{"id":2531387,"date":"2026-01-08T09:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-shapiro-launches-reelection-campaign-keep-getting-stuff-done\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:28:08","slug":"josh-shapiro-launches-reelection-campaign-keep-getting-stuff-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-shapiro-launches-reelection-campaign-keep-getting-stuff-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Shapiro launches reelection campaign: &#8216;Keep getting stuff done&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjosh-shapiro-launches-reelection-campaign-keep-getting-stuff-done%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2531387&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro has launched his 2026 reelection campaign, while public speculation continues that he may run for president in 2028. His proclamation video highlighted first-term achievements-leading the I\u201195 overpass rebuild,signing repeal of a statewide Sunday-hunting ban,guaranteeing universal free breakfast in schools,and issuing an executive order to open about 92% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-dumps-degree-requirement-for-65000-jobs-emphasizes-practical-experience\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Dumps Degree Requirement for 65,000 Jobs, Emphasizes Practical Experience\">state government jobs<\/a> to applicants without college degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro framed his pitch around a workmanlike, results-oriented message (&#8220;keep getting stuff done&#8221;), emphasizing union job creation and affordability measures targeted at non-college-educated workers. Lt.Gov. Austin Davis appears alongside him, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >touting tax cuts aimed<\/a> at seniors, small businesses, and nearly one million Pennsylvanians.<\/p>\n<p>With no notable Democratic challengers,Shapiro looks likely to face republican state treasurer Stacy Garrity in November; a October 2025 Quinnipiac poll showed Shapiro leading Garrity by 17 points and enjoying about 60% approval. Garrity has criticized him for allegedly prioritizing a presidential future and for the monthslong state budget impasse. Shapiro is also releasing a memoir detailing his political career and an April 2025 arson attack on his home.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Josh Shapiro launches reelection campaign: &lsquo;Keep getting stuff done&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2466312\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\">Josh Shapiro<\/a> (D-PA) is running for reelection in the Keystone State.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro began his 2026 bid for a second term on Thursday, launching what could be his last statewide campaign, as pundits widely speculate a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\">presidential bid<\/a> from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\">Pennsylvania<\/a> governor in 2028.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4408285\/trump-freeze-child-care-funding-democrats-affordability\/\">Trump freeze on billions of child care funding becomes political cudgel for Democrats on affordability<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4410290\/trump-california-fraud-claims-inadvertently-help-newsom\/\">Trump&#8217;s California fraud claims may inadvertently&nbsp;help Newsom as feud rages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4410867\/the-ice-shooting-could-lead-democrats-back-to-summer-of-2020-politics\/\">The ICE shooting could lead Democrats back to summer of 2020 politics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>His reelection announcement <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OHvj8P1TEUo\">video<\/a> focused on several of his first-term policy wins, including signing a repeal of a statewide ban on Sunday hunting, a guarantee of universal free breakfast in schools, and an executive order to open 92% of state government jobs to workers without a college degree. The video, which felt like a Philadelphia Eagles or Pittsburgh Steelers hype video, opened with Shapiro&rsquo;s viral moment of leading the rebuilding of an overpass carrying I-95 after a fire caused a collapse.<\/p>\n<p>The governor also portrayed a nose-to-the-grindstone work ethic, saying several times that he has &ldquo;gotten s*** done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve gotten s*** done all across our Commonwealth to make a real difference in people&rsquo;s lives. Now, Pennsylvania is open for business,&rdquo; Shapiro said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re moving our commonwealth forward, so join me and let&rsquo;s keep getting stuff done,&rdquo; Shapiro added.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro marketed many of his policy successes around the strategies that worked for Democrats in the 2025 elections by focusing on economic and kitchen-table issues. He centered his announcement on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dakota-access-pipeline-operator-faces-93k-in-fines-transportation-department-says\/\" title=\"Dakota Access Pipeline Operator Faces K In Fines, Transportation Department Says\">creating union jobs<\/a> and affordability policies, saying his push to help non-college-educated workers get state jobs opened &ldquo;doors of opportunity to more Pennsylvanians who&rsquo;ve been shut out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With no other Democrats running to challenge the popular governor, Shapiro looks poised for a general election matchup against Republican state treasurer <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3757864\/republican-pennsylvania-treasurer-stacy-garrity-governor\/\">Stacy Garrity<\/a>. Garrity slammed Shapiro in her announcement for &ldquo;spending his time running for president,&rdquo; pointing out the monthslong state <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3884493\/pennsylvania-democrats-gop-fossil-fuel-regulation\/\">budget impasse<\/a> under his watch.<\/p>\n<p>A Quinnipiac poll from October 2025 shows Shapiro, who had not yet declared, leading Garrity by 17 points. During his third year in office, Shapiro hit a 60% approval rating, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/poll.qu.edu\/poll-release?releaseid=3933\">poll<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In his first gubernatorial election in 2022, Shapiro defeated his GOP opponent, state Sen. Doug Mastriano, by about 14.8 points.<\/p>\n<p>Garrity won her second term as state treasurer in 2024, defeating her Democratic opponent by about 6.5 points.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro also featured his running mate, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis (D-PA), in the announcement video.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4364875\/taxpayer-funded-government-salaries-rise-shapiro-make-most\/\">TAXPAYER-FUNDED GOVERNMENT SALARIES RISE; SHAPIRO RAKES IN THE MOST NATIONALLY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re focused on making life a little bit easier for families, cutting taxes seven times, for our seniors, small businesses, and nearly 1 million hard-working Pennsylvanians,&rdquo; Davis said.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro, who many pundits see as a possible front-runner for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3857992\/josh-shapiro-memoir-release-in-january\/\">releasing a memoir<\/a> on Jan. 27 that details the April 2025 arson attack on his home and walks through his entire political career.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shapiro seeks reelection: &#8216;Keep getting stuff done<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2531388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25321036940200.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[67627,37061,5836],"class_list":["post-2531387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-gubernatorial-campaign","tag-josh-shapiro","tag-pennsylvania"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25321036940200.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2531387"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2531391,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531387\/revisions\/2531391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2531388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2531387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2531387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2531387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}