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text-align: center;">Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153</div> <hr /> <div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Attorney General of Pennsylvania</div> <div style="font-size: 13px; text-align:center;">Successor: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michelle_Henry">Michelle Henry</a></div> <div style="font-size: 13px; text-align:center;">Predecessor: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bruce_Beemer">Bruce Beemer</a></div> <hr /> <div class="widget-row value-only Democratic Party"> <p> Compensation </p> </div> <div class="widget-row"> <div class="widget-key">Base salary</div> <div class="widget-value"> <p> $213,026 </p> </div> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only Democratic Party">Elections and appointments</div> <div class="widget-row"> <div class="widget-key">Last elected</div> <div class="widget-value"> <p> November 8, 2022 </p> </div> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only Democratic Party"> <p> Education </p> </div> <div class="widget-row"> <div class="widget-key">Law</div> <div class="widget-value"> <p> Georgetown University Law Center </p> </div> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only Democratic Party">Personal</div> <div class="widget-row"> <div class="widget-key">Birthplace</div> <div class="widget-value">Kansas City, Mo.</div> </div> <div class="widget-row"> <div class="widget-key">Religion</div> <div class="widget-value">Jewish</div> </div> <div class="widget-row"> <div class="widget-key">Profession</div> <div class="widget-value">Attorney</div> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only Democratic Party">Contact</div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://www.governor.pa.gov/about/governor-josh-shapiro/" target="_blank">Official website</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/governorshapiro" target="_blank">Official Facebook</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/GovernorShapiro/" target="_blank">Official Instagram</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@GovernorShapiro" target="_blank">Official YouTube</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://joshshapiro.org/" target="_blank">Campaign website</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JoshShapiroPA" target="_blank">Campaign Facebook</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://www.twitter.com/JoshShapiroPA" target="_blank">Campaign Twitter</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joshshapiropa/" target="_blank">Campaign Instagram</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/repshapiro/" target="_blank">Personal LinkedIn</a> </p> </div> </div> <p><style> .infobox { width: 250px; font-size: .9em; } .top_disclaimer { </p> <pre>float:right; border:1px solid #FFB81F; background-color: white; width: 250px; font-size: .9em; margin-bottom:0px; </pre> <p>} .infobox p { margin-bottom: 0; } .widget-row { display: inline-block; width: 100%; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; } .widget-row.heading { font-size: 1.2em; } .widget-row.value-only { text-align: center; background-color: grey; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.value-only.white { background-color: #f9f9f9; } .widget-row.value-only.black { background-color: #f9f9f9; color: black; } .widget-row.Democratic { background-color: #003388; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Republican { background-color: red; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Independent, .widget-row.Nonpartisan, .widget-row.Constitution { background-color: grey; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; color: black; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Green { background-color: green; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-key { width: 43%; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; } .widget-value { width: 57%; float: right; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; word-wrap: break-word; } .widget-img { width: 150px; display: block; margin: auto; } .clearfix { clear: both; } </style> </p> <div style="display: none;"></div> <p><b>Josh Shapiro</b> (<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Democratic_Party">Democratic Party</a>) is the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Governor_of_Pennsylvania">Governor of Pennsylvania</a>. He assumed office on January 17, 2023. His current term ends on January 19, 2027.</p><p>Shapiro (<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Democratic_Party">Democratic Party</a>) ran for election for <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Governor_of_Pennsylvania">Governor of Pennsylvania</a>. He won in the general election on <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022">November 8, 2022</a>. </p> <p>Shapiro received a bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester and a J.D. from Georgetown University.<sup id="cite_ref-linkedin_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-linkedin-1">[1]</a></sup> Before running for office, Shaprio was a senior foreign policy advisor to U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli (D), senior legislative assistant to U.S. Rep Peter Deutsch (D), chief of staff to U.S. Rep. <a href="/Joe_Hoeffel" title="Joe Hoeffel">Joseph Hoeffel</a> (D), and attorney for Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP.<sup id="cite_ref-capdigest_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-capdigest-2">[2]</a></sup> </p><p>Shapiro was elected to represent <a href="/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_District_153" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153">District 153</a> in the <a href="/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">Pennsylvania House of Representatives</a> in the in 2004, and served in the House from 2005-2011. In 2011, Shapiro won election to the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners and served on the commission from 2012-2017 as chairman, the first time in over a century that Democrats controlled the commission.<sup id="cite_ref-commission_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-commission-3">[3]</a></sup> </p><p>Shapiro won the <a href="/Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election,_2016" title="Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2016">2016 election</a> for <a href="/Attorney_General_of_Pennsylvania" title="Attorney General of Pennsylvania">attorney general of Pennsylvania</a> against former State Sen. <a href="/John_Rafferty" title="John Rafferty">John Rafferty</a> 51.4%-48.6%. </p><p>As attorney general, Shapiro released the results of a grand jury report on the Catholic Church's cover up of sexual abuse of more than 1,000 children over 70 years. Shapiro described his decision to continue the investigation after inheriting it in 2016 as "the most purposeful thing, short of giving life to our four children, I’ve ever done in my life...I made it clear I wanted the investigation to continue. I put the full force of our office into this investigation.”<sup id="cite_ref-shapiroreport_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shapiroreport-4">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70years_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70years-5">[5]</a></sup> Shapiro also forced settlements with pharmaceutical distributors for their role in the opioid epidemic, restricted redlining practices by a major mortgage lender, and filed corruption charges against two Democratic state legislators.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> </p><p>Shapiro won the <a href="/Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">2022 election for governor of Pennsylvania</a> against State Sen. <a href="/Doug_Mastriano" title="Doug Mastriano">Doug Mastriano</a> (R) 56.5%-41.7%. Shapiro's campaign focused on his record as attorney general and his potential ability as governor to veto legislation the legislature's Republican majority passes. Shapiro's campaign website said that he would veto certain legislation related to abortion and absentee/mail-in voting.