Post Office Box 22635 Todd Eisenberg, now a Montgomery County judge, recalled playing basketball with Shapiro for the high school team. But Shapiros faith and, now, Gab are also a part of his stump speech for a reason. Pennsylvania Gov. However, even Shapiros critics respect his devotion to his Jewish faith and his family. Shapiro said he was honored when asked to give the eulogy. (Mastriano renounced antisemitism, but pointedly, not Torba.) Before he took office, Montgomery County had a $10 million budget deficit and an underfunded pension for county employees. Shapiros political orientation was apparent early on. And the longer Mastriano has ceded the airwaves to Shapiro, the more Shapiros lead in the polls has grown. 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. Shapiro may have a baby face, but he is not a baby in the world of politics. "When I think about this moment that we are in, I see great opportunity for our commonwealth," Shapiro said at a rally. He did not respond to JTAs requests for an interview. He is the face of political correctness. His bosses remember a guy in his early 20s who was soon supervising staffers, and his colleagues recall not minding. Instead, Shapiro said it is more important to educate and empower citizens to protect them. Shapiros political orientation was apparent early on. "Your fellow Pennsylvanians join you in mourning," Shapiro said. On the day before he was set to be sworn in as Pennsylvanias governor, Josh Shapiro had somewhere important to be: the Jewish community center in the state capital of Harrisburg. 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. Besides, Shapiro is a tad superstitious. I want to be able to walk in on day one with a team thats ready to go, thats prepared to get to to yes whether on a bill or an economic development project or on a community initiative and get our government working again, Shapiro said. PHILADELPHIA In one of the poorest neighborhoods in one of the poorest big cities in the country, blocks away from where a woman was gunned down just the day before, Josh Shapiro is singing with a group of Black pastors. I think it's fair to say that when I got to Harrisburg in 2005 not everyone was glad I had arrived. Today Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro will become Pennsylvanias 48th governor. 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. Shapiros friends and neighbors say his faith is not just genuine, but deep. who express unabashed Jewish identities when campaigning among the broader public. No matter if its a friend or a political supporter or a colleague. So he said, my fallback from school was government, and he was the first sophomore ever to be student president at the University of Rochester, she said. Hoeffel later told the Philadelphia Inquirer, You dont want to turn your back on him. But hes run a great campaign. Her father took part in the 1963 March on Non-violent offenders, particularly those battling addiction and mental illness, are clogging our prisons and costing us billions of dollars. As background, Josh was born in 1973 and spent his childhood on a naval base while his dad worked as a medical officer. If Shapiro can fend off the far-right firebrand, he would catapult into the position of one of the most prominent Jewish elected officials in the country and be talked about within political circles as a future presidential or vice-presidential candidate. Ryan Boyer, Business Manager of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades His surrogates pivoted to claiming Shapiro was not a genuine Jew, with one consultant saying Shapiros defense of abortion rights made him inauthentic, and Mastrianos wife claiming she and her husband loved Israel more than Jews did. The worst part the public reaction to each scandal is a combination of outrage and, "well what can you expect?' In a sign of his polish with Pennsylvanians, Shapiros margin of victory was substantially wider than that of John Fetterman, the Democrat elected to the states open Senate spot. Shapiro impressed people in the district with his lowkey straightforwardness, said Betsy Sheerr, a Jewish lay leader and a Democrat who was friendly with both candidates, and that provided a contrast with Fox, who would shift his positions depending on the listener. (Mark Makela/Getty Images). To the contrary, hes made his faith and fighting anti-Semitism a central part of his political persona. Shapiro reportedly refused to run on a ticket with him, Democrats abandoned Hoeffel, and Hoeffel quit the race. I didnt look at it as an American Jew and feel offended personally. In an interview with the Forward last year, Shapiro said his parents, Steven and Judi Shapiro, set a very good example for me to live a life of faith and service. At He said, You know, Im not a legislator. He gets done what he needs to get done, what he wants to get done, said Robin Schatz, the director of government affairs at the Jewish Federations of Greater Philadelphia. Shapiro, 49, succeeds outgoing Democratic Governor Tom Wolf, who served two terms. WebHis father was a pediatrician and his mother was a teacher. After marrying his high-school sweetheart Lori and welcoming their first child, Josh returned to his hometown and successfully ran for State Representative. We stood up for Democratic values, leading the fight against the Corbett Administration's discriminatory Voter ID plan and issuing the first marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples in Pennsylvania. His daughter picked one up for him when she visited Israel this summer. Josh Shapiro said in a eulogy Friday. And its also clear that hes by far the most dangerous. It was, Groen said, typical of Shapiros approach to changing hearts and minds: Josh realized thats how you reach kids who got in trouble and who needed to understand life in a