20, 2024}}

Shapiro joined several other state attorneys general in opposing President Donald Trump's travel ban,{{cite news |last1=Burns |first1=Alexander |title=How Attorneys General Became Democrats' Bulwark Against Trump |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/06/us/attorneys-general-democrats-trump-travel-ban.html?module=inline |work=The New York Times |date=February 6, 2017}} and also sued Trump to block the implementation of a rule that would have made it easier for employers to deny health insurance coverage of contraceptives.{{cite news |last1=Pear |first1=Robert |title=Court Temporarily Blocks Trump Order Against Contraceptive Coverage |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/27/us/politics/pennsylvania-attorney-general-josh-shapiro.html |work=The New York Times |date=December 15, 2017}}

Shapiro was one of 20 electors the Pennsylvania Democratic Party chose to vote in the Electoral College for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in 2020 United States presidential election.{{cite web|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2020/12/14/pennsylvania-electoral-college-presidential-election-certify-joe-biden-kamala-harris/stories/202012140075|title=Pennsylvania's presidential electors make it official, formally certify vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris|first=Julian|last=Routh|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=December 14, 2020}}

In December 2019, Shapiro charged state representative Movita Johnson-Harrell with perjury and theft of funds from her own charity for such things as vacations and clothing.{{cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/movita-johnson-harrell-criminal-charges-pa-state-rep-20191204.html|title=Pa. Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell, charged with stealing more than $500,000 from her own charity, will resign|first1=Justine|last1=McDaniel|first2=Angela|last2=Couloumbis|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=March 3, 2021}} Johnson-Harrell served two months in prison before being released on house arrest.{{cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/local/philadelphia/2023/10/04/movita-johnson-hurrell|title=Where Are They Now: Movita Johnson Harrell

|first=Mike|last=D'Onofrio|website=Axios|date=October 4, 2023|access-date=November 20, 2024}}

In July 2021, Shapiro charged state representative Margo L. Davidson with theft by deception, solicitation to hinder apprehension, and Election Code violations after stealing public funds by filing fraudulent overnight per diem requests and various other expenses through the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Comptroller's Office, as well as hindering a state prosecution.{{Cite web|last1=Couloumbis|first1=Angela|last2=Vella|first2=Vinny|date=2021-07-22|title=Pa. state lawmaker from Delaware County charged with theft after years-long investigation|url=https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2021/07/margo-davidson-theft-charges-pa-attorney-general/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Spotlight PA}} Davidson resigned from office, paid restitution, and was released without bail.{{Cite web|last=Prose|first=J. D.|date=July 22, 2021|title=Pa. lawmaker resigns after being charged with stealing public funds, asking witness to lie|url=https://www.goerie.com/story/news/2021/07/22/margo-davidson-pa-lawmaker-charged/8061946002/|access-date=November 20, 2024|website=Erie Times-News}}

{{Main|2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election}}

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Shapiro had long been expected to run for governor of Pennsylvania, and on October 13, 2021, he announced his candidacy in the 2022 election. In January 2022, Shapiro's campaign reported it had $13.4 million in campaign funds, which was described as a record amount for a candidate in an election year.{{Cite web |last=Levy |first=Marc |title=Democrat Shapiro Sets Campaign Cash Record in Race for Pa. Governor |url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/decision-2022/democrat-shapiro-sets-campaign-cash-record-in-race-for-pa-governor/3130942/ |date=February 2, 2022 |access-date=February 8, 2022 |website=NBC10 Philadelphia}} Shapiro faced no opponents in the Democratic primary, and secured the nomination on May 17, 2022.{{Cite web|title=Josh Shapiro wins unopposed Democratic primary for Pennsylvania governor|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/josh-shapiro-wins-unopposed-democratic-primary-for-pennsylvania-governor|access-date=2022-05-18|website=PBS|date=May 17, 2022}} He faced Republican nominee Doug Mastriano in the general election.

Shapiro ran on a platform of protecting voting rights, abortion rights, and raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. His campaign was criticized by some progressives because of his support for capital punishment for "heinous crimes", his public feuds with Philadelphia district attorney Larry Krasner, and his compromising with police unions to pass police reform bills.{{cite web|url=https://www.penncapital-star.com/government-politics/pa-attorney-general-josh-shapiro-is-running-for-governor-in-2022/|title=Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro will seek Democratic nod for governor in 2022|first=Stephen|last=Caruso|work=Pennsylvania Capital-Star|date=October 11, 2021}} Efforts to enlist a progressive primary challenge to Shapiro were unsuccessful. Shapiro later changed his position, now saying he opposes capital punishment and would sign a bill to abolish it.{{Cite web |last1=Sirianni |first1=Pete |last2=Gerritt |first2=Jeffery |title=Shapiro said he opposes death penalty |url=https://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/local_news/shapiro-said-he-opposes-death-penalty/article_9d563b5a-31c5-11ec-9d59-13123050fa44.html |date=October 20, 2021|access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=New Castle News}}

During the leadup to the primary election, Shapiro's campaign released a statewide televised advertisement calling a Mastriano win "a win for what Donald Trump stands for", referencing Mastriano's stance on outlawing abortion and his efforts to audit the 2020 presidential election. The ad was seen as an "endorsement" of the Republican candidate Shapiro would want to face in the general election, with Mastriano seen as too extreme for swing voters to elect.{{cite news |last1=Seidman |first1=Andrew |title=Josh Shapiro just made it clear which Republican he wants to run against in the Pa. governor's race |url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/josh-shapiro-tv-ad-doug-mastriano-20220505.html |access-date=22 May 2022 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=May 5, 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Levy |first1=Marc |title=GOP fears far-right candidate will be PA governor nominee |url=https://apnews.com/article/abortion-2022-midterm-elections-covid-health-pennsylvania-854dc3d0559708896beffc40b35682b2 |access-date=22 May 2022 |agency=The Associated Press |date=May 10, 2022}} Mastriano won the Republican primary and his closest opponent, former congressman Lou Barletta, later said that Shapiro's ads likely helped.{{cite news |last1=Galski |first1=Sam |title=Lou Barletta says unsuccessful bid for GOP gubernatorial nomination was his last campaign |url=https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/politics/mc-nws-pa-barletta-quits-20220519-4r5m3dmqnnbsfbxyy7q77wccvq-story.html |access-date=22 May 2022 |work=The Morning Call |agency=Hazleton Standard-Speaker |date=May 19, 2022}} The impact of Shapiro's ads on the primary is disputed as Mastriano was already in the lead.{{cite news |last1=Narea |first1=Nicole |title=Democrats have been boosting ultra-right candidates. It could backfire. |url=https://www.vox.com/23274469/democrats-extremist-republicans-mastriano-cox-bailey |access-date=26 July 2022 |work=Vox |date=July 23, 2022}}

{{See also|Abortion in Pennsylvania}}

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Shapiro said that as governor he would protect abortion access in Pennsylvania and veto any bill the state legislature passes that restricts or outlaws abortion.{{Cite web|title=Pennsylvania governor's race could have outsize impact on abortion access |first=Arit |last=John |url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-05-17/pennsylvania-kansas-governors-races-abortion-roe-wade?_amp=true|access-date=2022-06-01|website=Los Angeles Times| date=May 17, 2022}}

Before running for governor, Shapiro had supported capital punishment for what he called "heinous crimes". During his campaign, he announced that he now favored abolishing the death penalty in Pennsylvania, a reversal of his previous position. Shapiro was asked in a 2022 interview with Pennsylvania Capital-Star why his position changed, to which he responded:

[The] question is a fair one ... When I ran for [attorney general] in 2016, I said that the death penalty should be reserved for the most heinous of crimes. But then I got elected attorney general and I saw these cases come across my desk. I got closer to a system that I thought was in need of reform. And as attorney general I never once sought the death penalty. As governor, I'd be in a policymaking role, together with the Legislature ... and I thought it was important when asked to state my position unequivocally that I would sign legislation to abolish the death penalty.

Shapiro supports cutting Pennsylvania's nearly 10 percent corporate tax rate to 4 percent by 2025. He has proposed hiring 2,000 additional police officers across Pennsylvania, saying, the "more police officers we hire, the more opportunities we have for them to get out of their patrol cars, walk the beat, learn the names of the kids in the communities".{{Cite web|title=Josh Shapiro bets tough message on crime, economy will outrun red wave in Pennsylvania |first=Haris |last=Alic |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/josh-shapiro-bets-tough-message-crime-economy-outrun-pennsylvania-red-wave|access-date=September 4, 2022|website=Fox News|date=September 4, 2022}} Shapiro favors pardoning those convicted for possession of small amount of marijuana.{{cite news |last1=Hohmann |first1=James |title=The Pennsylvania Democrat with a winning message on crime|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/27/crime-democrats-pennsylvania-shapiro-fetterman/ |access-date=27 October 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 27, 2022}}

On efforts to mitigate COVID-19, Shapiro has broken with some in the Democratic Party and opposes mask and vaccine mandates. He prefers educating the public about vaccines' efficacy.{{cite news |last1=Levy |first1=Marc |title=Shapiro breaks with Dems on COVID policies in Pa. gov race |url=https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-covid-health-campaigns-pennsylvania-a07131f0300273976ee3247da0b81e95 |access-date=5 September 2022 |work=Associated Press |date=August 29, 2022}} Shapiro is also skeptical about Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a market-based program to reduce some greenhouse gas emissions.{{cite news |last1=Huangpu |first1=Kate |title=Pa. election 2022: Where candidates Mastriano, Shapiro stand on energy and the environment |url=https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/10/pa-election-2022-where-candidates-mastriano-shapiro-stand-on-energy-and-the-environment.html |access-date=6 October 2022 |work=PennLive Patriot-News |agency=Spotlight PA |date=October 4, 2022}} He has proposed expanding Pennsylvania's clean energy portfolio for utility companies, greater electric car infrastructure and investing in clean energy research and development.{{Cite web|first=Stephen|last=Caruso|title=Gov. candidate Shapiro is skeptical of RGGI. It's unclear if AG Shapiro will do something about it.|url=https://www.penncapital-star.com/energy-environment/gov-candidate-shapiro-is-skeptical-of-rggi-its-unclear-if-ag-shapiro-will-do-something-about-it/|access-date=September 4, 2022|website=Pennsylvania Capital-Star|date=October 27, 2021}} Shapiro supports a Lifeline Scholarship bill, which creates education savings accounts for children in failing public schools that can be spent on approved expenses including tutoring, instructional materials and private school tuition.{{Cite web|first=Corey|last=DeAngelis|title=Democrat Josh Shapiro Defects on School Choice|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-democrat-defects-on-school-choice-josh-shapiro-pennsylvania-lifeline-scholarship-education-savings-account-teachers-union-election-11663615562|access-date=September 22, 2022|website=The Wall Street Journal|date=September 19, 2022}}

