PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro along with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis officially announced their bid for reelection in Philadelphia Thursday night.<\/p>\n
The pair traveled both ends of the state with news of their campaign, ending the night in Philadelphia\u2019s Nicetown neighborhood at the Alan Horwitz \u201cSixth Man\u201d Center.<\/p>\n
Shapiro said both in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia that he\u2019s not done, and he will continue to lead with empathy and progress and in rejecting extremism.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have only just begun. We\u2019ve got more stuff to do. We\u2019ve got more people to help, and we\u2019ve got more problems to solve, and so I say to you with a servant\u2019s heart and an ear for your concern, progress made and with a hunger to do more for you, I am here to announce that I am running for reelection as governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,\u201d Shapiro announced at the Sixth Man Center.<\/p>\n
The 52-year-old Democratic governor from Montgomery County highlighted how he\u2019s \u201cgotten stuff done,\u201d but with a more colorful choice of words.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf anyone tries to mess with a Pennsylvanian \u2014 restrict our freedoms, take away what\u2019s ours \u2014 they\u2019ll have to go through me,\u201d Shapiro stated.<\/p>\n
Shapiro along with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis spoke to a packed gymnasium, making several digs at the Trump administration.<\/p>\n
\u201cThings are very different from when Josh and I were first elected. The stakes are higher than they\u2019ve ever been,\u201d said Davis. \u201cWe can follow the politics of fear and division coming from politicians in Washington, or we can stand up for our freedom, make our own choices and show the nation what\u2019s possible when steady leadership is at the helm.\u201d<\/p>\n
From rebuilding the collapsed portion of Interstate 95 in 12 days to creating 18,000 jobs and increasing funding for public education, Shapiro starts his bid for a second term as one of the 10 most popular governors in the country, according to recent national surveys and a poll from Quinnipiac University.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe you deserve someone focused on solving your problems, not create more obstacles. Someone who goes to work for you every day, focused on you and on getting stuff done,\u201d Shapiro said.<\/p>\n
Following Shapiro\u2019s announcement, the Republican Governors Association released the following statement: \u201cUnder Josh Shapiro\u2019s complete fiscal mismanagement, Pennsylvania families are paying more for groceries, utilities, and basic needs. Shapiro has been more focused on his political ambitions while Pennsylvania\u2019s economy, fiscal stability, and business climate are among the worst in the country. That\u2019s not being a leader, it\u2019s being a politician.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shapiro\u2019s bid for a second term comes months after Pennsylvania treasurer Stacy Garrity, a Republican, said she planned to enter the race.<\/p>\n
If elected for a second term, this will be the third time Shapiro will serve the Commonwealth. Before becoming governor, he was the state\u2019s attorney general.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro along with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis officially announced their bid for reelection…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81998,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[15815,6375,4531,33,28,30,29,69,41377,41376,41378],"class_list":{"0":"post-81997","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pennsylvania","8":"tag-austin-davis","9":"tag-democratic-party","10":"tag-governor","11":"tag-josh-shapiro","12":"tag-pennsylvania","13":"tag-pennsylvania-headlines","14":"tag-pennsylvania-news","15":"tag-philadelphia","16":"tag-political-campaign","17":"tag-re-election","18":"tag-republican-governors-association"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}