Josh Shapiro

Party: Democrat

Office: PA Attorney General

As Chairman of the Montgomery County Commissioners, he led a fiscal and ethical turnaround, took early steps to combat the heroin epidemic, helped the first LGBT couples in Pennsylvania marry and fired Wall Street money managers to save retirees millions. He has taken on child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, identifying 301 predator priests and thousands of victims and spurring investigation across the United States. He has twice secured national injunctions protecting women’s access to no-cost contraception as required by the Affordable Care Act. He is fighting our country’s opioid epidemic on every front– including leading a multistate investigation into pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors.
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Police/Criminal Justice Reform
From campaign website joshshapiro.org - Josh is committed to fighting these discrepancies and reforming our justice system. He has taken steps to reduce Pennsylvania’s prison population and recidivism rate, and to instead focus on data-driven programs...
Climate Change/Environmental Policy
From campaign website joshshapiro.org - Environment - Pennsylvanians are guaranteed access to clean air and clean water by our state’s constitution, and Josh has spent his first three years as our AG defending that right...
Health Care
From campaign website joshshapiro.org - Health Care - Too many Pennsylvanians are underinsured or don’t have access to health care. As AG, Josh has repeatedly taken legal action to protect and defend the Affordable Care Act...
Abortion
From campaign website joshshapiro.org - Reproductive Rights - Josh and his office have been a bulwark against attacks on all levels to prevent women from making decisions about their own bodies and health care.
Gun Policy
From campaign website joshshapiro.org - Gun Safety - Josh knows that we must act to end the scourge of gun violence that is tearing Pennsylvania communities apart. He has made tackling crime guns a top priority to keep our neighborhoods safe...

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