DJosh Shapiro
Democratic · incumbent
Background
University of Rochester
Georgetown University Law Center
Degree, Finance and Economics, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Certificate, Cornell University Business Management Institute
Work experience
Campaign sites, official bios, Wikipedia, Ballotpedia
Governor of Pennsylvania · 2023–now
Pennsylvania Attorney General · 2017–2023
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives · 2005–2012
Pennsylvania Treasurer · 2021
Vice President, Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. · 1987–2021
U.S. Army Reserve (Colonel) · 1986–2016
Issues
Economy and cost of living · Pennsylvania, last 10 years
Economy, real GDP growth
+1.8%2025
Unemployment rate
4.0%2026 so far
Rent, yearly change · Northeast region
+4.2%2026 so far
Home prices, yearly change
+5.0%2026 so far
“Expanding the Commonwealth's energy infrastructure will increase in-state generation capacity, ensuring reliable and affordable energy while improving the grid. This will reduce exposure to volatile regional pricing, lower the overall cost of living, and make housing, food, goods, and services more affordable.”
garrityforpa.com ↗Not on their site
Immigration and the border · Pennsylvania, last 10 years
Net international migration
2.1 per 1,0002025
Not on their site
Taxes and spending · Pennsylvania, last 10 years
State taxes, share of the economy
5.4%2025
“HOPE for PA will reduce the property tax burden by one-third within the first two years and rein in the growth of government that drives up local property taxes.”
garrityforpa.com ↗Not on their site