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> Heading into the election, Pennsylvania had a <a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">divided government</a>, with a Democratic governor and Republican majorities in both legislative chambers. Shapiro's win maintained a divided government. </p><p>As governor, Shapiro implemented automatic voter registration allowing Pennsylvanians to register to vote at the Department of Transportation, signed legislation expanding insurance coverage for breast cancer screenings, and renewed funding for universal free school breakfast.<sup id="cite_ref-record_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-record-8">[8]</a></sup> </p><p>During the 2023 legislative session, Shapiro explained why he line-item vetoed a provision in the 2024 budget to fund a private school tuition voucher program the legislature debated that session.<sup id="cite_ref-castar1_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-castar1-9">[9]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> Though he supported the program during his gubernatorial campaign, Shapiro said, "Knowing that the two chambers will not reach consensus at this time to enact PASS, and unwilling to hold up our entire budget process over this issue, I will line-item veto the full $100 million appropriation and it will not be part of this budget bill."<sup id="cite_ref-castar1_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-castar1-9">[9]</a></sup> </p><p>In July 2024, several media outlets reported that Shapiro was one the finalists to become the running mate of Democratic Presidential nominee <a href="/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a> (D) before she selected Minnesota Gov. <a href="/Tim_Walz" title="Tim Walz">Tim Walz</a> (D).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> </p><p>During his gubernatorial campaign in 2022, Shapiro said,"Take off the red jersey and the blue jersey, and just wear the Pennsylvania Jersey, because they know that this is a moment where we have to come together, not just to win an election, but to protect our fundamental freedoms. We can protect our freedom. We can protect our rights. We can build a commonwealth that respects all people.<sup id="cite_ref-quote_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quote-12">[12]</a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Biography"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Biography</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Political_career"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Political career</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Governor_of_Pennsylvania_(2023_-_present)"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Governor of Pennsylvania (2023 - present)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Attorney_General_of_Pennsylvania_(2017_-_2023)"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Attorney General of Pennsylvania (2017 - 2023)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Montgomery_County_Commissioner_(2011-2017)"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Montgomery County Commissioner (2011-2017)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_(2005-2011)"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2005-2011)</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Committee_assignments"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Committee assignments</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#2011-2012"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">2011-2012</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#2009-2010"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">2009-2010</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Elections"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#2022"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">2022</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-12"><a href="#Campaign_finance"><span class="tocnumber">4.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign finance</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#2020"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-14"><a href="#Campaign_finance_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign finance</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#2016"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">2016</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-16"><a href="#Primary_race_background"><span class="tocnumber">4.3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Primary race background</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-17"><a href="#Democratic_primary_results"><span class="tocnumber">4.3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Democratic primary results</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#2014"><span class="tocnumber">4.4</span> <span class="toctext">2014</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#2010"><span class="tocnumber">4.5</span> <span class="toctext">2010</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#2008"><span class="tocnumber">4.6</span> <span class="toctext">2008</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="#Campaign_themes"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign themes</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a href="#2022_2"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">2022</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#2020_2"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-24"><a href="#Notable_endorsements"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Notable endorsements</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-25"><a href="#Campaign_finance_summary"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign finance summary</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-26"><a href="#Ballot_measure_activity"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Ballot measure activity</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-27"><a href="#Noteworthy_events"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Noteworthy events</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Reported_as_possible_2024_Democratic_vice_presidential_nominee"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">Reported as possible 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-28"><a href="#Personal"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Personal</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-29"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-30"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-31"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">13</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Biography">Biography</span></h2> <p>Josh Shapiro was born in Kansas City, Missouri.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-13">[13]</a></sup> Shapiro earned a law degree from Georgetown University. His career experience includes working as a congressional staffer, the chief of staff to former U.S. Representative <a href="/Joe_Hoeffel" title="Joe Hoeffel">Joe Hoeffel</a>, and an attorney.<sup id="cite_ref-bio2_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio2-14">[14]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bio3_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio3-15">[15]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Political_career">Political career</span></h2> <h3><span id="Governor_of_Pennsylvania_.282023_-_present.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Governor_of_Pennsylvania_(2023_-_present)">Governor of Pennsylvania (2023 - present)</span></h3> <p>Shapiro was elected <a href="/Governor_of_Pennsylvania" title="Governor of Pennsylvania">Governor of Pennsylvania</a> on November 8, 2022. He assumed office on January 17, 2023. </p> <h3><span id="Attorney_General_of_Pennsylvania_.282017_-_2023.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Attorney_General_of_Pennsylvania_(2017_-_2023)">Attorney General of Pennsylvania (2017 - 2023)</span></h3> <p>Shapiro was elected <a href="/Attorney_General_of_Pennsylvania" title="Attorney General of Pennsylvania">attorney general of Pennsylvania</a> on November 8, 2016. He assumed office on January 17, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span id="Montgomery_County_Commissioner_.282011-2017.