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.
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Some of the key events about Josh Shapiro

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

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