This page was last changed on 5 February 2023, at 19:16. I had been the chief lawyer for the city of Philadelphia in the early 80s, recalled Aronchick, who became a mentor to Shapiro. There were, I dont know, easily over 1,000 people I dont know exactly how many people were there. As attorney general, Shapiros report on the sexual abuse of children by priests and coverups by the Catholic Church made international news. In 2008, Shapiro was among just a handful of establishment Democrats who endorsed Barack Obama for president in a state that Hillary Clinton won in the primaries. In a county with more registered Republicans than any other in Pennsylvania, we showed that Democrats win when we can govern effectively and ethically. 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That was particularly hard for me as a person of faith, to see someone use the tools of their faith to abuse our children, he says. Steve Nichols, 53, and Archie Marino, 34, both of Fort Lauderdale, were indicted by a statewide Shapiro was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania in the 2022 election. At night, while I worked full time, I went to Georgetown University where I earned my law degree. Leading up to the January inauguration of Josh Shapiro and Austin Davis, the Shapiro-Davis Inaugural Committee held a series of four interactive contests that would give community members a chance to be part of the inauguration of Pennsylvanias next governor and lieutenant governor. While Shapiro was a staffer at the Capitol in Washington D.C. he graduated from Georgetown Law and was off to Harrisburg. The bodies had not been identified yet, he says. Joshua David Shapiro (born June 20, 1973) is an American politician and lawyer who is the 48th Governor of Pennsylvania since 2023. Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the Democratic nominee, is a first-class fundraiser with a record of winning tough statewide races. "There is no fight too big, no mountain too high to climb," Shapiro said while on tour in Beaver, Pennsylvania on November 1. Josh shows up for us just by being so proudly Jewish and that is really something because Rendell, who I worked for and who I love, I mean, he never hid his Jewishness, but he didnt wear it on his sleeve, she said. Shapiro met his wife of 25 years in the 9th grade at Hebrew academy. Five years ago, I ran to change the leadership of Montgomery County, and our victory in that election allowed Democrats to take control of our County government for the first time in 150 years. Shapiro paid special note to the Temple staff present in the building and Fitzgerald's father Joel and mother Pauline. It was the bloodiest attack on Jews in the history of the United States. As Representative, Josh helped write and pass some of the toughest ethics laws in state history. During the 2020 presidential election, Josh protected the right to vote and defended Pennsylvanias election result, winning in court dozens of times before and after Election Day. He forced an agreement between two of the Commonwealths largest insurance companies, protecting health care access for 2 million Pennsylvanians, and he has repeatedly gone to court to defend Pennsylvanians reproductive rights and a womans right to choose. It was not reality. He would be proved right. Their example inspired Josh to enter I voted against, refused to accept and led the fight to repeal the infamous "pay-raise" that was passed in the dark of night. And that we were better than that. As soon as he got the job, OBrien named Shapiro deputy speaker. Copyright 2023 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He can be angry about things, you know, he can find them offensive. Web2,139 posts. Shapiro was pleasant, they say, but clearly on a track for greater things. WebHer father was an electrical engineer, her mother was an office manager and her stepfather was a veterinarian. Shapiro may have a baby face, but he is not a baby in the world of politics. But Matt Handel, a onetime Republican activist who left the party after Donald Trump was elected president, said that while Shapiro made enemies in the statehouse, he never let it get to him. Would they have done that if their boss didnt see him as their best possible opponent? Pennsylvania's next Attorney General will face many specific challenges but the most pressing challenge we face today in our justice system is a crisis of confidence, doubts about the administration of justice and the results that follow. In some communities where one might think I wouldnt be welcome, and I speak about my faith, I find that it actually allows me to connect with people on a deeper level, he says. He was in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and as chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners. At a rally, Mastriano said: "Josh Shapiro stands for all that is wrong with the Democrat Party. I cant say anything negative about him. Shapiros friends and neighbors say his faith is not just genuine, but deep. That is not freedom. Afterward, he walked across the street in Squirrel Hill, the beating heart of Pittsburghs Jewish community, to a prayer vigil. In 2016, Shapiro was elected Pennsylvania attorney general. I'll never be afraid to stand up and speak out about the plague of illegal guns that get into the hands of criminals and others who shouldn't have them. The first Jewish governor in the history of Pennsylvania who ran for president also bore the last name Shapiro. Shapiro entered the 2022 