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Josh Shapiro
Governor of Pennsylvania since 2023
Josh Shapiro | |
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Shapiro in 2023 | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 17, 2023 | |
| Lieutenant | Austin Davis |
| Preceded by | Tom Wolf |
| In office January 17, 2017 – January 17, 2023 | |
| Governor | Tom Wolf |
| Preceded by | Bruce Beemer |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Henry |
| In office January 3, 2012 – November 17, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Matthews |
| Succeeded by | Val Arkoosh |
| In office January 3, 2012 – January 17, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Hoeffel |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Lawrence |
| In office January 4, 2005 – January 3, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ellen Bard |
| Succeeded by | Madeleine Dean |
| Born | Joshua David Shapiro (1973-06-20) June 20, 1973 (age 51) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Governor's Residence Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Education | University of Rochester (BA) Georgetown University (JD) • Josh Paul (U.S. official)Human rights activist Josh Paul is a human rights activist and former director of congressional and public affairs for the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, an agency within the United States Department of State.[1] Paul resigned from his position in October 2023 in opposition to the Biden administration's decision to continue arms transfers to Israel amid the Israel-Hamas war, making him the first Biden administration official to do so publicly.[2] Career[edit]Paul served as director of congressional and public affairs for the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs for 11 years, a role involving the approval of major arms transfers and sales.[3] Paul described the bureau as "the US government entity most responsible for the transfer and provision of arms to partners and allies," adding that his position forced him to make "more moral compromises than I can recall."[4] According to Paul, during his tenure • Josh HartAmerican basketball player (born 1995) For the drag racer, see Josh Hart (racer). For the baseball player, see Josh Hart (baseball). Joshua Aaron Hart (born March 6, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft as the 30th overall pick by the Utah Jazz before being traded on draft night to the Los Angeles Lakers. Hart played college basketball for Villanova. As a sophomore, Hart was named the Big East tournament most outstanding player. He was named a third-team All-American as a junior, when he helped lead the Wildcats to a national championship in 2016. As a senior in 2017, he was a consensus first-team All-American. He played two seasons for the Lakers before being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019 in a package for Anthony Davis. Hart played three seasons with the Pelicans and was then traded to the Portland Trail Blazer |