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Editors Lori Kalani and Bernard Nash

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Pennsylvania Attorney General

Current State AG
Josh Shapiro (D)
Political Party
Democrat
Assumed Office

2017

Josh Shapiro was elected Attorney General in 2016. Prior to becoming AG, he served as Chair of the Montgomery County Commission while also practicing in the Philadelphia office of Stradley, Ronon, Stevens, and Young. In 2015, AG Shapiro was appointed Chairman of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2004 to 2012, including serving as Deputy Speaker. He began his career on Capitol Hill as a member of several Congressional staffs, including...

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Josh Shapiro was elected Attorney General in 2016. Prior to becoming AG, he served as Chair of the Montgomery County Commission while also practicing in the Philadelphia office of Stradley, Ronon, Stevens, and Young. In 2015, AG Shapiro was appointed Chairman of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2004 to 2012, including serving as Deputy Speaker. He began his career on Capitol Hill as a member of several Congressional staffs, including those of U.S. Senators Carl Levin and Robert Torricelli and Congressmen Peter Deutsch and Joe Hoeffel.

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The AG is an elected position in Pennsylvania.

  • Next Election:November 5, 2024
  • Election Process:Incumbent
  • Term/Limit:4 years / 2 consecutive terms


Latest Pennsylvania Attorney General News & Insights

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Mira Baylson Honored in PBJ’s 2022 Best of the Bar Awards

Mira Baylson of the Cozen O’Connor State AG Group was today named by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of the region’s most impactful lawyers in its annual Best of the Bar program. The program spans 10 categories of law, and this year 37 attorneys were honored for their contributions to the profession, based on their success over the last 15 months.

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Retail Energy Companies Resolve Regulatory Actions in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania

Massachusetts AG Maura Healey has reached a settlement with retail electricity supplier Utility Expense Reduction, LLC to resolve allegations that UER knowingly failed to make payments under the state’s renewable and clean energy programs, in violation of the state False Claims Act, Consumer Protection Act, and environmental statutes. Massachusetts law requires retail electricity companies to…

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