race for governor as the only Democratic candidate and is up against Republican Doug Mastriano who has long been a staunch supporter of Trump, claiming the 2020 election was stolen, and promoting conspiracy theories. However, even Shapiros critics respect his devotion to his Jewish faith and his family. I understand the public's frustration because I feel it too. "To Joel, Pauline, Marissa, and your children. Despite his sufficient lead, Shapiro embarked on a six-day bus tour across Pennsylvania to meet with voters and further push his campaign policies. It almost doesnt matter what denomination it is. So we became among the first counties in the U.S. to cut-out the Wall Street middle men, invest in low-fee index funds and boost the returns on our pension investments, saving taxpayers millions of dollars and ensuring stability to our employee's retirement funds. Thats the way he is.. Shapiro centered his bar mitzvah on a letter-writing campaign to free a refusenik, a Jew whose intended emigration was blocked by the USSRs cruel bureaucracy, and he liked to ask Aronchick about the movement, about organizing activism. Pennsylvania unions have donated $2 million to Attorney General Josh Shapiro so far in 2021. "Which is to educate, empower and respect peoples personal decisions and respect their personal freedom to make those choices.". He quotes from an ancient collection of Jewish teachings: No one is required to complete the task, but neither are we free to refrain from it.. Now, he faces the new challenge of keeping them. On Nov. 30, Shapiro and Davis announced the makeup of their Her father took part in the 1963 March on To the contrary, hes made his faith and fighting anti-Semitism a central part of his political persona. He went to the University of Rochester, qualifying for the Division III basketball team, but soon realized that excellence on the Akiba court was mediocrity in an NCAA setting, she recalled. Shapiros plans for his inauguration are laced with Jewish significance. They say that maybe he doesnt follow our religion, but because he does have a belief, hes a religious person.. They seem above politics because they exude pride, said Scott Lasensky, a professor of American Jewish studies at the University of Maryland, about Shapiro and other Jewish politicians who demonstrate comfort with their identity. He keeps kosher and has Shabbat dinner at home every Friday something he says he refuses to let his campaign get in the way of. (Mark Makela/Getty Images). I knocked on every door, Shapiro recalled to Philadelphia Magazine in 2007. Dr. Janet Jenkins Sturdivant says Shapiro is not a perfect man. But he is a man of God and all we need is someone who will listen to God., NO good jews. America jews themselves are a cancer on any society. I hope no one votes Jew., The frothing messages from users of Gab, a far-right social media network, flash on the screen. Shapiro doesnt think of himself as a moderate or establishment Democrat, the terms journalists often use to describe him. Akbar Hossain studiously observed his parents emotions when he was 10 years old. Pennsylvania Gov. It is not freedom to tell children what books they are allowed to read. It also stars his four kids and his wife, Lori, whom he refers to as his high school sweetheart., Josh Shapiro embraces his wife, Lori Shapiro, on stage after giving a victory speech to supporters at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Penn., Nov. 8 2022. The battle for governor in Pennsylvania is one of the most consequential races in the country: It could determine whether women have the right to an abortion and all voters have the right to cast a ballot in a pivotal battleground state. Instead, he deliberately highlights his religiosity to appeal to Christians and people of other faiths who might feel alienated by Mastrianos brand of religion-tinged conservatism. ", "We have to find ways to get to working together again," he said. Her father took part in the 1963 March on With our two year old, Lori and I moved back home in 2003 to the community where I grew up. That meant campaigning heavily where other Democrats dont often win and investing in communities across the state., Jill Zipin, a longtime Shapiro backer who leads Democratic Jewish Outreach Pennsylvania, said Mastrianos Christian nationalism did not play well in a state that was founded on religious freedoms. Shapiro was born on June 20, 1973, in Kansas City, Missouri, and grew up in Pennsylvania. I looked at it as an attorney general who wants to be governor, thinking, This guy cant lead our commonwealth if he thinks certain people shouldnt exist here, if he thinks certain people dont deserve representation. So it pissed me off on behalf of the people that Im trying to represent., He wasnt even a little pissed off as a Jew? He continues to call out the dangerous lies that undermine our democracy and provide steady, strong, and competent leadership to protect voting rights in Pennsylvania. And the families were desperate to find out if their loved ones were among the dead, and obviously, by that hour, it was becoming more and more clear.. Shapiros gubernatorial campaign launch last April was an ad in which he declared, I make it home Friday nights for Sabbath dinner, while the camera closed on challahs. Then, as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners in Montgomery County, Pennsylvanias third-largest, Josh led a fiscal and ethical turnaround. 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