Shapiro has proposed a plan that will allow for a $250 gas tax refund per personal passenger vehicle up to four vehicles per household. He proposed funding the proposal with funds from the American Rescue Plan.{{Cite web|title=With gas prices over $4, Shapiro promises a gas rebate if elected Pennsylvania's governor |first=Kiley |last=Koscinski |url=https://www.wesa.fm/politics-government/2022-03-18/with-gas-prices-over-4-shapiro-promises-a-gas-rebate-if-elected-governor|access-date=September 6, 2022|website=WESA (FM)|date=March 18, 2022}} On the issue of vocational training, Shapiro has proposed increasing career and technical training in high schools, tripling state funding for apprenticeships and union skills programs, and creating a Pennsylvania office of workforce development.{{Cite web|first=Bob|last=Mayo|title=Shapiro pledges boost in PA jobs skills training, vo-tech programs if elected PA governor|url=https://www.wtae.com/article/shapiro-pledges-boost-in-pa-jobs-skills-training-vo-tech-programs-if-elected-pa-governor/39789284#|access-date=September 6, 2022|website=WTAE 4|date=April 21, 2022}}{{Cite web|title=Shapiro proposes plan to improve PA workforce as Governor|url=https://www.northcentralpa.com/business/shapiro-proposes-plan-to-improve-pa-workforce-as-governor/article_e6d3c7a0-c19b-11ec-9f57-13c5842a6dc1.html|access-date=2022-09-06|website=NorthcentralPa.com |date=March 18, 2022}} He also supports eliminating four-year degree requirements for state government jobs. Shapiro is a supporter of unions and has vowed to veto any "right to work" legislation.{{cite web |title=Workers' Rights |url=https://joshshapiro.org/policy-workers/ |access-date=November 4, 2022 |archive-date=November 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104003935/https://joshshapiro.org/policy-workers/ |url-status=dead}}

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Before his announcement, term-limited governor Tom Wolf endorsed Shapiro.{{Cite web|last1=Brennan|first1=Chris|last2=Terruso|first2=Julia|last3=McCrystal|first3=Laura|date=2019-11-08|title=Did Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf just endorse Josh Shapiro for governor in 2022? 'That's my guy.'|url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/clout/clout-hot-seat-tom-wolf-josh-shapiro-jim-kenney-joe-torsella-2022-race-governor-20191108.html|access-date=2021-07-23|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer}}{{Cite web|last1=Lai|first1=Jonathan|last2=Tamari|first2=Jonathan|date=2021-07-15|title=Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf says he won't endorse anyone for Senate — including his lieutenant John Fetterman|url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/tom-wolf-pennsylvania-2022-senate-race-endorsement-20210715.html|access-date=2021-07-23|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer}} He received endorsements from former governor Ed Rendell, state senator Anthony H. Williams, former Pennsylvania Democratic Party chair Marcel Groen, and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. He was endorsed by the SEIU Pennsylvania State Council, four SEIU local unions consisting of over 80,000 SEIU members in the state.{{Cite web|last=Sweitzer|first=Justin|date=15 November 2021|title=SEIU Pennsylvania State Council backs Josh Shapiro for governor|url=https://www.cityandstatepa.com/content/seiu-pennsylvania-state-council-backs-josh-shapiro-governor|website=City & State Pennsylvania|access-date=February 15, 2022|archive-date=February 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215205826/https://www.cityandstatepa.com/content/seiu-pennsylvania-state-council-backs-josh-shapiro-governor|url-status=dead}}

On January 29, 2022, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party endorsed him by voice vote. The committee also endorsed his preferred running mate, state representative Austin Davis.{{Cite web|first=Julian|last=Routh|title=Pennsylvania Democratic Committee opts to sit out of U.S. Senate primary; Lamb doubles Fetterman in vote|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2022/01/29/conor-lamb-john-fetterman-united-states-senate-malcolm-kenyatta-pennsylvania-endorsement-josh-shapiro/stories/202201290049|date=January 29, 2022|access-date=February 15, 2022|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}} Other union support included the Philadelphia Carpenters Union and Sheet Metal workers, the Western Pennsylvania Laborers' PAC, and the Electricians Union Local No. 5 in Pittsburgh.{{Cite web|first1=Chris|last1=Brennan|first2=Andrew|last2=Seidman|title=The first fund-raising reports in the Pa. governor's race show it's up for grabs|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2022/02/06/The-first-fund-raising-reports-in-the-Pa-governor-s-race-show-it-s-up-for-grabs/stories/202202060049|date=February 6, 2022|access-date=February 15, 2022|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}

Eight former Republican officials, including former Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice Sandra Schultz Newman and former congressman Charlie Dent, as well as the sitting Republican chairman of the Lawrence County Board of Commissioners, Morgan Boyd, endorsed Shapiro, with several calling Mastriano "extreme" and "divisive".{{cite news |last1=Prose |first1=J.D. |title=9 top Republicans endorse Shapiro for Pa. governor, call Mastriano 'extreme,' 'dangerous' |url=https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/07/nine-top-republicans-endorse-shapiro-for-governor-call-mastriano-extreme-dangerous.html |access-date=6 July 2022 |work=PennLive Patriot-News |date=July 6, 2022}} Seven more former Republican officials, including former U.S. secretary of homeland security Michael Chertoff, endorsed Shapiro in August 2022 for the same reason.{{cite news |last1=McGoldrick |first1=Gillian |title=More former Republican officials come out in support of Josh Shapiro in Pa. governor's race |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2022/08/30/gop-officials-support-josh-shapiro-pennsylvania-governors-race-michael-chertoff-jim-kelly/stories/202208300061 |access-date=30 August 2022 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |publisher=PG Publishing Co. |date=August 30, 2022}}

On November 8, 2022, Shapiro defeated Mastriano with 56.5% of the vote to Mastriano's 41.7%.{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania Governor Election Results 2022 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-elections/pennsylvania-governor-results |website=www.nbcnews.com |publisher=NBC |access-date=10 November 2022}} He won 17 counties. Shapiro's victory was decisive and uniform across the state. The vast majority of President Joe Biden's voters in 2020 voted for Shapiro, as did many independents and a sizable segment of Donald Trump supporters.{{cite web |title=How Democrat Josh Shapiro won Pennsylvania's 2022 election for governor |first1=Katie |last1=Meyer |first2=Stephen |last2=Caruso |url=https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2022/11/pa-election-2022-results-josh-shapiro-governor-win-inside-story/ |website=Spotlight PA |access-date=November 20, 2024 |date=November 23, 2022}} The only regions where Shapiro did not do better than Biden in 2020 were in "the most economically marginal, heavily minority" parts of cities like Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, where turnout marginally decreased compared to 2020.

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On January 17, 2023, Shapiro was sworn in on a stack of three Hebrew Bibles, including one that was on the bimah during the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. Long weaving his Jewish identity into his politics, Shapiro is considered part of the new age of Jewish politicians who are open about their identity.{{cite news |last1=Kampeas |first1=Ron |title=Josh Shapiro's inauguration symbolizes a new age for Jewish politicians |url=https://www.jta.org/2023/01/17/politics/for-josh-shapiro-a-run-for-governor-borne-of-jewish-identity-and-political-ambition |access-date=31 July 2024 |work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |date=2023-01-17}} He is the third Jewish governor in the history of Pennsylvania, after Milton Shapp and Ed Rendell.{{Cite web|first1=Beth|last1=Kissileff|title=Josh Shapiro and me|url=https://religionnews.com/2022/11/11/josh-shapiro-and-me/|date=November 11, 2022|access-date=November 15, 2022|website=Religion News Service}} He is also the state's first Generation X governor.{{Cite web|first1=Charles|last1=Thompson|title=Gov. Josh Shapiro takes office with a burst of energy, optimism|url=https://www.pennlive.com/news/2023/01/gov-josh-shapiro-takes-office-with-a-burst-of-energy-optimism.html|date=January 17, 2023|access-date=August 2, 2023|website=PennLive}}

On February 19, 2025, President Trump appointed Shapiro to the Council of Governors.{{cite news |date=February 19, 2025 |title=Governor Josh Shapiro (PA) was appointed to the Council of Governors by President Donald J. Trump |url=https://visibletogether.com/governor-josh-shapiro-pa-was-appointed-to-the-council-of-governors-by-president-donald-j-trump/|access-date=February 20, 2025 |work= visibletogether.com }}

On December 6, 2022, during his transition to the governorship, it was reported that Shapiro tapped several of his longtime aides to serve in high-ranking positions, including naming his campaign manager Dana Fritz as his chief of staff.Levy, Marc (December 6, 2022). [https://apnews.com/article/josh-shapiro-pennsylvania-state-governments-government-and-politics-e573cd855ae20fff6c4a758bebe0d8e3 Shapiro taps longtime aides to top jobs in governor's office]. Associated Press. In January 2023, he appointed Akbar Hossain, an executive to his transition team, to be secretary of policy and named his longtime aide Mike Vereb to be secretary of legislative affairs.{{Cite web |last=Ulrich |first=Steve |date=2023-01-04 |title=Shapiro Names Hossain, Vereb to Executive Staff |url=https://www.politicspa.com/shapiro-names-hossain-vereb-to-executive-staff/116915/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=PoliticsPA}} Vereb served in that position until he resigned in late September after he was accused of sexual harassment of a female staffer. He was replaced by Thomas "T. J." Yablonski, a senior adviser in the governor's office.[https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2023/10/02/pennsylvania-governor-appoints-new-secretary-of-legislative-affairs/?slreturn=20240612124700 Pennsylvania Governor Appoints New Secretary of Legislative Affairs]. The Legal Intelligencer. October 2, 2023.

