John, let’s take a moment to reflect on everything that we have saved in Pennsylvania and everything we can do for Pennsylvanians.

Now that we’ve won this race, Pennsylvanians know that our freedoms and our rights will remain protected. And in the Governor’s office, we can do even more to help all families thrive in this great Commonwealth

Here’s just a brief look at everything we’ve saved — and what more we can work to do – now that we’ve won this race:

• Keep abortion safe, legal, and accessible
• Protect access to the ballot box, and expand opportunities to vote
• Defend the right to marry who you love
• Help lower costs by protecting consumers and putting money back in Pennsylvanians’ pockets
• Raise the minimum wage to $15/hour
• Protect the union way of life and create more high-paying jobs
• Appoint a Secretary of State who will ensure that elections are fair and that our democracy remains strong
• Fully fund our schools, end our reliance on standardized testing, and put a mental health counselor in every school building
• Invest in apprenticeships and vocational training and remove the college degree requirement for thousands of state government jobs
• Make sure that Pennsylvanians both feel and are safe in their communities by closing the ghost gun loophole and hiring 2,000 more police officers
• Safeguard our planet and invest in clean energy
• And so much more!

Great schools, safe communities, an economy that works for all – that is my vision for Pennsylvania’s future, and I know we can accomplish it, together.

But our work doesn’t end right now with this victory — it’s only just beginning. And so I ask all of you here and all of you watching at home, to step up together and continue to meet this moment and do the work we must do to move our Commonwealth forward.

Pennsylvania, you showed up for me. We came together and won this race to define our future. Now, I will continue to show up. I will continue to listen. I will continue to bust my ass for you and together – we are going to build a better future for all 13 million Pennsylvanians.

Thank you so much,

Josh Shapiro
Governor-Elect of Pennsylvania