2028 Presidential Election › Candidates › Josh Shapiro
Democrat
Josh Shapiro
Governor of Pennsylvania
5%up 0.9
Chance of winning the 2028 Democratic nomination, 3rd among the contenders we track. Kalshi 4% · Polymarket 5%
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Background
Shapiro served in the Pennsylvania House and as a county commissioner before two terms as attorney general. He won the governorship in 2022 by about 15 points.
- Born
- June 20, 1973 in Kansas City, Missouri (age 53)
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Education
- University of Rochester; Georgetown University Law Center
Career
- Governor of Pennsylvania (2023–)
- Attorney General of Pennsylvania (2017–2023)
- Pennsylvania House (2005–2011)
Notable record
- Released the 2018 grand jury report on abuse in Pennsylvania's Catholic dioceses as attorney general
- Reopened I-95 in Philadelphia 12 days after a 2023 collapse
- Won the 2022 governor's race by about 15 points
Other Democratic contenders
- Alexandria Ocasio-CortezU.S. Representative from New York14%
- Gavin NewsomGovernor of California13%
- Pete ButtigiegFormer U.S. Secretary of Transportation5%
- Kamala HarrisFormer Vice President of the United States5%
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