Shapiro's administration was accused of covering up the sexual harassment incident after it was revealed Vereb had remained in his position months after the accusations were made.{{Cite web |title=Women in the Pa. Senate say Gov. Josh Shapiro needs to address harassment allegations against a former top official |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2023/10/03/josh-shapiro-mike-vereb-sexual-harassment-pa-senate-women/stories/202310030079 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |language=en}} Shapiro defended his administration's actions, saying that an investigation into the allegations against Vereb is under way. He added, "Obviously these investigations—and again, I'm speaking generally, and I think it's really important that you understand that—these things don't happen overnight. They can be lengthy processes. But it's important, and I know this from my time as attorney general advocating for victims, it's really important to make sure that everyone be heard and that the process be thorough and complete."{{cite news |last1=Otterbein |first1=Holly |title=Josh Shapiro's star is rising. But trouble may be brewing back at home. |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/05/josh-shapiro-mike-vereb-00120223 |access-date=6 October 2023 |work=Politico |date=October 5, 2023}} Weeks later, Spotlight PA revealed that, three weeks before Vereb's resignation, Shapiro's administration had reached a settlement for $295,000 with Vereb's accusers that included a clause preventing all parties involved from publicly discussing its details.{{cite news |last1=Couloumbis |first1=Angela |title=Gov. Josh Shapiro's office quietly settled sexual harassment allegation against top aide |url=https://www.pennlive.com/news/2023/10/gov-josh-shapiros-office-quietly-settled-sexual-harassment-allegation-against-top-aide.html |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=PennLIVE Patriot-News |agency=Spotlight PA |date=October 13, 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Wereschagin |first1=Mike |last2=Turner |first2=Ford |title=Handling of sexual harassment allegations poses a big threat to Josh Shapiro's political identity |url=https://www.pennlive.com/politics/2023/10/handling-of-sexual-harassment-allegations-poses-a-big-threat-to-josh-shapiros-political-identity.html |access-date=23 October 2023 |work=PennLive Patriot-News |agency=Tribune News Service |date=October 23, 2023}}

During Shapiro's first two years in office, Pennsylvania's credit rating increased three times (according to Standard & Poor, Fitch Ratings, and Moody's Investors Service).Gruver, Ed (November 28, 2023). [https://lvb.com/pa-credit-rating-receives-more-positive-affirmation/ Pa. credit rating receives more positive affirmation]. Lehigh Valley Business.Gruver, Ed (October 8, 2024). [https://www.cpbj.com/moodys-upgrades-pa-s-credit-rating-cites-states-fiscal-management-and-economic-growth/ Moody's upgrades Pa.’s credit rating, cites state’s fiscal management and economic growth]. Business Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2024. He has proposed lowering corporate income taxes from 8.99% to 4.99% by 2026.Mosbrucker-Garza, Kristen (May 9, 2023). [https://whyy.org/articles/pennsylvania-governor-josh-shapiro-chamber-of-commerce-greater-philadelphia-tax-cuts/ Gov. Shapiro touts corporate tax cuts to Philly business chamber, promises investment in education]. WHYY. At an event with Janet Yellen in July 2024, Shapiro reiterated his support for "aggressive" corporate tax cuts.{{Cite web |last=Picciotto |first=Rebecca |date=2024-07-30 |title=Shapiro backs 'aggressive' corporate tax cuts in Pennsylvania as Harris campaign vets him for VP |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/30/shapiro-harris-veepstakes-yellen-tax-filing.html |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=CNBC |language=en}}{{efn|"We needed to have a more advantageous tax environment for our businesses, and it was one component of an overall strategy in order to grow jobs and create more economic opportunity in Pennsylvania. I am competitive as hell [with other states, which is] why I've been so aggressively working to cut business taxes."}}

In February 2024, Shapiro unveiled his proposed $48.3 billion state budget for the 2024 and 2025 fiscal year, mostly consisting of funding public schools, public transit, higher education and infrastructure, with tax collections projected to increase by $1 billion.Levy, Marc; Schultz, Brooke (February 6, 2024). [https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-josh-shapiro-budget-4535cf564549961dbfe155e2b5291049 Pennsylvania governor seeks billions for schools and development in budget that envisions legal weed]. Associated Press. Critics argued that the budget would inflate the state's deficit to over $6 billion by 2028 and lead to large tax increases.[https://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/2024/02/28/shapiro-budget-deficit/ Governor's Proposed Budget Would Balloon Deficit to More Than $6 Billion]. Commonwealth Foundation. February 28, 2024. Ultimately, Shapiro rolled back some of his proposals and signed a $47.6 billion budget in July.Snyder, Susan (July 14, 2024). [https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/scholarships-funding-and-oversight-boards-higher-education-takeaways-from-the-pa-state-budget/ar-BB1pX566?ocid=BingNewsSerp Scholarships, funding, and oversight boards: Higher education takeaways from the Pa. state budget]. The Philadelphia Inquirer.

As governor, Shapiro said he has focused on expanding Pennsylvania's workforce.{{cite news |title=Governor Shapiro launches first-in-nation job training initiative to transform Pennsylvania's workforce |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/governor-shapiro-launches-first-in-nation-job-training-initiative-to-transform-pennsylvania-s-workforce/ar-AA1eDBlM |access-date=August 2, 2023 |work=WOLF-TV |publisher=MSN |date=August 1, 2023}}{{dead link|date=August 2024}}{{Cite web|title=Shapiro pens order to bolster Pennsylvania workforce |first=Eric |last=Scicchitano |url=https://www.dailyitem.com/cnhi_network/shapiro-pens-order-to-bolster-pennsylvania-workforce/article_c5b9864c-adf0-5f93-b5b2-d88acbb88975.html |date=August 1, 2023|access-date=August 2, 2023|website=The Daily Item}} The day after his inauguration, he signed an executive order eliminating the four-year college degree requirement for 92% of state government jobs.{{cite news |last1=Barcaro |first1=Matt |title=Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to sign another executive order |url=https://www.wgal.com/article/pennsylvania-governor-josh-shapiro-executive-order-workforce-development/44688313# |access-date=31 July 2023 |work=WGAL News 8 Local |publisher=Hearst Television Inc. |date=July 31, 2023}} On July 31, he issued an executive order establishing the Commonwealth Workers Transformation Program (CWTP), which provides grants to ensure that companies and contractors have the skilled workforce required.{{Cite web|title=Governor Investing $400 in Federal Money into Infrastructure and Job Training |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/governor-investing-400-in-federal-money-into-infrastructure-and-job-training/ar-AA1eAt2o |date=July 31, 2023|access-date=August 2, 2023|website=WGAL}}{{dead link|date=July 2024}} As part of the program, as much as $400 million could be used for workforce training in Pennsylvania until 2028.

On August 28, Shapiro announced that the college education requirement for state police cadets had been eliminated amid a decline in police applicants.{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Cassie |title=Shapiro admin waives college degree requirements for state police cadets |url=https://www.penncapital-star.com/blog/shapiro-admin-waives-college-degree-requirements-for-state-police-cadets/ |access-date=28 August 2023 |work=Pennsylvania Capital-Star |date=August 28, 2023}}Hoopers, Zach (August 29, 2023). [https://www.newspapers.com/article/lnp-always-lancaster-state-troopers-no-l/153481389/ State troopers no longer need college credits]. LNP Always Lancaster. Retrieved August 17, 2024. In September, he signed an executive order that established an artificial intelligence board to "assist employees in serving Pennsylvanians, keeping our communities safe and growing our economy".Robinson-Johnson, Evan (September 21, 2023). [https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-shapiro-plots-co/153268759/ SHAPIRO PLOTS COURSE FOR AI]. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 14, 2024. In March 2024, he issued a directive increasing Pennsylvania's use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs).[https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/governor/documents/03.27.24-Governor-Shapiro-PLA-Guidance.pdf Office of the Governor]. Governor Josh Shapiro. March 27, 2024. In May, he issued an executive order establishing the Hire, Improve, Recruit, Empower (HIRE) Committee to attempt to fill in roughly 600 open positions in the state government as well as ensuring the retention of high-performing employees.Hall, Peter (May 13, 2024). [https://penncapital-star.com/briefs/shapiro-says-his-administration-is-preparing-to-hire-the-next-generation-of-state-workers/ Shapiro says his administration is preparing to hire the next generation of state workers]. Capital-Star.

After assuming office, Shapiro pledged to decrease the power outside investment contractors' have over state pension funds.McGoldrick, Gillian (January 26, 2023). [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-shapiro-cut-back-on-ri/153273748/ Shapiro: Cut back on risky investments]. The Morning Call. Retrieved August 14, 2024. During his first year in office, he appointed financers Wendell Young, Uri Monson, and Bob Mensch to the State Employees' Retirement System (SERS), a $35 billion-asset board that manages pension reform.DiStefano, Joseph N. (May 17, 2023). [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-shapiro-picks/153281073/ Shapiro picks new trustees for Pa. pension boards]. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 14, 2024. On November 6, Shapiro appointed Gregory C. Thall, a former budget secretary under Wolf, as the new chairman of SERS after Chris Santa Maria announced his retirement.DiStefano, Joseph N. (November 16, 2023). [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-how-a-lobbyist/153279944/ How a lobbyist ended up heading the SERS pension plan board]. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 14, 2024.

