Josh Shapiro
| Josh Shapiro | |
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| 50th Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
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Assumed office January 17, 2017 |
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| Governor | Tom Wolf |
| Preceded by | Bruce Beemer |
| Member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners | |
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In office January 3, 2012 – January 17, 2017 Serving with Valerie Arkoosh, Joe Gale |
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| Preceded by | Joe Hoeffel |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 153rd district |
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In office January 4, 2005 – January 3, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Ellen Bard |
| Succeeded by | Madeleine Dean |
| Personal details | |
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June 20, 1973 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lori |
| Children | 4 |
| Education |
University of Rochester (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Josh Shapiro (born June 20, 1973) is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the Attorney General of Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 153rd legislative district, from 2005 to 2012. He is a former member and Chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners. Shapiro was elected Attorney General in 2016.
Shapiro was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Rochester in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. After college, he moved to Washington, D.C. and became a legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Carl Levin. He then worked as a senior advisor to U.S. Representative Peter Deutsch (1996–98) and to U.S. Senator Robert Torricelli (1998–99). From 1999 to 2003, he was chief of staff to U.S. Representative Joe Hoeffel.
Shapiro received his Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University in 2002 and, in addition to his role as a county commissioner, works as an attorney with Stradley, Ronon, Stevens, and Young. He lives in Abington with his wife and 4 children.
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