​On January 17th, Josh Shapiro was sworn in as the 48th Governor of Pennsylvania by Judge Debra Todd, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. During his inaugural address Shapiro took time to recognize his wife and new First Lady, Lori, as well as his 4 children, Sophia, Jonah, Max and Reuben.  Shapiro was joined by Lieutenant Governor, Austin Davis, the Commonwealth’s first African American to hold this position.  

While the PA House of Representatives struggles through which party is in the majority, the PA Senate has named Committee Chairs an important step for any legislative actions. 

​In a surprising development, the PA House of Representatives Elected Representative Mark Rozzi from Berks County as Speaker of the House. Rozzi is a Democrat but indicated he will serve in the roll as Independent and not Caucus with either Party.