Over three days in December 2023, dozens of Philadelphia transit officers staged a strike over a contract dispute with SEPTA, a standoff that had begun over eight months earlier.Fitzgerald, Thomas; Walsh, Sean Collins (December 20, 2023). [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/septa-and-its-transit-police-have-reached-a-tentative-agreement-ending-3-day-strike/ar-AA1lBwch SEPTA and its transit police have reached a tentative agreement, ending 3-day strike]. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 14, 2024. Shapiro intervened in the strike and negotiated with the officers and SEPTA, leading to a three-year contract that included a 13% raise increase for the officers over the next 36 months.Ravitch, Lizzy McLellan (December 21, 2023). [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-septas-transi/153304600/ SEPTA's transit police union votes to ratify a new contract]. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 14, 2024. SEPTA chief executive officer Leslie Richards said Shapiro played "a key role bringing people together to forge this agreement".Fitzgerald, Thomas; Walsh, Sean Collins (December 18, 2023). [https://www.newspapers.com/article/philadelphia-daily-news-septa-cops-back/153284988/ SEPTA COPS BACK ON THE BEAT]. Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved August 14, 2024.

On several occasions, Shapiro has proposed raising Pennsylvania's minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $15.{{cite news |last1=Ravitch |first1=Lizzy McLellan |last2=McGoldrick |first2=Gillian |title=Gov. Shapiro wants to raise Pa.'s minimum wage to $15. Will a changing Harrisburg make it happen? |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/minimum-wage-pennsylvania-15-dollars-shapiro-budget-proposal-20230307.html#loaded |access-date=7 September 2023 |work=Philadelphia Inquirer |agency=Philadelphia Inquirer |date=7 March 2023}} In June 2023, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that would increase the minimum wage to $15 by 2026, but the Republican-controlled State Senate thwarted the legislation.Levy, Marc (February 6, 2024). [https://www.newspapers.com/article/standard-speaker-shapiro-to-deliver-budg/153293057/ Shapiro to deliver budget today]. Standard-Speaker. Retrieved August 14, 2024. Shapiro had hinted he would have signed the bill into law if it had passed both chambers of the General Assembly, as Pennsylvania had not raised the minimum wage since 2009.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sentinel-pa-house-passes-15-minimu/153299390/ Pa. House passes $15 minimum wage bill]. The Sentinel. June 22, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024. In 2024, Shapiro and other Democratic lawmakers attempted to include a raise in the minimum wage in that year's state budget, but due to Republican criticism, the proposal was withdrawn.Caruso, Stephen; Huangpu, Kate; Meyer, Katie (July 21, 2024). [https://www.newspapers.com/article/centre-daily-times-legal-marijuana-big/153786442/ Legal marijuana, big tax cuts and minimum wage: This year's losers in the Pennsylvania budget]. Centre Daily Times. Retrieved August 22, 2024.

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In February 2023, Shapiro criticized the management of the Norfolk Southern Railway after it failed to contact Pennsylvania officials following the derailment of a train carrying harmful chemicals in Ohio, adjacent to the Pennsylvania border. He called for the railway company to take "a safer overall approach" and called on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to revisit the need for more advanced safety and braking equipment in trains.Morrison, Oliver (February 15, 2023). [https://www.lehighvalleynews.com/business/2023-02-15/shapiro-rips-train-company-for-prioritizing-track-reopening-over-safer-approach-after-derailment Shapiro rips train company for prioritizing track reopening over 'safer' approach after derailment]. Lehigh Valley News.

On June 11, 2023, Shapiro issued a "disaster emergency" proclamation after part of Interstate 95 collapsed in Philadelphia. As much as $7 million in state funds were provided for reconstruction work.{{Cite web|first1=John L.|last1= Miceck|title=Pa. Gov. Shapiro signs disaster declaration for I-95 collapse in Philadelphia|url=https://www.penncapital-star.com/blog/pa-gov-shapiro-signs-disaster-declaration-for-i-95-collapse-in-philadelphia/|date=June 14, 2023|access-date=June 14, 2023|website=Pennsylvania Capital-Star}} The proclamation also authorized the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and the Pennsylvania State Police to use available resources to respond to the collapse.

Under Shapiro's leadership, the collapsed portion of I-95 was rebuilt in less than two weeks. Shapiro received praise for his response to the collapse.{{Cite web|first1=Julia|last1=Terruso|title=From TikToks to a 24/7 live stream, Gov. Josh Shapiro's I-95 response grows his national profile|url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-governor-response-i95-repairs-national-profile-20230616.html#loaded|date=June 17, 2023|access-date=June 23, 2023|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer}} President Biden said that Shapiro did "one heck of a job" in responding to the collapse; Minority Leader Brian J. O'Neill of the Philadelphia City Council said, "you couldn't ask for more from the governor." A Quinnipiac University poll found that 74% of statewide voters approved of Shapiro's handling of the crisis.{{Cite web|title= Biden vs. Trump: Toss Up In Pennsylvania, Trump Leads GOP Primary, Quinnipiac University Pennsylvania Poll Finds; Voters Give Gov. Shapiro High Marks, Especially On I-95 Handling|url=https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3875|date=June 28, 2023|access-date=July 30, 2023|website=Quinnipiac University}}

Shapiro proposed investing $282.8 million (a 1.75% increase) in funding for public transit systems in the 2024 budget, which would generate $1.5 billion for transit funding until 2029.Sharber, Cory (February 6, 2024). [https://whyy.org/articles/governor-josh-shapiro-transit-funding-tuesday-budget-address-septa/ Shapiro's budget plan includes $161 million in funding to SEPTA amid budget shortfalls]. WHYY. The initial funding proposal was dropped from the budget in July, and SEPTA was given an $80.5 million budget extension to keep it solvent until the fall legislative session.{{Cite web |last1=McGoldrick |first1=Gillian |last2=Fitzgerald |first2=Thomas |date=2024-07-12 |title=Pa. budget deal leaves transit agencies short. SEPTA may have to cut services if there is no more money in the fall. |url=https://www.inquirer.com/transportation/septa-pa-budget-service-cuts-20240712.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |language=en}}

During the drafting of the state budget in mid-2023, Shapiro supported a Republican-led school choice proposal that would distribute $100 million to families for private school tuition instead of sending their children to public schools.{{cite news |title=Pennsylvania's profile rising in nation's school voucher debate |url=https://www.wgal.com/article/pennsylvania-school-voucher-debate/45469934# |access-date=10 October 2023 |work=WGAL-TV |agency=Associated Press |date=October 8, 2023}} Lawyers for several state school districts, along with several progressive organizations, criticized Shapiro and argued his budget proposals had not done enough to benefit low-income schools. He later dropped his support to avoid a protracted budget delay after Democrats in the state House refused to support it.{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Charles |title=Gov. Josh Shapiro calls for passage of budget bill without agreement on school choice program |url=https://www.pennlive.com/news/2023/07/gov-josh-shapiro-calls-for-passage-of-budget-bill-without-agreement-on-school-choice-program.html |access-date=10 October 2023 |work=PennLive Patriot-News |publisher=Advance Local Media LLC |date=July 5, 2023}}

Early in his term, Shapiro had pledged to permanently extend the Wolf administration's free breakfast program for all Pennsylvania public-school students.Schultz, Brooke; Levy, Marc (March 10, 2023). [https://www.newspapers.com/article/centre-daily-times-pennsylvania-school-a/153499110/ Pennsylvania school allies criticize Shapiro's budget plan]. Centre Daily Times. Retrieved August 18, 2024. The program was permanently extended as a part of the 2023 state budget Shapiro signed into law in August.{{Cite web |last=McGoldrick |first=Gillian |date=2023-08-28 |title=All Pa. public school students will get free breakfast, but some districts struggle with low participation |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/free-breakfast-schools-education-shapiro-20230828.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828155715/https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/free-breakfast-schools-education-shapiro-20230828.html |archive-date=2023-08-28 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-08-09 |title=Gov. Josh Shapiro touts universal free breakfast funding during Penn Hills visit |url=https://www.witf.org/2023/08/09/gov-josh-shapiro-touts-universal-free-breakfast-funding-during-penn-hills-visit/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=WITF |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Wenner |first=David |date=2023-08-28 |title=Free breakfast for all in Pa. public schools makes stigma disappear |url=https://www.pennlive.com/education/2023/08/universal-free-breakfast-in-pa-schools-makes-stigma-disappear.html |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=PennLive |language=en}}

Shapiro proposed a $1.1 billion boost for public school operations and instruction during the drafting of the 2024 budget, a 14% increase from the previous year.Levy, Marc (February 8, 2024). [https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-public-schools-josh-shapiro-governor-ef8667bbf488ae7e9196c65881439c2b Gov. Shapiro seeks school-funding boost to help poorer districts, but Republicans remain wary]. Associated Press. Through the 2024 budget, about $144 million would financially aid students, a roughly 33% increase, some through existing programs and some through new efforts. A new State Board of Higher Education was established that created performance-based criteria for funding state-related universities. Additionally, the budget initiated over $900 million for special education.Levy, Marc (July 12, 2024). [https://www.newspapers.com/article/lnp-always-lancaster-lawmakers-pass-near/153426370/ Lawmakers pass nearly $48B budget]. LNP Always Lancaster. Retrieved August 16, 2024.

In January and February 2024, the Republican-controlled State Senate urged Shapiro to send the Pennsylvania National Guard to the U.S. southern border to help Texas resolve the growing numbers of migrants entering the country, but he declined to do so.Sweitzer, Justin (January 31, 2024). [https://www.cityandstatepa.com/politics/2024/01/pa-republicans-call-governor-support-texas-amid-border-standoff/393813/ PA Republicans call for governor to support Texas amid border standoff]. City & State Pnnsylvania.Cotton, Josh (February 5, 2024). [https://www.timesobserver.com/news/local-news/2024/02/rapp-signs-letter-calling-on-shapiro-to-combat-illegal-immigration/ Rapp signs letter calling on Shapiro to combat illegal immigration]. Times Observer. In March, after the Senate passed a resolution to send troops to the border, a spokesperson for the governor's office said that it was up to Congress, not Shapiro, to resolve the issue.Smith, Christen (March 23, 2024). [https://www.timesobserver.com/news/local-news/2024/03/shapiro-says-no-troops-for-the-border/ Shapiro says no troops for the border]. Times Observer.