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Montgomery_County_Commissioner_(2011-2017)">Montgomery County Commissioner (2011-2017)</span></h3> <p>Shapiro was elected Montgomery County Commissioner in November 2011. </p> <h3><span id="Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_.282005-2011.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_(2005-2011)">Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2005-2011)</span></h3> <p>Shapiro served as a <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> member of the <a href="/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">Pennsylvania House of Representatives</a>, representing District 153, from 2005 to 2011. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Committee_assignments">Committee assignments</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2011-2012">2011-2012</span></h3> <p>In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Shapiro was appointed to these committees: </p> <ul><li><a href="/Insurance_Committee,_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Insurance Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives">Insurance</a></li> <li><a href="/Judiciary_Committee,_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Judiciary Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives">Judiciary</a></li> <li><a href="/State_Government_Committee,_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="State Government Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives">State Government</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2009-2010">2009-2010</span></h3> <p>In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Shapiro served on these committees: </p> <ul><li><a href="/Appropriations_Committee,_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Appropriations Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives">Appropriations Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives</a>, Secretary</li> <li><a href="/Finance_Committee,_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Finance Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives">Finance Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives</a></li> <li><a href="/Insurance_Committee,_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Insurance Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives">Insurance Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives</a></li> <li><a href="/Judiciary_Committee,_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Judiciary Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives">Judiciary Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2022">2022</span></h3> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 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href="https://ballotpedia.org/Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022">Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022</a></i></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><a href=""></a></i></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Governor of Pennsylvania</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Josh_Shapiro">Josh Shapiro</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Doug_Mastriano">Doug Mastriano</a>, <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Matt_Hackenburg">Matt Hackenburg</a>, <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christina_Digiulio">Christina Digiulio</a>, and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joseph_Soloski">Joseph Soloski</a> in the general election for Governor of Pennsylvania on November 8, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Josh-Shapiro.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Josh Shapiro" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Josh_Shapiro">Josh Shapiro</a> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">56.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 56.5%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">3,031,137</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/doug_mastriano.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Doug Mastriano" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Doug_Mastriano">Doug Mastriano</a> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">41.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 41.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,238,477</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Libertarian"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Matt_Hackenburg.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Matt Hackenburg" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Matt_Hackenburg">Matt Hackenburg</a> (L) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Matt_Hackenburg#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">1.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Libertarian" style="width: 1.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">51,611</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Green"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/ChristinaDigiulio.jpeg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Christina Digiulio" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christina_Digiulio">Christina Digiulio</a> (G) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christina_Digiulio#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Green" style="width: 0.5%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">24,436</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper "><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/JosephSoloski.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Joseph Soloski" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joseph_Soloski">Joseph Soloski</a> (Keystone Party of Pennsylvania) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joseph_Soloski#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.4</div><div class="inner_percentage " style="width: 0.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">20,518</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/SummaryResults?ElectionID=94&ElectionType=G&IsActive=0" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 5,366,179 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Withdrawn or disqualified candidates</h4><ul><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Eddie_Wenrich">Eddie Wenrich</a> (Independent)</li><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christina_Olson">Christina Olson</a> (Green Party of Pennsylvania)</li></ul><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header democratic"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Democratic primary for Governor of Pennsylvania</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Josh_Shapiro">Josh Shapiro</a> advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Josh-Shapiro.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Josh Shapiro" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Josh_Shapiro">Josh Shapiro</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">100.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 100.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,227,151</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/Home/SummaryResults?ElectionID=94&ElectionType=P&IsActive=0" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 1,227,151 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Withdrawn or disqualified candidates</h4><ul><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tega_Swann">Tega Swann</a> (D)</li></ul><h4>Republican primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header republican"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania</h5></div><p class="results_text">The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/doug_mastriano.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Doug Mastriano" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Doug_Mastriano">Doug Mastriano</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">43.8</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 43.8%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">591,240</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Lou-Barletta.