different manner, he recalled. Shapiro embarked on a final six-day tour across 25 towns in a final surge to meet with voters in the week lead-up to the election. It almost doesn't matter what denomination it is, says former Democratic governor Ed Rendell. Fishermen find remains of missing father inside shark Biden officials urge Congress to renew sweeping surveillance powers Fugitive in $18 million COVID fraud scheme extradited to U.S. From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, "Is This The Moment Josh Shapiro Has Been Waiting For? I remember him standing up for everybody and being a part of everything, he said. Josh Shapiro He is serving his second term and Pennsylvania unions have donated $2 million to Attorney General Josh Shapiro so far in 2021. This page was last changed on 5 February 2023, at 19:16. With Josh, there never has been any confusion about where he stands on things.. (her father, Jack, served as state auditor general from 2005-13). (The refusenik who was the focus of Shapiros bar mitzvah activism made it out in time to attend Shapiros bar mitzvah, which earned Shapiro Philadelphia news coverage.) From "Bonusgate" to "Kids For Cash" and now to "Porngate" we can't help but feel frustrated with our democracy and its leaders. I was at a hunt club in Butler County not too long ago. My hard work paid off and against the odds and conventional political wisdom, I was elected as a progressive Democrat, defeating a well-known Republican in Montgomery County. While working at a law firm in Philadelphia, I launched an underdog campaign for state Representative in an overwhelmingly Republican district. 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. More Campaign But then the conversations took a turn Aronchick didnt expect. Shapiros Jewish expression, she said, was a way of actually relating to religious conservatives. Campaign. 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. Shapiro defeated Republican Senator John Rafferty after receiving 3.4 million votes, the most in Pennsylvania history. I mean, Im a Democrat. "To Joel, Pauline, Marissa, and your children. But he changed it because he was worried about facing antisemitism. He was fascinated when we talked about that.. He has proven to Pennsylvanians he can bring people together to solve tough problems, and is unafraid to enforce the law without fear or favor. Mastriano, a state senator who is widely seen as the archetype of the rise of Christian nationalism in the GOP, is courting MAGA-aligned Evangelicals and other conservative Christians. I'm proud of my record in Montgomery County, turning record deficits into consecutive budget surpluses while making new, critical investments in open spaces, infrastructure, human services, and public safety while reducing debt. she and her husband loved Israel more than Jews did. He immediately jumped on a state police plane to Pittsburgh. I believe deeply in the value of public service and want to make this commonwealth stronger for my family and yours. The more they tell me its impossible to fix, the more motivated I am to surround myself with smart, ethical people, build a coalition, lay out a strategy and see it through. Josh exposed the Catholic Churchs decades-long cover up of child sexual abuse, identifying 301 predator priests and thousands of victims and spurring investigations across the United States. ", Shapiro responded in a campaign ad that described Mastriano as one of Donald Trumps strongest supporters., It continues: He wants to end vote by mail, and he led the fight to audit the 2020 election. 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. 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. He ran unsuccessfully for Philly district attorney in 2017, winning support from the citys police union. What, if anything, has shifted since the 1970s, when Gov. But Shapiro is intent on keeping it on for a little longer. In his first publicized campaign ad, Shapiro said: I understand people feel like our politics are divided and broken right now, but we cant just take our ball and go home. 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. Shapiro nominated Redding, the current secretary of agriculture, to return to the position. 'That's my guy. Unlike some before him, Shapiro hasnt downplayed his religion out of a fear of appearing different. We used to joke that John Fox was multiple choice, you know that one day he was pro-choice and the next day he wasnt, Sheerr recalled. 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. Office: Governor (PA), Democratic Track This Politician. We adopted brand new ethics and procurement standards that saved tax dollars, ensured transparency in the system and have been a model for other counties across Pennsylvania. The moves may have backfired, said Schatz. Josh Shapiro after speaking at the Greater Mt. In an interview with the Forward last year, Shapiro said his parents, Steven and Judi Shapiro, set a very good example for me to live a life of faith and service. At Josh Shapiro delivers eulogy for Temple officer Chris Fitzgerald. I've held dozens of meetings and forums across the Commonwealth in the past year. That is not freedom. It also stars his four kids and his wife, Lori, whom he refers to as his high school sweetheart., Shapiros ultimate victory was especially sweet to many Jews because he defeated a Republican, Doug Mastriano, who had centered Shapiros Jewishness, but not in a positive way. Shapiro launched his bid for governor in 2021 amidst his outspoken criticism of former President Donald Trump's claims that the 2020 election was stolen. Ed Rendell, who is also Jewish, says Shapiros focus on his Judaism is pretty unique and effective: People are looking for someone who has strong faith. And I think Josh gets credit for being a good family man and a person of very strong faith., Amid