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Josh Shapiro

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Josh Shapiro is the 48th Governor of Pennsylvania, having taken office on January 17, 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2023, where he focused on issues such as consumer protection, public safety, and civil rights. Shapiro has been an advocate for transparency in government and has emphasized the importance of community engagement in development projects.

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2012: 7 quotes2014: 1 quote2017: 10 quotes2020: 40 quotes2021: 66 quotes2022: 30 quotes2023: 2 quotes2024: 37 quotes2025: 69 quotes2026: 103 quotes

★ Featured Quote

October 11, 2026

My heart breaks for this family.

— Josh Shapiro

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  1. It’s vital for every parent to know that if you or your kids are unvaccinated, you are at an increased risk for contracting this highly-contagious virus.5 sources2026northdakotamonitor.com
  2. He’s making it harder for governors to be able to keep people safe in our communities. I’m actually shocked that the president is letting him get away with this.4 sources2026wisconsinexaminer.com
  3. Pennsylvanians are rising up and using their power to combat the chaos, cruelty, and corruption — and we’re not slowing down.2 sources2026alabamareflector.com
  4. Since then, we have seen an unacceptable number of speculative projects for data center development that is swamping our commonwealth — many of them led by developers who have no regard for local communities.2 sources2026penncapital-star.com
Oct 9, 2026

Max said to me, ‘Dad, I don’t understand how killing someone as a punishment for them killing someone, somehow makes anything better.’

penncapital-star.com
Oct 9, 2026

I would drive those dollars into the general fund and then use a core chunk of that to fund mass transit across Pennsylvania.

penncapital-star.com
Oct 6, 2026

He’s making it harder for governors to be able to keep people safe in our communities. I’m actually shocked that the president is letting him get away with this.

wisconsinexaminer.com
Sep 28, 2026

I want to be clear: These are not voluntary standards — these are legally binding requirements in order to operate here in the Commonwealth.

penncapital-star.com
Sep 7, 2026

The people of western Pennsylvania have waited a long time for more passenger rail service and my administration has chased every opportunity to get this done.

penncapital-star.com
Sep 6, 2026

It is clear to me that there are real concerns in the communities all across Pennsylvania, especially here in Archbald. And I want you to know that I have real concerns as well.

npr.org
Sep 5, 2026

I would welcome bipartisan legislation to ban these across the state.

npr.org
Sep 2, 2026

So long as I’m Governor, I will continue using my authority to fight for this critical funding and protect access to these services.

penncapital-star.com
Sep 2, 2026

I’ve made very clear that I will do everything in my power to ensure that every Pennsylvanian has access to the health care services they need.

penncapital-star.com
Aug 30, 2026

I don’t think it serves the interest of public health or slows the spread of this outbreak for me to get into a back-and-forth about conspiracy theories that are showing up online.

washingtonexaminer.com
Aug 30, 2026

I want to be clear: This illness and death from measles is completely preventable.

foxnews.com
Aug 30, 2026

Today, we see the consequences of a lack of immunizations in the first measles-associated deaths that our commonwealth has seen in 35 years.

foxnews.com
Aug 29, 2026

Donald Trump does not run elections here in Pennsylvania — or in any state.

talkingpointsmemo.com
Aug 28, 2026

Not so fast. Today’s SCOTUS decision does NOT deal with the substance of Trump’s unconstitutional Executive Order and does not mean his illegal attempt to restrict mail-in voting will go forward.

talkingpointsmemo.com
Aug 28, 2026

Unfortunately at a time where I needed the top ‘health expert’ in the nation to responsibly work with us to deal with this outbreak, he instead chose to go down a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories and false claims.

huffpost.com
Aug 28, 2026

Secretary Kennedy has stoked confusion amongst parents and others – and the result has been less protection from measles and more cases.

theguardian.com
Aug 28, 2026

Governor Shapiro is calling Planned Parenthood’s services ‘lifesaving care’ while fighting to keep taxpayer dollars flowing to the nation’s largest abortion chain.

foxnews.com
Aug 27, 2026

Shapiro said Kennedy was spreading misinformation about vaccine safety and scaring parents.

npr.org
Aug 27, 2026

Since then, we have seen an unacceptable number of speculative projects for data center development that is swamping our commonwealth — many of them led by developers who have no regard for local communities.

penncapital-star.com
Aug 27, 2026

Last summer, I announced two projects that will bring thousands of new jobs and over $20 billion of investment to Pennsylvania.

penncapital-star.com

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