Joshua David Shapiro, an American politician and attorney, was born on June 20, 1973. He has been Pennsylvania’s 48th governor since 2023. He was the Democratic Party’s nominee for attorney general and held the position from 2017 until 2023.
Shapiro was raised in Montgomery County, attended the University of Rochester to study political science, and Georgetown University to obtain his law degree.
In 2004, he defeated outgoing Republican U.S. representative Jon D. Fox to win a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. From 2005 through 2012, he was the 153rd district’s representative.
Josh Shapiro wife, and children
Shapiro was born and bred in Dresher, an area of Upper Dublin Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was born on June 20, 1973, in Kansas City, Missouri, to a Navy-employed father. His mother is a teacher, and his father, Steven, is a physician.
Josh Shapiro parents, and siblings
While attending Akiba Hebrew Academy, now known as Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, which was located in Merion Station, Shapiro first met his wife Lori in the ninth grade.
They started dating in high school and reunited while they both lived in Washington, D.C., following college. In 1997, Shapiro asked her to marry him in Jerusalem. On May 25 of that year, he wed her.
Shapiro and his wife live in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s Governor’s Residence with their four children.