a rise in antisemitic incidents across the nation, Shapiro is effectively making a bet that most Pennsylvanians are good, unprejudiced people. Shapiro insists that Mastriano was on the glidepath to victory by the time the ad aired, even though public polling only showed him six points ahead (Thats not what we were seeing in internal surveys we were seeing him pulling away). His rabbi at Beth Sholom, David Glanzberg-Krainin, pointed to one piece of evidence in particular: the Shapiro kids following in their fathers footsteps by attending the same Jewish day school, now called the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy. We showed that we could reform our pension system without hurting hard working government employees. Democrat Josh Shapiro sworn in as Pennsylvanias 48th governor by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA and Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA Jan. 17, 2023 The Capitol Heather Khalifa / Philadelphia Inquirer How a constitutional amendment gets on the ballot in Pennsylvania by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA Jan. 13, 2023 The Capitol From his stint as Pennsylvanias attorney general to his gubernatorial campaign ads to his victory speech, Shapiro has long woven his Jewish identity into his politics making him an archetype for a new breed of Jewish politician. Pennsylvania's governor-elect Josh Shapiro's parents are Steven and Judi Shapiro. Even if he were personally offended, that wouldnt be the reason he made Mastrianos ties to an antisemitic site a campaign issue. Alongside his running mate Austin Davis, Josh is ready to work with every Pennsylvanian to move our Commonwealth forward. It was, Groen said, typical of Shapiros approach to changing hearts and minds: Josh realized thats how you reach kids who got in trouble and who needed to understand life in a different manner, he recalled. Keystone State. Detractors, and he certainly has them, criticize Shapiros political ambitions, say hes not above back-room deals or backstabbing, and expect him to be running for president soon. Being Jewish is who I am, Shapiro says. In addition to my work in Montgomery County, I'm honored to serve as the Chairman of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. A week ahead of the election, Shapiro is in a double-digit lead compared to his Republican counterpart according to a survey released byMuhlenberg College/Morning Call. 52.9K followers. Oct. 8A father and son from Florida were arrested this week for committing multiple "distraction-style" burglaries throughout Western Pennsylvania, including in Butler, Indiana and Westmoreland counties, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced. Aides texted reporters updates on the saga, and the campaign hosted press conferences with appalled Jewish leaders. 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. Levin, his government teacher at Akiba, said Shapiro had a realistic assessment of his skills and what he needed to do to succeed. And I think theyre understanding and inclusive and accepting.. During the encounter, which Groen and Shapiro did not make public at the time, the teens went from standoffish to hugging 93-year-old Sipora Groen after hearing her story. It was the bloodiest attack on Jews in the history of the United States. The surveyshows Shapiro leading with 54 percent support to Mastrianos 40 percent. And that we were going to rally against that hate., Shapiro likes to say that he took on the most powerful organization in the universe: the Roman Catholic Church.. 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. We need to stop treating diseases as crimes and redouble our efforts to provide treatment and go after those who commit serious crimes and make sure they are punished to the full extent of the law. His father, Steven, is a pediatrician, and his mother is a teacher. I said, We need to do an ad on this. We need to tell people who this guy really is.. Im an executive., (Levin remains close to Shapiro and his family; last fall, she ran into Shapiro and his daughter Sophia, who led student outreach during his campaign, at an airport in San Antonio. I'm determined to bring common sense reforms to our criminal justice system, protect victims and be smart on crime. Her father took part in the 1963 March on They just refused to accept that that kind of hate would sort of permeate the community. At a rally, Mastriano said: "Josh Shapiro stands for all that is wrong with the Democrat Party. 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Under Shapiros plan, Democrats would back a moderate Republican, Denny OBrien, to keep the scandal-plagued incumbent speaker, Republican John Perzel, from reelection. To the contrary, hes made his faith and fighting antisemitism a central part of his political persona. Details. Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the Democratic Partys presumed nominee for governor this year, is endorsing a Pittsburgh-area state lawmaker to be his running mate and lieutenant governor. See full bio . They say that maybe he doesnt follow our religion, but because he does have a belief, hes a religious person.. There were, I dont know, easily over 1,000 people I dont know exactly how many people were there. It almost doesnt matter what denomination it is. Josh Shapiro rose to prominence in 2016 when he was first elected as Pennsylvania attorney general. I'll protect seniors and aggressively pursue those who commit fraud and abuse against them. He said hes not sure whether he will follow his father into politics but said he would like to serve in a role that would help the community. He is the face of entitlement. Josh Shapiro made a lot of promises on the campaign trail. Olive AME Church in West Philadelphia, Pa., on Sept. 10, 2022. 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