Governor-Elect Shapiro Pens Letter To Supporters After Win

Pennsylvania’s next governor issued a letter to supporters the day after his election victory.

Governor-Elect Josh Shapiro, the state’s current attorney general and a Democrat, beat his Republican opponent, State Sen. Doug Mastriano, by more than 737,000 votes. The race was highly-watched nationwide and polls showed Shapiro ahead in nearly all polls throughout the race.

Below is Shapiro’s letter to supporters:

I am honored, humbled, and proud to serve as the next Governor of Pennsylvania.

If you take anything away from this email, let it be this: This would not have happened if you didn’t step off the sidelines, get in the game, and do your part.

Whether you knocked doors, posted on Facebook, sent texts, invested in this campaign, talked to your friends and family, or just stayed up to date on the race – your work mattered, and it paid off big time.

Real freedom prevailed in Pennsylvania.

It was a long road to get to this point — but one that will make me a better Governor for all Pennsylvanians. After 13 months of campaigning, I stand before you humbled, honored, and ready to serve as Pennsylvania’s next Governor. Together, we proved that we can meet this moment.

Though our politics are frayed and divided, we showed that we are strong enough to withstand this winter of darkness. That we can repair our politics and chart a path to a brighter tomorrow.

We proved that democracy can defeat darkness. That equality will conquer extremism. That hope is stronger than fear.

This victory is a story of millions of Pennsylvanians taking off the red jersey and the blue jersey, and putting on the Pennsylvania jersey.

We stand here with a unique opportunity – not to retreat into our partisan corners, not to continue with business as usual in Harrisburg – but to step up together and meet this moment.

It won’t always be easy. We’re going to disagree, we’re going to get into arguments, but we’re going to stay true to our values every single day.

So I stand before this Commonwealth hopeful – hopeful in our ability to work together and make life better for all 13 million Pennsylvanians. We will protect our democracy, keep abortion legal, expand economic opportunities, and make sure every Pennsylvanian has the chance to get ahead.

This team means the world to me, and we can’t tell you how much it matters that we had your support during this tough race – and I hope you’ll always be a member of this community. We’ll be in touch over the coming weeks with more ways to get involved, stay up to date, and make your voice heard in Pennsylvania.

Now, I hope you have the chance to celebrate – you truly earned it.

Thank you so much for everything,

Josh Shapiro
Governor-Elect of Pennsylvania

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