Democrat Josh Shapiro will become the 48th governor of Pennsylvania at Tuesday's inaugural ceremony at the state Capitol.
The 49-year-old Shapiro will come into office with more experience in state government than any recent predecessors.Democrat Josh Shapiro will become the 48th governor of Pennsylvania at Tuesday's inaugural ceremony at the state Capitol, taking the oath of office on a cold winter day in the nation's fifth-most populous state on the heels of his blowout win in November's election.
On stage will be just over a dozen people Shapiro invited - including survivors of child sexual abuse, parents of children killed by gun violence and the widows of two state troopers killed in the line of duty - who aides say symbolize his accomplishments as attorney general and his bipartisan policy aims as governor.
But he also is moving across the street from the attorney general's office to the executive suite in the Capitol at a time when the House of Representatives is paralyzed by a partisan fight for control and Republican lawmakers are aiming to take away some executive branch leeway to enact regulations.
Shapiro benefited from a Democratic electorate inflamed by the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and the Supreme Court's overturning of the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade. To that end, Shapiro has tried to avoid radioactive political issues, staked out the middle on various issues and hired several Republicans for his Cabinet.
Chief Justice Debra Todd will administer his oath while Shapiro, a devout Jew, will place his hand on a stack of three copies of the Hebrew Bible.
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