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Governor of Pennsylvania

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Josh Shapiro

Democrat · PA Governor
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Outside AI PAC Money: $100.0K

Candidate Position

Shapiro shifted from cheering a $20B AWS buildout to issuing the August 2026 GRID Executive Order establishing strict community review and power self-sufficiency standards. Filings show $100,000 in contributions from donors associated with Anthropic immediately prior to his executive order.

Sources & Verified Statements

“Guardrails that will hold these greedy developers accountable, will stop bad projects and put more power back into the hands of the local communities.”

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