Discover the defining moments in the early life of Josh Shapiro. From birth to education, explore key events.
Joshua David Shapiro is an American politician and lawyer currently serving as the 48th Governor of Pennsylvania since 2023. A Democrat, he previously served as the Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2023. Before his statewide role, Shapiro was a Montgomery County Commissioner from 2012 to 2017. His career reflects a trajectory of public service within Pennsylvania's political landscape.
On June 20, 1973, Joshua David Shapiro was born. He is an American lawyer and politician.
In 1992, Josh Shapiro was the first freshman ever elected student body president of the University of Rochester.
In 1993, Josh Shapiro published an op-ed in the Campus Times student newspaper titled "Peace not Possible", expressing skepticism about peace in the Middle East.
In 1995, Josh Shapiro graduated magna cum laude from the University of Rochester.
In 1997, Josh Shapiro proposed to Lori in Jerusalem and they married on May 25th of that year. They met in ninth grade at Akiba Hebrew Academy and reconnected after college while living in Washington, D.C.
In 2002, Josh Shapiro earned his Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown Law Center while working on Capitol Hill as an evening student.
In 2008, Josh Shapiro was one of the first public backers of Barack Obama for president, contrasting with much of the Pennsylvania Democratic establishment.
In 2016, Maura Kathio, one of those arrested, was previously charged in a major bath salts case.
On October 13, 2021, Josh Shapiro announced his candidacy in the 2022 election for governor of Pennsylvania.
Before running for governor, Shapiro had supported capital punishment, but during his 2022 campaign, he announced that he now favored abolishing the death penalty in Pennsylvania, reversing his previous position.
On January 17, 2023, Josh Shapiro was sworn in as Governor of Pennsylvania. He is the third Jewish governor in the history of Pennsylvania and the state's first Generation X governor.
In 2024, a spokesperson for Shapiro stated that his position had changed since he wrote the op-ed and that he now supports a two-state solution.
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