us-regionsattorney general Josh Shapiro will declare his candidacy for state-and-local in the crucial northeast battleground state on Wednesday.
The two-term elections attorney general, known nationally for his legal efforts and cable news appearances late last year against donald-trump” target=”_blank”>then-President Trump’<and confirmed by Fox News.
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Shapiro for months has motioned toward making a run for governor. Thanks to the close working relationship he enjoys with Wolf, his roughly $2.7 million in his campaign coffers and the mounting speculation that he would run, Shapiro’s effectively cleared the Democratic primary field of any potential serious rivals.
A former state representative and chair of the Montgomery County commissioners in suburban Philadelphia, Shapiro won election as Pennsylvania’s top prosecutor in 2016 and was reelected last year by 4.5 points in the extremely competitive swing state. Trump carried Pennsylvania by just under point in the 2016 presidential election, but lost it by just over a point last November to now-joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden<
It’s unclear whom the 48-year old self-described progressive would face next year, as the field of declared and possible Republican gubernatorial candidates continues to expand.
The campaign for Pennsylvania governor will also coincide with the statewide race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey, in what’s expected to be one of the most crucial, expensive, and bruising Senate battles in the 2022 midterm elections.