In December 2023, Shapiro signed into law a bipartisan bill to restrict the kinds of activities that are considered violations of parole. At the bill-signing ceremony, he stood next to rapper Meek Mill, who was sent to prison on a parole violation for doing a wheelie on a dirt bike.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Peter |date=2023-12-15 |title=Pa. Gov. Shapiro signs probation reforms spurred by Philly rapper Meek Mill's imprisonment |url=https://www.penncapital-star.com/civil-rights-social-justice/pa-gov-shapiro-signs-probation-reforms-spurred-by-philly-rapper-meek-mills-imprisonment/ |website=Pennsylvania Capital-Star}}

In his second month in office, Shapiro pledged to continue the pause on state-level executions Governor Wolf had maintained. He also called on the Pennsylvania General Assembly to abolish the death penalty.{{cite news |last1=Levy |first1=Marc |title=Pennsylvania governor blocks death penalty, calls for repeal |url=https://apnews.com/article/josh-shapiro-crime-pennsylvania-state-government-legal-proceedings-tom-wolf-888585cae5ffdd0c5e7acad635501db3 |access-date=11 July 2023 |work=AP News |date=February 16, 2023}} In 2024, Shapiro filed a brief in support of an Allegheny County inmate appealing his life without parole sentence. The inmate, Derek Lee, was convicted of second degree murder for the actions of his accomplice during a burglary.{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Paula Reed |date=2024-05-02 |title=Gov. Shapiro, once Pa.'s top cop, backs inmate's appeal of life sentence for felony murder |url=https://triblive.com/local/gov-shapiro-once-pa-s-top-cop-backs-inmates-appeal-of-life-sentence-for-felony-murder/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=TribLIVE.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Paula Reed |date=2022-09-20 |title=Pa. court hears argument on whether life without parole for 2nd-degree murder is cruel, unusual punishment |url=https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/pa-court-hears-argument-on-whether-life-without-parole-for-2nd-degree-murder-is-cruel-unusual-punishment/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=TribLIVE.com |language=en-US}}

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In August 2023, Shapiro announced his administration would end Pennsylvania's nearly 30-year contract with Real Alternatives, an anti-abortion nonprofit that funds anti-abortion counseling centers and maternity homes. Shapiro said he decided to end the contract to better defend abortion access in the state.{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Cassie |date=August 4, 2023 |title=Shapiro terminates state funding for Real Alternatives anti-abortion centers in Pa. |url=https://www.penncapital-star.com/government-politics/shapiro-terminates-state-funding-for-real-alternatives-anti-abortion-centers-in-pa/ |access-date=1 September 2023 |work=Pennsylvania Capital-Star}}{{cite news |last1=Schultz |first1=Brooke |last2=Kruesi |first2=Kimberlee |date=September 1, 2023 |title=After nearly 30 years, Pennsylvania will end state funding for anti-abortion counseling centers |url=https://www.woodtv.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-after-nearly-30-years-pennsylvania-will-end-state-funding-for-anti-abortion-counseling-centers/ |access-date=1 September 2023 |work=WOOD-TV |publisher=Nexstar Media Inc. |agency=The Associated Press}} On September 19, 2023, Shapiro announced Pennsylvania would enact automatic voter registration effective immediately. The process will include voter registration when voting-eligible persons receive their driver's licenses, with the choice to opt out.{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Carter |date=October 4, 2023 |title=Automatic voter registration in Pa. draws GOP lawsuit threats, but little action |url=https://whyy.org/articles/pennsylvania-automatic-voter-registration-josh-shapiro-donald-trump-lawsuits/ |access-date=5 October 2023 |work=WHYY-FM |publisher=Spotlight PA |agency=Votebeat}}{{cite news |last1=Deto |first1=Ryan |date=September 19, 2023 |title=Shapiro enacts automatic voter registration for Pennsylvanians registering at DMV |url=https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/shapiro-enacts-automatic-voter-registration-for-pennsylvanians-registering-at-dmv/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=TribLIVE |publisher=Trib Total Media}}

Shapiro condemned the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a stray bullet killed one rally goer. Shapiro said the man "died a hero" protecting his family at the rally and ordered that flags be flown at half-mast in his honor.{{cite news |last1=Mitman |first1=Hayden |date=July 14, 2024 |title='Corey died a hero': Gov. Shapiro remembers Pa. man killed at Trump rally |url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/corey-died-a-hero-gov-shapiro-remembers-man-killed-at-trump-rally/3911570/ |access-date=21 July 2024 |work=NBC10 Philadelphia |agency=The Associated Press}}{{cite news |last1=Manchester |first1=Julia |date=July 17, 2024 |title=Trump rally shooting pushes Pennsylvania governor into the spotlight |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4775462-josh-shapiro-pennsylvania-assassination-attempt/ |access-date=21 July 2024 |work=The Hill}}

In the 2024 Pennsylvania state treasurer election, Shapiro declined to endorse Democratic nominee Erin McClelland in her campaign against Republican incumbent Stacy Garrity. McClelland had criticized Shapiro when he was being considered as Harris's running mate.{{Cite web |last=McGoldrick |first=Gillian |date=2024-09-30 |title=Gov. Josh Shapiro won't endorse the Democratic nominee for treasurer, who criticized him during VP talks |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/josh-shapiro-no-endorsement-erin-mcclelland-20240930.html |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |language=en}}

When the results of the 2024 Senate election between incumbent Bob Casey and David McCormick showed McCormick ahead by less than one percentage point, the race went to a statewide recount.{{Cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Ethan |last2=Hudspeth Blackburn |first2=Piper |title=Senate race in Pennsylvania heads to a recount |website=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/13/politics/pennsylvania-senate-race-heads-to-a-recount/index.html |access-date=November 20, 2024 |date=November 13, 2024 |agency=CNN |language=en}} Shapiro supported the recount, but rejected calls by some, including the Bucks County Board of Commissioners, to count undated or incorrectly dated ballots, which the Pennsylvania Supreme Court had previously ruled against doing.{{Cite web |last1=Owens |first1=Dennis |last2=Sherry |first2=Hayden |title=Pennsylvania lawmakers trade blame over mail ballots as PA Senate race recount begins |url=https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania-politics/pennsylvania-lawmakers-trade-blame-over-mail-ballots-as-pa-senate-race-recount-begins/ |access-date=November 20, 2024 |date=November 19, 2024 |agency=WHTM-TV |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bickerton |first=James |title=Pennsylvania Recount Update—Shapiro Sides with GOP Against Faulty Ballots |url=https://www.newsweek.com/pennsylvania-recount-update-shapiro-sides-gop-against-faulty-ballots-1988019 |access-date=November 20, 2024 |date=November 19, 2024 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}

In November 2024, Shapiro signed an executive order to create the Pennsylvania Permit Fast Track Program, which will streamline and speed up the permitting process for large-scale infrastructure projects that require multiple permits.{{cite news |last1=Cole |first1=John |title=Shapiro signs executive order aimed at streamlining permitting process for infrastructure projects |url=https://penncapital-star.com/government-politics/shapiro-signs-executive-order-aimed-at-streamlining-permitting-process-for-infrastructure-projects/ |access-date=20 November 2024 |work=Pennsylvania-Capital Star |date=November 19, 2024}}

Shapiro was historically popular in his first two years as governor, despite being the only governor in the country with a divided legislature.{{cite news |last1=McGoldrick |first1=Gillian |title=Josh Shapiro is more popular in Pa. than Kamala Harris, Donald Trump — and even Taylor Swift |url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-governor-josh-shapiro-polls-20240919.html |access-date=6 November 2024 |work=Philadelphia Inquirer |date=2024-09-19}}{{cite news |last1=McGoldrick |first1=Gillian |title=Josh Shapiro has the support of more than a third of Trump voters. That could help him in 2028 — if he runs. |url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/josh-shapiro-approval-republicans-independents-20240513.html |access-date=6 November 2024 |work=Philadelphia Inquirer |date=2024-05-13}}{{cite news |last1=Stockburger |first1=George |title=New poll highlights Josh Shapiro approval rating during VP search |url=https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania-politics/new-poll-highlights-josh-shapiro-approval-rating-during-vp-search/ |access-date=6 November 2024 |work=ABC27 |date=2024-07-25}} A February 2024 Franklin & Marshall College poll found that Shapiro had the highest approval rating among voters compared to his four predecessors as governor at a similar point in their terms. Four polls found Shapiro had at least a 51% approval rating.{{cite news |last1=Stockburger |first1=George |title=Governor Shapiro's approval rating highest among recent predecessors, poll shows |url=https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania-politics/governor-shapiros-approval-rating-highest-among-recent-predecessors-poll-shows/ |access-date=6 November 2024 |work=ABC27 |date=2024-02-01}} May and September 2024 polls by The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Times, and Siena College showed Shapiro as the most popular government official in Pennsylvania, with a 57% and 59% approval ratings, respectively, including support from a majority across every racial and education line and a third of Donald Trump supporters.