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Lou Barletta" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Lou_Barletta">Lou Barletta</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">20.3</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 20.3%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">273,252</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Bill-McSwain.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Bill McSwain" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bill_McSwain">Bill McSwain</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">15.8</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 15.8%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">212,886</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/dwhite.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of David White" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/David_White_(Pennsylvania_governor_candidate)">David White</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">9.6</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 9.6%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">129,058</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/MelissaHart.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Melissa Hart" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Melissa_Hart_(Pennsylvania)">Melissa Hart</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">4.1</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 4.1%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">54,752</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Joe-Gale.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Joe Gale" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Gale">Joe Gale</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">2.1</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 2.1%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">27,920</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Jake-Corman.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Jake Corman III" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jake_Corman">Jake Corman III</a> <i>(Unofficially withdrew)</i></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">1.9</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 1.9%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">26,091</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Charlie-Gerow.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Charlie Gerow" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Charlie_Gerow">Charlie Gerow</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">1.3</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 1.3%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">17,922</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Nche-Zama.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Nche Zama" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nche_Zama">Nche Zama</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">1.2</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 1.2%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">16,238</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/Home/SummaryResults?ElectionID=94&ElectionType=P&IsActive=0" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 1,349,359 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td 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absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i>See also: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election,_2020">Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2020</a></i></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election,_2020_(June_2_Republican_primary)">Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)</a></i></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election,_2020_(June_2_Democratic_primary)">Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)</a></i></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><a href=""></a></i></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Josh_Shapiro">Josh Shapiro</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Heather_Heidelbaugh">Heather Heidelbaugh</a>, <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Daniel_Wassmer">Daniel Wassmer</a>, and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Weiss_(Pennsylvania)">Richard Weiss</a> in the general election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on November 3, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Josh-Shapiro.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Josh Shapiro" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Josh_Shapiro">Josh Shapiro</a></u></b> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">50.9</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 50.9%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">3,461,472</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Heather_Heidelbaugh.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Heather Heidelbaugh" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Heather_Heidelbaugh">Heather Heidelbaugh</a> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">46.3</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 46.3%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">3,153,831</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Libertarian"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/DanielWassmer.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Daniel Wassmer" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Daniel_Wassmer">Daniel Wassmer</a> (L) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Daniel_Wassmer#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">1.8</div><div class="inner_percentage Libertarian" style="width: 1.8%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">120,489</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Green"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/rweiss.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Richard Weiss" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Weiss_(Pennsylvania)">Richard Weiss</a> (G) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">1.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Green" style="width: 1.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">70,804</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/OfficeResults?OfficeID=5&ElectionID=83&ElectionType=G&IsActive=1" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 6,806,596 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><p style="margin-top: 10px;">Watch the <a href="https://cc2020.enciv.org/country:us/state:pa/state:attorney-general-of-pennsylvania/stage:general/2020-11-03">Candidate Conversation</a> for this race!</p><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header democratic"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Josh_Shapiro">Josh Shapiro</a> advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on June 2, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Josh-Shapiro.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Josh Shapiro" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Josh_Shapiro">Josh Shapiro</a></u></b></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">100.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 100.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,429,414</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://electionreturns.pa.gov/Home/SummaryResults?ElectionID=83&ElectionType=P&IsActive=0" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 1,429,414 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Republican primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header republican"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Heather_Heidelbaugh">Heather Heidelbaugh</a> advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on June 2, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Heather_Heidelbaugh.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Heather Heidelbaugh" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Heather_Heidelbaugh">Heather Heidelbaugh</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">100.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 100.