Josh Shapiro
Joshua David Shapiro is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2023 as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 50th attorney general of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2023 and on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2012 to 2017.
Some of the key events about Josh Shapiro
- 1995Graduated magna cum laude from the University of Rochester
- 1998Earned his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center
- 2005Elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- 2012Elected as Montgomery County Commissioner
- 2014Appointed to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
- 2016Elected as Pennsylvania Attorney General
- 2016Faced criticism for accepting gifts from businesses and lobbyists while serving as Attorney General
- 2017Led a grand jury investigation into sexual abuse in Pennsylvania's Catholic dioceses
- 2017Received backlash for his handling of a grand jury report on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church
- 2018Filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma for its role in the opioid crisis
- 2018Criticized for slow response to opioid crisis in Pennsylvania
- 2019Faced controversy over his office's seizure of $1 million from a medical marijuana business
- 2020Defended Pennsylvania's election process and vote counting in the 2020 presidential election
- 2020Accused of politicizing the Attorney General's office during the presidential election
- 2021Criticized for slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Pennsylvania
- 2022Elected as the 48th Governor of Pennsylvania
- 2022Faced scrutiny over campaign donations from individuals linked to natural gas industry
- 2023Received criticism for proposed tax increases in state budget
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