Shapiro has faced criticism from across the political spectrum. The political left has criticized him for his strong support of Israel, school vouchers, and corporate tax cuts, while the political right has opposed his strict enforcement of COVID-19 lockdown measures during his tenure as Pennsylvania's attorney general.{{Cite web |last=Beggin |first=Riley |title=Josh Shapiro's vice presidential prospects spark debate over Israel policy, antisemitism |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/02/josh-shapiro-israel-antisemitism-kamala-harris-vice-president/74631673007/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Magid |first=Jacob |date=August 3, 2024 |title=Shapiro seeks to downplay his time as IDF volunteer after college op-ed resurfaces |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/shapiro-seeks-to-downplay-his-time-as-idf-volunteer-after-college-op-ed-resurfaces/ |website=The Times of Israel}}{{Cite web |last=Levy |first=Marc |date=October 6, 2023 |title=Pennsylvania's Democratic governor, a rising political star, crosses partisan school choice divide |url=https://apnews.com/article/school-choice-voucher-josh-shapiro-pennsylvania-governor-2e4f893b76efa1c5919c7fe482f950d0 |access-date=October 27, 2024 |website=AP News}}{{Cite web |last=Picciotto |first=Rebecca |date=July 30, 2024 |title=Shapiro backs 'aggressive' corporate tax cuts in Pennsylvania as Harris campaign vets him for VP |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/30/shapiro-harris-veepstakes-yellen-tax-filing.html |access-date=October 27, 2024 |website=CNBC}}{{Cite web |last=Boehm |first=Eric |date=2022-08-30 |title=Democratic gubernatorial candidate who defended COVID lockdowns in court says COVID lockdowns were a mistake |url=https://reason.com/2022/08/30/democratic-gubernatorial-candidate-who-defended-covid-lockdowns-in-court-now-says-they-were-a-mistake/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Reason.com |language=en-US}}

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After Biden's June 2024 debate performance against Trump sparked speculation that he would not seek reelection, some speculated that Shapiro might run for the Democratic presidential nomination in that case. Shapiro denied any interest in running for president and declared his support for Biden.{{cite news |date=July 21, 2024 |title=Will Pa. governor Josh Shapiro enter the 2024 Presidential race? |url=https://www.fox43.com/article/news/politics/elections/joe-biden-2024-president-race-election-josh-shapiro-united-states-pennsylvania/521-ec5f3c27-0989-43cf-a82b-8b1933ba74a9 |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=FOX43}}{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Peter |last2=Lyons |first2=Kim |date=July 21, 2024 |title=Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro would bring a battleground state and political acumen to a national ticket |url=https://penncapital-star.com/campaigns-elections/pa-gov-josh-shapiro-would-bring-a-battleground-state-and-political-acumen-to-a-national-ticket/ |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=Pennsylvania Capital-Star}} After Biden withdrew on July 21, Shapiro endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden's pick to replace him,{{cite news |last1=Hoopes |first1=Zack |date=July 21, 2024 |title=Biden's exit expected to have big impact on Pa. — whether or not Shapiro lands on ticket |url=https://www.pennlive.com/news/2024/07/bidens-exit-expected-to-have-big-impact-on-pa-whether-or-not-shapiro-lands-on-ticket.html |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=PennLIVE Patriot-News}} and encouraged Democrats to unite in supporting Harris.{{cite news |last1=Prose |first1=J.D. |date=July 21, 2024 |title=Gov. Shapiro says VP Kamala Harris is 'ready to be president,' urges Democrats to unite |url=https://www.pennlive.com/politics/2024/07/gov-shapiro-says-vp-kamala-harris-is-ready-to-be-president-urges-democrats-to-unite.html |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=PennLIVE Patriot-News}}

His quick endorsement of Harris led to speculation that Shapiro could become her running mate.{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Charles |last2=Murphy |first2=Jan |date=July 22, 2024 |title=What's Biden's withdrawal mean for Pa. and Gov. Shapiro? |url=https://www.pennlive.com/politics/2024/07/whats-bidens-withdrawal-mean-for-pennsylvania-and-gov-shapiro.html |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=PennLIVE Patriot-News}}{{cite news |last1=Prose |first1=J.D. |date=July 21, 2024 |title=Shapiro is betting favorite to be Harris' VP pick if she's the Democratic presidential nominee |url=https://www.pennlive.com/politics/2024/07/shapiro-is-betting-favorite-to-be-harris-vp-pick-if-shes-the-democratic-presidential-nominee.html |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=PennLIVE Patriot-News}} He had initially been seen as the top contender, but faced criticism from progressives for some of his positions, most prominently his stance on Israel amid the Gaza war.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Allan |first2=Jonathan |last2=Allen |first3=Emma |last3=Barnett |first4=Alex |last4=Seitz-Wald |first5=Julie |last5=Tsirkin |first6=Adam |last6=Edelman |title=Josh Shapiro's VP bid ignites debate over Israel and antisemitism |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/josh-shapiros-vp-bid-ignites-debate-israel-antisemitism-rcna164105 |access-date=November 20, 2024 |agency=NBC News |date=July 31, 2024}} Despite public backing from several prominent Pennsylvania Democrats, including Philadelphia mayor Cherelle Parker, Senator John Fetterman intervened in the vice-presidential selection process, advising Harris on August 3 not to pick Shapiro because he was "excessively focused on his own personal ambitions".{{cite news |last1=Otterbein |first1=Holly |title=Fetterman has concerns about Shapiro for VP, aides tell Harris' team |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/03/fetterman-shapiro-harris-vp-00172557 |access-date=November 20, 2024 |website=Politico |date=August 3, 2024}}

Harris would ultimately select Minnesota governor Tim Walz on August 6.{{cite news |last1=Ferguson |first1=Dana |date=6 August 2024 |title=Harris taps Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/08/06/nx-s1-5057604/tim-walz-harris-vice-president |work=NPR |access-date=28 May 2025}}{{cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Sean Collins |first2=Julia |last2=Terruso |title=Inside Harris' decision to pass over Josh Shapiro as her VP pick |url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/how-gov-josh-shapiro-lost-vp-kamala-harris-tim-walz-20240806.html |access-date=10 August 2024 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=August 6, 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Terruso |first1=Julia |last2=Anna |first2=Orso |last3=Gillian |first3=McGoldrick |title=Josh Shapiro is used to winning. But losing out on VP is hardly a defeat. |url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/josh-shapiro-vp-interview-pennsylvania-john-fetterman-20240807.html |access-date=10 August 2024 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=August 7, 2024}} Upon Harris's loss in the general election, Shapiro has been seen as a potential candidate in the 2028 presidential election.{{cite news |last1=Avilucea |first1=Isaac |date=14 November 2024 |title=What's ahead in Josh Shapiro's potential path to 2028 |url=https://www.axios.com/local/philadelphia/2024/11/14/josh-shapiro-2028-presidential-bid-speculation |work=Axios |access-date=28 May 2025}}{{Cite web |last=Carbonaro |first=Giulia |date=November 6, 2024 |title=Who will run in 2028? Seven potential Democratic candidates |url=https://www.newsweek.com/who-will-run-2028-seven-potential-democratic-candidates-1981214 |access-date=November 8, 2024 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Ward |first=Myah |title=Biden's exit blows a hole in the political rise of ambitious Democrats |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/21/bidens-decision-changes-calculus-2028-hopefuls-00170218 |work=Politico|date=July 21, 2024|accessdate=November 9, 2024}}

Shapiro's strong support for Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been criticized by left-wing critics and attributed to his being denied the vice-presidential nomination.{{Cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Allan |last2=Allen |first2=Jonathan |last3=Barnett |first3=Emma |last4=Seitz-Wald |first4=Alex |last5=Tsirkin |first5=Julie |last6=Edelman |first6=Adam |date=2024-07-31 |title=Josh Shapiro's VP bid ignites debate over Israel and antisemitism |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/josh-shapiros-vp-bid-ignites-debate-israel-antisemitism-rcna164105 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=NBC News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Salant |first=Jonathan |date=2024-01-12 |title=Shapiro calls Hamas attack 'pure evil'|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2024/01/12/shapiro-biden-israel-pennsylvania-hamas/stories/202401120110 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803143048/https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2024/01/12/shapiro-biden-israel-pennsylvania-hamas/stories/202401120110 |archive-date=2024-08-03 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}{{Cite web |last=Beggin |first=Riley |title=Josh Shapiro's vice presidential prospects spark debate over Israel policy, antisemitism |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/02/josh-shapiro-israel-antisemitism-kamala-harris-vice-president/74631673007/ |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}} Shapiro's supporters allege that his critics unfairly scrutinized his position on the conflict due to his Jewish identity.{{cite news |last=Rosenberg |first=Yair |date=July 31, 2024 |title=Who's Afraid of Josh Shapiro? |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/josh-shapiro-netanyahu-jewish-vp/679300/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731115844/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/josh-shapiro-netanyahu-jewish-vp/679300/ |archive-date=July 31, 2024 |access-date=August 1, 2024 |newspaper=The Atlantic}} Shapiro's critics reject this assertion, pointing to the relative lack of criticism leveled at J. B. Pritzker, another possible Harris running mate who is Jewish, and insisting that the differences between Shapiro's stance and those of governors such as Tim Walz and Andy Beshear are more pronounced than his supporters claim.{{Cite web |last=Shimunov |first=Rafael |date=2024-08-02 |title=Josh Shapiro's alarmist response to campus protests should disqualify him from being Harris' running mate |url=https://forward.com/opinion/640215/kamala-harris-running-mate-josh-shapiro-criticism/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=The Forward |language=en}}

Shapiro has supported cutting off state ties with entities that engage in boycotts of Israel, such as BDS, or of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. In 2021, after Ben & Jerry's announced that it planned to end sales in Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem while seeking to continue sales in Israel through a different arrangement,{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2021 |title=Ben & Jerry's Will End Sales of Our Ice Cream in the Occupied Palestinian Territory |url=https://www.benjerry.com/about-us/media-center/opt-statement |website=Ben & Jerry's}}{{cite web |last=Hage |first=Mark |date=August 5, 2021 |title=We got Ben & Jerry's to stop selling in Israeli settlements. Here's how we did it|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/05/ben-jerrys-israel-settlement |work=The Guardian |access-date=August 2, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Elia-Shalev |first=Asaf |date=2021-07-19 |title=Breaking a 2-month silence, Ben & Jerry's ice cream announces boycott of Israeli West Bank settlements |url=https://www.jta.org/2021/07/19/israel/ben-jerrys-ice-cream-announces-boycott-of-israeli-west-bank-settlements |access-date=August 2, 2024 |website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |language=}} Shapiro supported calls to apply Pennsylvania's anti-BDS law to Ben & Jerry's.{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2021 |title=Garrity, Shapiro Back Anti-BDS Action Against Ben & Jerry's |url=https://delawarevalleyjournal.com/garrity-shapiro-back-anti-bds-action-against-ben-jerrys/ |website=Delaware Valley Journal}} He said that BDS was "rooted in antisemitism" and praised Pennsylvania's anti-BDS law, which was enacted five years earlier. The organizations J Street and T'ruah have opposed similar laws on the ground that they violate the First Amendment.{{Cite web |date=February 16, 2021 |title=T'ruah, J Street Celebrate 8th Circuit Decision That Anti-BDS Law Violates First Amendment |url=https://jstreet.org/press-releases/truah-j-street-celebrate-8th-circuit-decision-that-anti-bds-law-violates-first-amendment/ |website=J Street}} In 2024, according to a spokesperson, Shapiro pledged to sign a bill to block state funding of colleges and universities that engage in a "boycott or divestment from Israel", a term the bill defines to include any activity "intended to financially penalize the State of Israel".{{Cite web |date=June 21, 2024 |title=Colleges would face financial punishments for boycotting or divesting from Israel under new Pa. bill

|url=https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-colleges-universities-israel-divestment-boycott-ban-legislature/ |website=Spotlight PA}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1260&pn=1738|title=Senate Bill No. 1260 Session of 2024}}

