Rep. Josh Shapiro is the Deputy Speaker of the Pa. House of Representatives representing the 153rd Legislative District in Montgomery County. Shapiro is a committed public servant who has worked in government for more than a decade, and has been named a “Best State Legislator” by Philadelphia Magazine.

During his first term, Shapiro authored several bills that were enacted into law. His legislation ending the state’s “tuition tax” allows Pennsylvania college students to transfer their academic credits tax-free when transferring between state colleges and universities. Shapiro also worked to make contributions tax deductible to 529 college savings plans and sponsored legislation that created a state child safety task force.

Shapiro has earned a reputation as a bipartisan consensus builder delivering results at home and in Harrisburg. He is just one of 24 elected officials nationwide to be selected for the prestigious Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellowship in Public Leadership program. He is the first and only Pennsylvania official to be chosen for the Rodel Fellowship, and was selected because of his ability to work with both Democrats and Republicans. The two-year fellowship focuses on the ethics and responsibilities of public leadership and the study of democratic values.

Shapiro is a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee and Co-Chair of the Speaker’s Commission on Legislative Reform, as well as a member of the Finance and Insurance committees. He also is an appointee to the State Planning Board and is a fellow of the bipartisan Pennsylvania Leadership Academy at the University of Pennsylvania.

Prior to joining the state House, Shapiro worked with some of the most prominent and influential legislators in the United States. He served as an aide on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. for more than eight years. For five years, he served as chief of staff to former Pa. Congressman Joseph M. Hoeffel III.

Shapiro is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Rochester and of the Georgetown University Law Center. Shapiro is an Abington resident and native of Upper Dublin. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Lori. The couple has two young children, Sophia and Jonah.