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Josh Shapiro
Josh Shapiro, born in 1973, is an American Democrat who has been Governor of Pennsylvania since January 2023, after serving as the state's Attorney General from 2017 to 2023.
- Born
- 1973 (53 years), Kansas City
- Party
- Democratic Party
- Office
- Governor of Pennsylvania 2023–
- Education
- Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, University of Rochester
- Website
- joshshapiro.org
Centre-left · Where sources place the party (Democratic Party)
Placed with the Democratic Party; Wikipedia gives no separate placing
Ideology: modern liberalism
3%Probability · Presidential Election Winner 2028
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He announced in January 2026 that he would seek re-election. He is named in the market on the winner of the 2028 US presidential election.
Career
Shapiro sat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2005 to 2012, served on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2012 to 2017, chairing it from 2012 to 2016, and was Pennsylvania Attorney General from 2017 to 2023. In 2022 he defeated Republican Doug Mastriano for governor with 56.5% of the vote to 41.7%. He became the 48th governor on 17 January 2023 and announced in January 2026 that he would run for a second term.
- Governor of Pennsylvania 2023–
- Pennsylvania Attorney General 2017–2023
- Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 2005–2012
Positions
Wikipedia records that he was criticised by progressives over capital punishment and later changed his position to support abolition. It also notes public conflicts with Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, and that he has drawn criticism from both left and right on various policy positions.
Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia
Photo: Governor Tom Wolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
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- Josh Shapiro 3%
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Presidential Election Winner 2028
| Outcome | Left – Right | Age | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| JD Vance | 20% | ||
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Left | 36 | 13% |
| Jon Ossoff | Centre-left | 39 | 10% |
| Gavin Newsom | Centre-left | 58 | 8% |
| Marco Rubio | Right | 55 | 5% |
| Kamala Harris | 4% | ||
| Josh Shapiro | Centre-left | 53 | 3% |
| Ron DeSantis | Right | 48 | 3% |
| Pete Buttigieg | Centre-left | 44 | 3% |
| Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson | 54 | 2% | |
| Tucker Carlson | Right | 57 | 2% |
| Andy Beshear | 48 | 2% |