Shapiro has repeatedly voiced support for Israel in the Gaza war. He called on people and governments to condemn the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, calling it a moment "to recognize what is so clearly wrong, the acts of Hamas, and what is right, and that is Israel, our key ally's right to defend herself in the face of this barbarism."{{Cite web |last=Damp |first=Patrick |date=2023-10-12 |title='This is not a moment for moral equivalency:' Gov. Josh Shapiro calls on people and governments to denounced Hamas attacks on Israel|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/gov-josh-shapiro-israel-attack-response-hamas/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=CBS Pittsburgh}} Shapiro faced criticism for his remarks in a letter written by CAIR and signed by 43 Pennsylvania Muslim organizations, which said that Shapiro did not "recognize the structural root causes of the conflict" and "chose to intentionally ignore the civilian loss of life in Gaza".{{Cite web |last=Hoopes |first=Zack |date=2023-10-12 |title=Pa. Muslim groups admonish Shapiro for not speaking in support of Gazan civilians |url=https://www.pennlive.com/news/2023/10/pa-muslim-groups-admonish-shapiro-for-not-speaking-in-support-of-gazan-civilians.html |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=Pennlive}} In an interview, Shapiro agreed that the Palestinian population is distinct from Hamas and said, "There are so many peace-loving Arabs and peace-loving people in that region, no question."{{cite news |last1=Hoopes |first1=Zack |title=Pa. Muslim groups admonish Shapiro for not speaking in support of Gazan civilians |url=https://www.pennlive.com/news/2023/10/pa-muslim-groups-admonish-shapiro-for-not-speaking-in-support-of-gazan-civilians.html |access-date=August 1, 2024 |work=The Patriot-News |date=October 12, 2023}}

On December 3, 2023, a pro-Palestinian protest accused Jewish-owned Philadelphia restaurant Goldie of supporting the alleged genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip by sending the restaurant's profits to a provider of protective gear and training for the Israel Defense Forces during the war.{{cite news |last1=Carman |first1=Tim |date=December 5, 2023 |title=White House condemns protests at Jewish-owned Philadelphia restaurant |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2023/12/05/palestine-protest-philadelphia-goldie-falafel/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207034408/https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2023/12/05/palestine-protest-philadelphia-goldie-falafel/ |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{cite news |last1=Chan |first1=Wilfred |date=December 8, 2023 |title=A protest against a top Israel-born chef was called antisemitic. Staff tell a different story |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/08/michael-solomonov-philadelphia-restaurant-israel-antisemitic-protest |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208124651/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/08/michael-solomonov-philadelphia-restaurant-israel-antisemitic-protest |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2024 |work=The Guardian}} Shapiro visited the restaurant in a show of support and said, "The purposeful gathering of a mob outside of a restaurant simply because it is owned by a Jewish person, well, that's antisemitism, plain and simple." He also criticized University of Pennsylvania president Liz Magill for "failure of leadership" and pressured the university to compel her resignation after she sidestepped questions during the 2023 United States Congress hearing on antisemitism.{{cite news |last1=Mitman |first1=Hayden |title=At Philly's Goldie, Gov. Shapiro condemns Penn president's 'shameful' remarks to Congress |url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/at-phillys-goldie-gov-shapiro-condemns-penn-presidents-shameful-remarks-to-congress/3714660/ |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=NBC10 Philadelphia |date=December 7, 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Kampeas |first=Ron |date=2024-08-02 |title=The campaign to tank Josh Shapiro's VP chances is gathering steam — and accusations of antisemitism |url=https://www.jta.org/2024/08/02/politics/the-campaign-to-tank-josh-shapiros-vp-chances-is-gathering-steam-and-accusations-of-antisemitism |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |language=en-US}} On December 13, Shapiro gave more detailed remarks on the war, saying, "Israel not only has a right, they have a responsibility to rid the region of Hamas and the terror that Hamas can perpetrate." He called on the U.S. to "help support the Israeli people once the battle is over in finding their footing again."{{cite news |date=December 18, 2023 |title=Pa. Gov. Shapiro: Israel has 'responsibility' to 'defeat Hamas' |first=Gabby |last=Deutch |url=https://jewishinsider.com/2023/12/josh-shapiro-hamas-israel-joe-biden/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220014130/https://jewishinsider.com/2023/12/josh-shapiro-hamas-israel-joe-biden/ |archive-date=20 December 2023 |work=Jewish Insider}}

Shapiro has repeatedly criticized Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his handling of the conflict.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Allan |date=2023-11-22 |title=Gov. Josh Shapiro thinks voters have Trump 'brain fog.' He wants Biden to refresh their memory. |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/pennsylvania-gov-josh-shapiro-biden-trump-brain-fog-2024-rcna125771 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=NBC News |language=en}} In November 2023, he called Netanyahu "a terrible leader" who "has driven Israel to an extreme that has been bad for Israel and bad for the stability in the Middle East." In January 2024, he said "I personally believe Benjamin Netanyahu is one of the worst leaders of all time and has steered Israel in a wrong direction, and made Israel less safe and made their future less bright because of his leadership."

In a March 2024 interview, Shapiro voiced sympathy for Palestinian civilians and peaceful protesters, saying, "we also can't ignore the death and the destruction that's occurred in Gaza. For those who are peacefully protesting, I support their right to do that and I'll defend that, and I want to make sure they feel heard. And I think in Pennsylvania, they do feel heard."{{cite news |last1=Rosenfeld |first1=Arno |title=Shapiro's position on Gaza tests close bonds with Arab, Muslim community |url=https://forward.com/news/638442/josh-shapiro-israel-palestine-antisemitism-arab-muslim/ |access-date=August 1, 2024 |work=The Forward |date=July 26, 2024}} In April 2024, Shapiro condemned pro-Palestinian protests at American colleges after a prominent rabbi at Columbia University urged Jewish students to leave campus and said the university could not guarantee their safety. He called on local officials to "step in and enforce the law" to protect students.{{Cite web |last=Frazier |first=Kierra |date=24 April 2024 |title=Josh Shapiro: 'Unacceptable' some universities can't guarantee student safety amid protests |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/24/josh-shapiro-campus-protests-latest-00154157 |website=Politico}} Shapiro has been accused of comparing protesters to white supremacists and the Ku Klux Klan (KKK),{{Cite magazine |title=The One Vice Presidential Pick Who Could Ruin Democratic Unity |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/184151/one-vice-president-ruin-democratic-unity-josh-shapiro |access-date=2024-08-03 |magazine=The New Republic |issn=0028-6583}} saying that demonstrators were not "by any stretch" all antisemitic but suggesting that antisemitic speech is treated more leniently than white supremacist speech,{{Cite web |last=Rosenfeld |first=Arno |date=2024-07-26 |title=Shapiro's position on Gaza tests close bonds with Arab, Muslim community |url=https://forward.com/news/638442/josh-shapiro-israel-palestine-antisemitism-arab-muslim/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=The Forward |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Geraghty |first1=Jim |title=So Is Kamala Harris Going with Shapiro or What? |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/so-is-kamala-harris-going-with-shapiro-or-what/ |access-date=August 1, 2024 |work=National Review |date=July 31, 2024}} and comparing students allegedly being "blocked from going to campus just because they're Jewish" to the actions of the KKK, saying, "we have to be careful about setting any kind of double standard" when responding to the conduct of far-right and pro-Palestinian demonstrators.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/04/24/the-lead-josh-shapiro-college-protests-israel-hamas-democrats-primary-2024-jake-tapper.cnn |title=Gov. Shapiro: Peaceful protests can't be excuse for antisemitism |date=2024-04-24 |language=en |access-date=2024-07-24 |work=CNN}}{{cite news |last1=Griffing |first1=Alex |title='Completely Out of Control': Pennsylvania Governor Slams Pro-Palestinian Protests at Columbia, Urges School to Restore Order |url=https://www.mediaite.com/tv/completely-out-of-control-pennsylvania-governor-slams-pro-palestinian-protests-at-columbia-urges-school-to-restore-order/ |access-date=August 1, 2024 |work=Mediaite |date=April 24, 2024}} Those defending Shapiro's comments observed that he supported peaceful demonstrations, and was not comparing the conduct of all protesters to the KKK. "It's right for young people to righteously protest and question", Shapiro said.

