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The governor of Pennsylvania is the head of government of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, as well as commander-in-chief of the state's national guard. [2]The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to approve or veto bills passed by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, [3] as well as to convene the legislature. [4]
Joshua David Shapiro (born June 20, 1973) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 48th governor of Pennsylvania.A member of the Democratic Party, he was the attorney general of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2023 and was on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2012 to 2017.
The 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. Democratic state attorney general Josh Shapiro defeated Republican state senator Doug Mastriano to win his first term in office.
In Pennsylvania the term for all elected members of the executive branch is four years, with a maximum of two terms. All members of the executive branch are not on the ballot in the same year: elections for governor and lieutenant governor are held in even years when there is not a presidential election, while the other three statewide offices are elected in presidential election years.
Deputy Governor: 1748–1754 Philadelphia: 21 Robert Hunter Morris: Deputy Governor: 1754–1756 Philadelphia: 22 William Denny Deputy Governor: 1756–1759 Philadelphia: 23 James Hamilton: Deputy Governor: 1759–1763 Philadelphia: 24 John Penn: Lieutenant Governor: 1763–1771 Philadelphia: 25 Richard Penn: Lieutenant Governor: 1771–1773 ...
Thomas Westerman Wolf (born November 17, 1948) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 47th governor of Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2023. [1] He previously served as chairman and CEO of his business, The Wolf Organization, and later as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue from April 2007 to November 2008.
His share of the vote in that election was the highest for a Republican governor in Pennsylvania (where Democrats outnumber Republicans by almost 500,000) in more than half a century. [1] During his time as governor, Ridge promoted "law and order" policies, supporting a three-strikes law and a faster death penalty process.
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