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,055,168</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://electionreturns.pa.gov/Home/SummaryResults?ElectionID=83&ElectionType=P&IsActive=0" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 1,055,168 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Campaign_finance_2">Campaign finance</span></h4> <p> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://s.transparencyusa.org/widget/tusa.min.js"> </script> <style> tusa-race-stage-summary, tusa-person-summary, tusa-filing-dates { --title-background: #334aab; --subtitle-background: #334aab; --highlights-background: #d3d4d5; --link-color: #337ab7; --progress-bar: #f0a236; --view-more-background: #f0a236; } </style> <tusa-person-summary state="pa" election-year="2020" person-id="29894" token="a8793409"></tusa-person-summary> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3> <table style="width:225px; background:#F0F0F0; border:1px solid #ccc; float:right; padding:5px; margin:5px; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#000080; padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; font-size:100%; color:white; text-align:center"><big>Obama endorsement</big> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/File:Obama_template_image.jpg" class="image"><img alt="Obama template image.jpg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/3f/Obama_template_image.jpg/200px-Obama_template_image.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="124" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/3f/Obama_template_image.jpg/300px-Obama_template_image.jpg 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/3f/Obama_template_image.jpg/400px-Obama_template_image.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3500" data-file-height="2170" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #F0F0F0; line-height:150%;;"><small> During the 2016 election cycle Shapiro was one of the candidates endorsed by President <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> </small> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F0F0F0; line-height:150%;"><hr style="background-color:#000080;" /><small> <a href="/Endorsements_by_Barack_Obama#2016" title="Endorsements by Barack Obama">Full list of Obama's 2016 endorsements</a> </small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election,_2016" title="Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2016">Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Shapiro filed to run in the <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> primary for <a href="/Pennsylvania_Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennsylvania Attorney General">Pennsylvania Attorney General</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-candlist_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-candlist-17">[17]</a></sup> The filing deadline was February 16, 2016. Shapiro defeated opponents <a href="/Stephen_Zappala" title="Stephen Zappala">Stephen Zappala</a> and <a href="/John_Morganelli" title="John Morganelli">John Morganelli</a> to win the Democratic nomination. He competed with state Sen. <a href="/John_Rafferty" title="John Rafferty">John Rafferty</a> (R) in the November 8 general election. </p> <p><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Josh Shapiro</a> defeated <a href="/John_Rafferty" title="John Rafferty">John Rafferty</a> in the Pennsylvania attorney general election.</p><table width="500px" class="bptable gray collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color: #444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>Pennsylvania Attorney General, 2016</b></th> </tr> <tr><td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Josh Shapiro</a></b> <small></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">51.39%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">3,057,010</td></tr><tr><td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/John_Rafferty" title="John Rafferty">John Rafferty</a> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">48.61%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">2,891,325</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>5,948,335</b></td></tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/ENR_NEW">Pennsylvania Department of State</a></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> <p><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Josh Shapiro</a> defeated <a href="/Stephen_Zappala" title="Stephen Zappala">Stephen Zappala</a> and <a href="/John_Morganelli" title="John Morganelli">John Morganelli</a> in the Pennsylvania Attorney General Democratic Primary.</p><table width="500px" class="bptable gray collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color: #444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>Pennsylvania Attorney General Democratic Primary, 2016</b></th> </tr> <tr><td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Josh Shapiro</a></b> <small></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">47.00%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">725,168</td></tr><tr><td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Stephen_Zappala" title="Stephen Zappala">Stephen Zappala</a> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">36.76%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">566,501</td></tr><tr><td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/John_Morganelli" title="John Morganelli">John Morganelli</a> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">16.23%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">250,097</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>1,541,766</b></td></tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/ENR_New/Home/SummaryResults?ElectionID=54&ElectionType=P&IsActive=0">Pennsylvania Department of State</a></td> </tr></tbody></table> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Primary_race_background">Primary race background</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Main article: <a href="/Pennsylvania_races_we%27re_watching,_2016" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennsylvania races we're watching, 2016">Pennsylvania races we're watching, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><br /> The closely-watched race for <a href="/Pennsylvania_Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennsylvania Attorney General">Pennsylvania Attorney General</a> was open following incumbent <a href="/Kathleen_Kane" title="Kathleen Kane">Kathleen Kane</a>'s (D) resignation on August 17, 2016, after she was found guilty on charges of perjury and abuse of her office. Kane, the first Democrat to hold the office since 1979, won in 2012 by 15 points. Shapiro and <a href="/Stephen_Zappala" title="Stephen Zappala">Stephen Zappala</a> came out on top in a January 2016 poll. Zappala edged out Shapiro by one point while 49 percent of those surveyed were undecided; Shapiro was just a few points shy of the two-thirds majority vote required to earn the endorsement of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party in March.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup> </p><p>The candidates received the following key endorsements: </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible" style="border: 0px; background: white; text-align: center; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #A0A0A0; width:auto; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="background-color:blue; border: 1px; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #A0A0A0; color: white; font-size:100%; padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em;">Key endorsements, Democratic primary candidates<sup id="cite_ref-shapiro_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shapiro-19">[19]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-zappala_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zappala-22">[22]</a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:#F6F6F6; border: 0px;">John Morganelli </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:#F6F6F6; border: 0px;">Josh Shapiro </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:#F6F6F6; border: 0px;">Stephen Zappala </th></tr> <tr> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.lehighvalleybuilding.com/">Lehigh Valley Building Trades</a></td> <td><a href="/Governor_of_Pennsylvania" title="Governor of