In May 2024, Shapiro called for a police crackdown on the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Pennsylvania,{{Cite web |last=Snyder |first=Susan |date=2024-05-09 |title=Gov. Shapiro calls for Penn to disband pro-Palestinian encampment as 6 students are placed on leave |url=https://www.inquirer.com/education/university-of-pennsylvania-encampment-pro-palestinian-expansion-20240509.html |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer}} but later said he was already aware of police plans to disband the encampment after police made arrests less than 24 hours after Shapiro's statement.{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=Sean Collins |date=2024-05-10 |title=Gov. Josh Shapiro knew officials were prepping to take down Penn's encampment as he called for its removal |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/josh-shapiro-penn-encampment-20240510.html |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer}} Critics of Shapiro have said that he has exaggerated and misrepresented the threat student demonstrators pose to their peers. Rafael Shimunov wrote, "The leap of logic in which Shapiro engaged by suggesting they posed a threat to Jewish safety relies on a perception of Jews who are pro-Palestinian as less Jewish than Jews who are pro-Israel, and a belief that any ideological disagreement with pro-Israel Jews is a kind of violence." First Amendment advocates have criticized Shapiro for a revision to the state employees' code of conduct prohibiting "scandalous" behavior. Pro-Palestinian and Muslim groups raised concerns that the order was intended to chill speech related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.{{cite web |date=2024-05-14 |title=Shapiro order on 'scandalous' conduct amid Gaza protests raises alarm |first1=Stephen |last1=Caruso |first2=Angela |last2=Couloumbis |url=https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/05/pennsylvania-josh-shapiro-israel-gaza-protests-palestine-executive-order/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Spotlight PA}}

In an interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, Shapiro reiterated his support for a two-state solution and said that the Israeli and Palestinian people want a peaceful solution to the conflict that both Netanyahu and Hamas oppose. He also said he was not drawing a false equivalence between Netanyahu and the "terrorist group" Hamas.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=6-198fR9Sxo |title=Gov. Josh Shapiro - Pennsylvania in 2024 Election & "Get Sh*t Done" Attitude {{!}} The Daily Show |date=2024-10-28 |last=The Daily Show |access-date=2024-11-11 |via=YouTube}}

Shapiro criticized President Trump's Gaza ownership proposal, calling it "unserious" and saying, "it is seemingly illegal on its face under international law. I don't know why the President would want to drive people from their home and also seemingly have to commit American lives in terms of American military personnel and American treasure in terms of significant tax dollars to do what he said."{{Cite web |last=Mayk |first=Lauren |date=2025-02-05 |title=Shapiro calls Trump comments on Gaza an 'unserious proposal' |url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/josh-shapiro-governor-pennsylvania-donald-trump-gaza-immigration-septa-plane-crash-eagles-super-bowl/4101101/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=NBC10 Philadelphia |language=en-US}}

{{main|2025 Pennsylvania Governor's Residence arson attack}}

In the early morning of April 13, 2025, an arsonist set fire to the Governor’s Residence. At the time of the incident, Shapiro, his family, and another family who had joined them the previous evening for a Passover Seder were inside the building. Everyone was safely evacuated, but the southern portion of the residence sustained significant damage. Later that day, Cody Allen Balmer, a 38-year-old former mechanic from Penbrook, Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged with terrorism, attempted murder, aggravated arson, and aggravated assault. Balmer said he would have beaten Shapiro with a hammer if he had encountered Shapiro.{{cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/us/pennsylvania-governor-arson-what-we-know-hnk/index.html | title=Josh Shapiro: Man accused of setting fire to Pennsylvania governor's home denied bail | website=CNN }}{{cite news |last1=Madani |first1=Doha |last2=Persaud |first2=Yasmeen |last3=Eaglin |first3=Maya |last4=Cohen |first4=Rebecca |last5=Weir |first5=Andy |date=April 13, 2025 |title=Suspect in custody after overnight arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gov-josh-shapiro-residence-arson-investigation-rcna201044 |access-date=April 13, 2025 |website= |publisher=NBC News}}{{cite news |last=Levy |first=Marc |date=April 13, 2025 |title=Suspect arrested in arson fire that forced Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, family to flee residence. |url=https://apnews.com/article/josh-shapiro-arson-police-fire-pennsylvania-governor-2d17ec60c48f7d4d15123dda60c88699 |access-date=April 13, 2025 |publisher=Associated Press}}

Shapiro met his wife, Lori, in ninth grade, when they both attended Akiba Hebrew Academy, now Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, then in Merion Station.{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Jan |title=Lori Shapiro: A behind-the-scenes motivator in husband's gubernatorial campaign|url=https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/10/lori-shapiro-a-behind-the-scenes-motivator-in-husbands-gubernatorial-campaign.html |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=PennLive|date=October 12, 2022}} They dated in high school and reconnected after college while both were living in Washington, D.C. Shapiro proposed to her in Jerusalem in 1997. They married on May 25 of that year.{{cite tweet|number=1529440820872503297|user=JoshShapiroPA|title=25 years ago, on a rainy day in Bucks County, I got to kiss the bride. It's been sunny ever since. We've been ble...|date=May 25, 2022}}

Shapiro and his wife have four children and reside in the Governor's Residence in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.{{Cite web|url=https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/the-office/|title=The Office|website=Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General|access-date= 2019-03-13}} Shapiro is an observant Conservative Jew who keeps kosher.

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| title = 2004 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 153{{cite web |title=Election Results General Election November 2, 2004 Book1 |url=https://www.montgomerycountypa.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/163 |website=Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |access-date=2 June 2023 |page=2 |format=PDF |date=November 23, 2004}}

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| percentage = 54.32

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 15,022

| percentage = 44.74

| change = -21.5

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| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 316

| percentage = 0.94

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| title = 2006 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 153{{cite web |title=General Election 2006 |url=https://www.montgomerycountypa.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/161 |website=Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |access-date=2 June 2023 |page=3 |format=PDF |date=November 21, 2006}}

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| party = Democratic Party (United States)

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| percentage = 75.97

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| change = -20.7

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|percentage=0.03}}

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| change = N/A

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| title = 2008 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 153{{cite web |title=Election Results General Election November 4, 2008 |url=https://www.montgomerycountypa.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/159 |website=Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |access-date=2 June 2023 |page=3 |format=PDF |date=November 19, 2008}}

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| change = N/A

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| title =2010 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 153{{cite web |title=2010 General Election November 2, 2010 Summary Report Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Official Report |url=https://www.montgomerycountypa.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/157 |website=Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |access-date=2 June 2023 |page=3 |format=PDF |date=December 8, 2010}}

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| change = +29.8

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| change = N/A

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| title = 2011 Montgomery County Board of Commissioners election{{cite web |title=2011 General Election November 8, 2011 Summary Report Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Official Report |url=https://www.montgomerycountypa.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/156 |website=Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |access-date=2 June 2023 |page=1 |format=PDF |date=November 28, 2011}}

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| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 89,103

| percentage = 26.99

| change = N/A

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Leslie Richards

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 87,109

| percentage = 26.39

| change = N/A

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 77,732

| percentage = 23.55

| change = N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Val Arkoosh (incumbent)|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=88,958|percentage=28.27|change=N/A}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Joe Gale|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=65,740|percentage=20.90|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Steven Tolbert Jr.|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=62,644|percentage=19.91|change=N/A}}

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| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser = Republican Party (United States)

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{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General election, Democratic primary{{Cite web|url=https://electionreturns.pa.gov/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430085610/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ENR_New/|url-status=dead|title=Pennsylvania Elections - Summary Results|archivedate=April 30, 2016|website=electionreturns.pa.gov}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Josh Shapiro

| party = Pennsylvania Democratic Party

| votes = 725,168

| percentage = 47.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Stephen Zappala

| party = Pennsylvania Democratic Party

| votes = 566,501

| percentage = 36.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Morganelli

| party = Pennsylvania Democratic Party

| votes = 250,097

| percentage = 16.2

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 1,541,766

| percentage= 100.0

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| title = 2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| candidate = Josh Shapiro

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 3,057,010

| percentage = 51.39

| change = -4.75

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = John Rafferty

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 2,891,325

| percentage = 48.61

| change = +7.05

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{{Election box total

| votes = 5,948,335

| percentage= 100.0

| change = N/A

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser = Republican Party (United States)

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{{Election box begin

| title = 2020 Pennsylvania Attorney General election{{cite web |title=2020 Presidential Election - Statewide|url=https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/SummaryResults?ElectionID=83&ElectionType=G&IsActive=0|access-date=November 25, 2020}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| candidate = Josh Shapiro (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 3,461,472

| percentage = 50.85

| change = -0.56

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = Heather Heidelbaugh

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,153,831

| percentage = 46.33

| change = -2.28

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = Daniel Wassmer

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 120,489

| percentage = 1.77

| change = N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = Richard L. Weiss

| party = Green Party (United States)

| votes = 70,804

| percentage = 1.04

| change = N/A

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{{Election box total

| votes = 6,806,596

| percentage= 100.0

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| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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| title = 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, Democratic primary

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{{Election box candidate unopposed with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Josh Shapiro}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 1,226,107

| percentage= 100.0

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{{Election box end}}

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| title = 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election{{cite web |title=2022 General Election Official Returns - Governor |url=https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/OfficeResults?OfficeID=3&ElectionID=undefined&ElectionType=undefined&IsActive=undefined |website=Pennsylvania Department of State}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| candidate = {{ubl|Josh Shapiro|Austin Davis}}

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 3,031,137

| percentage = 56.49

| change = -1.28

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{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate={{ubl|Doug Mastriano|Carrie DelRosso}}|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=2,238,477|percentage=41.71|change=+1.01}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate={{ubl|Matt Hackenburg|Tim McMaster}}|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|votes=51,611|percentage=0.96|change=-0.02}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate={{ubl|Christina DiGiulio|Michael Bagdes-Canning}}|party=Green Party (United States)|votes=24,436|percentage=0.46|change=-0.09}}

{{Election box candidate

| candidate = {{ubl|Joe Soloski|Nicole Shultz}}

| party = Keystone

| color = #501B68

| votes = 20,518

| percentage = 0.38

| change = N/A

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| percentage = 100.0

| change = N/A

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• We fixed I-95 in 12 days. Here are our lessons for U.S. infrastructure. The Washington Post, July 16, 2023{{Cite news |date=2023-07-16 |title=Opinion: We fixed I-95 in 12 days. Here are our lessons for U.S. infrastructure. |first=Josh |last=Shapiro |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/17/interstate-95-repair-infrastructure-shapiro-pennsylvania/ |access-date=2024-07-21 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}}
• Finding Moral Clarity After an Arsonist’s Attack. The New York Times, April 23, 2025{{Cite news |last=Shapiro |first=Josh |date=2025-04-23 |title=Gov. Josh Shapiro: Finding Moral Clarity After an Arsonist’s Attack |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/opinion/josh-shapiro-governor-mansion-arson.html |access-date=2025-04-24 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

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