Gov. Josh Shapiro makes 20 endorsements in Pa. House races, as Dems try to expand their narrow majority

Gov. Josh Shapiro endorsed 20 state House candidates on Monday, as Democrats gear up for a tough fight to maintain or grow their majority.

Democrats flipped the state House in 2022, winning a one-seat majority — in part due to new legislative districts that were more competitive and down-ballot Democratic wins in the midterm election — for the first time in 12 years. Now, House Democrats have their eyes set on expanding that majority.

Among those Shapiro has endorsed are seven candidates in Southeastern Pennsylvania and seven incumbents in competitive districts, including one vulnerable Democrat in central Bucks County. Four of Shapiro’s favored candidates are in Bucks County — a battleground county for the presidential race in a state where Republicans now outpace Democrats in voter registration.

“Maintaining a Democratic majority in the Pennsylvania State House is critically important to accomplishing my priorities as Pennsylvania’s governor,” Shapiro said in a statement. “That’s why I’m all in to defend our majority and elect more Democrats to the state House this November.”




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