Pennsylvania">Governor</a> <a href="/Tom_Wolf" title="Tom Wolf">Tom Wolf</a> (D)</td> <td>State Senator <a href="/Anthony_Williams" title="Anthony Williams">Anthony Williams</a> (D) </td></tr> <tr> <td>State Senator <a href="/Lisa_Boscola" title="Lisa Boscola">Lisa Boscola</a> (D)</td> <td><a href="/Pennsylvania_State_Senate" title="Pennsylvania State Senate">State Senator</a> <a href="/Bob_Casey" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Casey">Bob Casey</a> (D)</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.pabuildingtrades.org/">Pennsylvania State Building and Construction Trades Council</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Carbon County D.A. Jean Engler (D)</td> <td>Former <a href="/Governor_of_Pennsylvania" title="Governor of Pennsylvania">Governor</a> <a href="/Ed_Rendell" title="Ed Rendell">Ed Rendell</a> (D)</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.umwa.org/?q=content/umwa-offices">United Mine Workers of America District 2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse (D)</td> <td>International Association of Firefighters Local 1, <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.iaff22.org/index.cfm?section=1">Local 22</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.fop5.org/">Fraternal Order of Police</a> Lodge 5</td> <td>Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.psea.org/">Pennsylvania State Education Association</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Democratic_primary_results">Democratic primary results</span></h4> <p>    </p> <p><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Josh Shapiro</a> defeated <a href="/Stephen_Zappala" title="Stephen Zappala">Stephen Zappala</a> and <a href="/John_Morganelli" title="John Morganelli">John Morganelli</a> in the Pennsylvania Attorney General Democratic Primary.</p><table width="500px" class="bptable gray collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color: #444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>Pennsylvania Attorney General Democratic Primary, 2016</b></th> </tr> <tr><td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Josh Shapiro</a></b> <small></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">47.00%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">725,168</td></tr><tr><td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Stephen_Zappala" title="Stephen Zappala">Stephen Zappala</a> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">36.76%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">566,501</td></tr><tr><td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/John_Morganelli" title="John Morganelli">John Morganelli</a> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">16.23%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">250,097</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>1,541,766</b></td></tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/ENR_New/Home/SummaryResults?ElectionID=54&ElectionType=P&IsActive=0">Pennsylvania Department of State</a></td> </tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2014">2014</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election,_2014" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2014">Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2014</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Shapiro was considered a potential candidate for <a href="/Governor_of_Pennsylvania" title="Governor of Pennsylvania">Governor of Pennsylvania</a> in 2014, against Republican incumbent Gov. <a href="/Tom_Corbett" title="Tom Corbett">Tom Corbett</a>, but did not run.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2010">2010</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2010" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010">Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Shapiro won re-election to the 153rd District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition and defeated Republican <a href="/Tom_Bogar" title="Tom Bogar">Tom Bogar</a> in the general election, which took place on November 2, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #a3bfb1 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#000066; color: white;"> <th colspan="5">Pennsylvania State House, District 153 </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#000066; color: white; align=" valign="middle"> <th colspan="2" style="width: 17em" valign="middle">Candidates </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center" valign="middle">Votes </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center" valign="middle">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <b>Josh Shapiro (D)</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>17,430</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>70.1%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Tom Bogar (R) </td> <td align="right">7,426 </td> <td align="center">29.9% </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2008">2008</span></h3> <p>On November 4, 2008, Shapiro won re-election to the 153rd District seat of the <a href="/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">Pennsylvania House of Representatives</a>. He received 33,165 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #a3bfb1 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#000066; color: white;"> <th colspan="5">Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 153 </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#000066; color: white; align=" valign="middle"> <th colspan="2" style="width: 17em" valign="middle">Candidates </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center" valign="middle">Votes </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center" valign="middle">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Josh Shapiro (D/R)</b> <a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> </td> <td align="right"><b>33,165</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>100.0%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1610395138232-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1610395138232-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Campaign_themes"><a href="/Campaign_themes" title="Campaign themes">Campaign themes</a></span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2022_2">2022</span></h3> <p><style type="text/css"> .survey-result {padding:10px;} p.survey-question {font-weight:bold;} p.survey-response {margin-left:10px;} p.survey-response {white-space: pre-line;} ul.key-messages {list-style-type: none; margin-left:10px; } .key-messages li {margin-bottom: 10px;} .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} div.survey-scrollbox { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } div.oneoff-scrollbox.short { height:250px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } div.oneoff-scrollbox.regular { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } a.communitylink { color:black; font-weight:bold; } a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right { display: none; } a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; 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Harris</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://x.com/JoshShapiroPA/status/1815147937543925873" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup> (D, Working Families Party) </td><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election,_2024">President of the United States (2024) </a></td><td>Primary</td><td class="">Lost General</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Biden">Joe Biden</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://www.wispolitics.com/2023/biden-harris-2024-announces-campaign-national-advisory-board" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup></td><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election,_2024">President of the United States (2024) </a></td><td>Primary</td><td class="">Withdrew in Convention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tammy_Murphy">Tammy Murphy</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/josh-shapiro-raising-money-for-tammy-murphy/" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup></td><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Jersey,_2024">U.S. Senate New Jersey (2024) </a></td><td>Primary</td><td class="">Withdrew in Primary</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tammy_Baldwin">Tammy Baldwin</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://x.com/JoshShapiroPA/status/1837654064793870639" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup> (D) </td><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Wisconsin,_2024">U.S. Senate Wisconsin (2024) </a></td><td>General</td><td class="">Won General</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Biden">Joe Biden</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://twitter.com/lauraolson/status/1239612516466130951" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup> (D, Working Families Party) </td><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election,_2020">President of the United States (2020) </a></td><td>Primary</td><td class="">Won General</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Campaign_finance_summary">Campaign finance summary</span></h2> <style>.cf_bp_logo {width: 35px !important;}</style><hr /><p><img class="cf_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /><i>Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Satellite_spending" title="Satellite spending">Satellite spending groups</a> may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/candcmte_info.shtml">FEC website</a>. Click <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Federal_campaign_finance_laws_and_regulations" title="Federal campaign finance laws and regulations">here</a> for more on federal campaign finance law and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_campaign_finance_information" title="State campaign finance information">here</a> for more on state campaign finance law.</i></p><hr /><div class="widget-table-container widget-pagination" style="max-width: 950px; padding-top:10px"><table data-enable-pagination="true" data-page-size="5" id="cf_summary_2342" class="table table-responsive table-hover bp-table"><caption style="text-align:center">Josh Shapiro campaign contribution history </caption><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Office</th><th>Status</th><th>Contributions</th><th>Expenditures</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td data-cell="Year">2022</td><td data-cell="Office">Governor of Pennsylvania</td><td data-cell="Status">Won general</td><td data-cell="Contributions">$72,572,306</td><td data-cell="Expenditures"> $70,465,601 </td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr style="background-color: transparent;"><td colspan="3" class="data-cell-empty">Grand total</td><td data-cell="Contributions">$72,572,306</td><td data-cell="Expenditures"> $70,465,601</td></tr><tr style="padding: 0;background-color: transparent;"><td class="data-cell-empty" colspan="5" style="font-size:80%; border-bottom : hidden!important;padding: 0"><span>Sources: <i><a target="_blank" href="https://www.opensecrets.org">OpenSecrets</a>,  <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fec.gov/data/">Federal Elections Commission</a> <small>***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).</small></i></span></td></tr></tfoot></table><nav aria-label="Table navigation" id="navcf_summary_2342"></nav></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Ballot_measure_activity">Ballot measure activity</span></h2> <p>The following table details Shapiro's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Ballot measure support and opposition for Josh Shapiro </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Ballot measure </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Year </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Position </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Status </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Pennsylvania_Marsy%27s_Law_Crime_Victims_Rights_Amendment_(2019)" title="Pennsylvania Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2019)">Pennsylvania Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2019)</a></td> <td>2019</td> <td>Supported<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup></td> <td align="center"> <a href="Overturned" title="Overturned"><img alt="Overturned" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/9/9d/Overturned.png" width="26" height="16" data-file-width="26" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">ot</span> Overturned </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Noteworthy_events"><a href="/Noteworthy_events" title="Noteworthy events">Noteworthy events</a></span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Reported_as_possible_2024_Democratic_vice_presidential_nominee">Reported as possible 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee</span></h3> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Vice_presidential_candidates,_2024" title="Vice presidential candidates, 2024">Vice presidential candidates, 2024</a></i></dd></dl> <p>Media reports discussed Shapiro as a possible 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate.<sup id="cite_ref-axiosvp_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-axiosvp-27">[27]</a></sup> Vice President <a href="/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a> (D) selected Minnesota Governor <a href="/Tim_Walz" title="Tim Walz">Tim Walz</a> (D) as her running mate on August 6, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/Presidential_election,_2020" title="Presidential election, 2020">2020</a>, President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) announced Vice President <a href="/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a> (D) as his running mate six days before the start of the <a href="/Democratic_National_Convention,_2020" title="Democratic National Convention, 2020">Democratic National Convention</a> (DNC). In 2016, both <a href="/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> (D) and Trump announced their running mates three days before the DNC and RNC, respectively. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal">Personal</span></h2> <p><i>Note: Please <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="mailto:editor@ballotpedia.org">contact us</a> if the personal information below requires an update.</i><br /> </p> <div style="float:right; border:1px solid #FFB81F; margin:3px; background-color:#fff;font-size:80%;padding:3px;text-align:center;width:200px;">Email <a href="mailto:editor@ballotpedia.org?subject=Bio update for Josh Shapiro">editor@ballotpedia.org</a> to notify us of updates to this biography. </div> <p>Shapiro and his wife, Lori, have four children.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup> </p> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { 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valign="top"> <p class="contact_entity"><b>Candidate</b></p> <i><p class="contact_office">Governor of Pennsylvania</p></i> <li><a href="https://joshshapiro.org/" target="_blank">Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/JoshShapiroPA" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/@JoshShapiroPA" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/joshshapiropa/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </td> <td width="30%" align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contact_entity"><b>Officeholder</b></p> <i><p class="contact_office" style="margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;">Governor of Pennsylvania</p></i> <li><a href="https://www.governor.pa.gov/about/governor-josh-shapiro/" target="_blank">Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/governorshapiro" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/GovernorShapiro/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@GovernorShapiro" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li> </td> <td width="30%" align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contact_entity"><b>Personal</b></p> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/repshapiro/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2> <p> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; </script> </p> <div class="references-small"><div class="mobile-columns"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-linkedin-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-linkedin_1-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/repshapiro/"><i>Linkedin,</i> "Josh