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