Shaprio," accessed July 18, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-capdigest-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-capdigest_2-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.pacapitoldigest.com/newsletter/docs/2/01-07-2005_160092.pdf"><i>PA Capitol Digest,</i> "Short Bios of New House and Senate Members," January 7, 2005</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-commission-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-commission_3-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://whyy.org/articles/shapiro-elected-chairman-of-montgomery-county-commissioners/"><i>WHYY,</i> "Shapiro elected chairman of Montgomery County Commissioners," January 4, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-shapiroreport-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-shapiroreport_4-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/27/us/politics/pennsylvania-attorney-general-josh-shapiro.html"><i>The New York Times,</i> "Meet Josh Shapiro, the Man Behind the Bombshell Investigation of Clergy Sexual Abuse," August 27, 2018</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-70years-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-70years_5-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/us/catholic-church-sex-abuse-pennsylvania.html"><i>The New York Times,</i> "Catholic Priests Abused 1,000 Children in Pennsylvania, Report Says," August 14, 2018</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/josh-shapiro-pennsylvania-governor-2022-endorsement-20221009.html"><i>The Philadelphia Inquirer,</i> "Josh Shapiro Governor 2022 Endorsement," October 9, 2022</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220819115814/https://joshshapiro.org/policy/"><i>Josh Shapiro's 2022 campaign website</i>, "Policy," accessed August 4, 2022</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-record-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-record_8-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2023/12/pennsylvania-josh-shapiro-governor-first-year-examined/"><i>Spotlight PA,</i> "Gov. Josh Shapiro rebuilt a bridge, weathered a messy budget, and walked fine partisan lines in 2023," December 12, 2023</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-castar1-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-castar1_9-0">9.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-castar1_9-1">9.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://penncapital-star.com/government-politics/pennsylvania-house-lawmakers-return-to-session-as-shapiro-eyes-solution-to-budget-impasse/"><i>Pennsylvania Capital Star,</i> "Shapiro drops voucher plan to end impasse as Pa. House lawmakers return to session," July 5, 2023</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://penncapital-star.com/election-2024/pennsylvania-renewed-scrutiny-josh-shapiro-school-voucher-record/"><i>Capital Star,</i> "Shapiro’s school voucher record gets renewed scrutiny as Harris seeks running mate," July 26, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-11">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-4-democrats-who-are-top-contenders-to-be-a-running-mate-for-kamala-harris"><i>PBS,</i> "The 4 Democrats who are top contenders to be a running mate for Kamala Harris," July 22, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-quote-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-quote_12-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://joshshapiro.org/"><i>Shapiro for Governor,</i> "Thank You Pennsylvania," accessed July 18, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bio-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-bio_13-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-705409"><i>The Jerusalem Post</i>, "Josh Shapiro: Pennsylvania gov. candidate, maybe 1st US Jewish president," April 28, 2022</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bio2-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-bio2_14-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120722232321/http://www.joshshapiro.org/about/"><i>Josh Shapiro's personal website</i>, "About Josh Shapiro," accessed August 3, 2022</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bio3-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-bio3_15-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://joshshapiro.org/meet-josh/"><i>Meet Josh," accessed November 18, 2022</i></a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Attorney-General-Josh-Shapiro-Takes-Office-410917595.html"><i>NBC 10 Philadelphia</i>, "Attorney General-Elect Josh Shapiro, Other Democrats Take Oaths of Office in Harrisburg," January 17, 2017</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-candlist-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-candlist_17-0">↑</a></span> <span class="error mw-ext-cite-error" lang="en" dir="ltr">Cite error: Invalid <code><ref></code> tag; no text was provided for refs named <code>candlist</code></span></li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-18">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2016/03/05/pa-democratic-state-committee-not-endorsing-any-senate-candidates/"><i>CBS Pittsburg,</i> "Pa. Democratic State Committee Not Endorsing Any Senate Candidates," March 5, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-shapiro-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-shapiro_19-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.joshshapiro.org/category/endorsements/"><i>Josh Shapiro,</i> "Endorsements," accessed March 25, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-20">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.politicspa.com/lehigh-building-trades-endorse-morganelli/73041/"><i>Politics PA,</i> "Lehigh Building Trades Endorse Morganelli," February 26, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-21">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.politicspa.com/boscola-endorses-morganelli-for-ag/73222/"><i>Politics PA,</i> "Boscola Endorses Morganelli for AG," March 3, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-zappala-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-zappala_22-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://zappalaforpa.com/media/press-releases/"><i>Stephen Zappala,</i> "Press Releases," accessed March 2,5 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-23">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/big_tent/Brady-likes-Stack-for-governor.html"><i>Philly.com,</i> "Brady likes Stack for governor," April 24, 2013</a> </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-24">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=39&OfficeID=13#153">2010 general election results from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's office</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-25">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/Default.aspx?EID=17&ESTID=2&CID=0&OID=13&CDID=0&PID=0&DISTID=0&IsSpecial=0&PageRefID=1"><i>Pennsylvania Department of State</i>, "Official 2008 General Election Results," accessed April 15, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-26">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/MarsysLawforPA/status/1184849471546544128"><i>Twitter: Marsy's Law for PA</i>, "11:11 AM · Oct 17, 2019 Tweet," accessed October 31, 2019</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-axiosvp-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-axiosvp_27-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-vp-pick-running-mate"><i>Axios</i>, "Who could be Kamala Harris' vice presidential pick," July 21, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-28">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1820828396298879294"><i>X</i>, "Harris on August 6, 2024," accessed August 6, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-29">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.joshshapiro.org/meet-josh/"><i>Josh Shapiro,</i> "Meet Josh Shapiro," accessed November 2, 2016</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div></div> <p><style> .succession-table th, .succession-table tr { border: 1px solid #a2a9b1 !important; 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