Governor Shapiro is fighting to elect Democrats up and down the ballot this November in order to protect our rights and freedoms and keep moving Pennsylvania forward

PENNSYLVANIA – Yesterday, Governor Josh Shapiro traveled to Allegheny, Westmoreland, and Cambria counties to mobilize voters and encourage Pennsylvanians to keep rising up with just over two weeks until election day.

Governor Shapiro joined PA House District 44 candidate Hadley Haas and the Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council to kick off a canvass launch and fire up Democrats to go knock on doors, talk with their neighbors, and get out to vote in November. Governor Shapiro is leading the fight to elect a Democratic trifecta in Harrisburg so he can keep getting even more stuff done — and that fight starts with electing leaders like Hadley Haas to the state House.

After a successful launch in Allegheny, the Governor travelled to Westmoreland and Cambria counties to rally Pennsylvanians to make their voices heard in November. At the rallies, Governor Shapiro made clear that these midterm elections will be a referendum on the chaos, cruelty, and corruption coming out of Washington, D.C. that is hurting Pennsylvanians and making life harder across the Commonwealth.

Read below for some of what Pennsylvanians are seeing about Governor Shapiro’s campaign swing across Allegheny, Westmoreland, and Cambria counties:

The Tribune-Democrat: ‘We have to send a clear message’: Gov. Shapiro makes campaign stop in Johnstown

• Gov. Josh Shapiro decried what he sees as political chaos, cruelty and corruption that, in his opinion, has exhausted people in Pennsylvania and across the nation during a re-election campaign rally at the Johnstown Train Station on Saturday.

• He referenced the ongoing Iran war “that we had no business going into in the first place,” a measles outbreak caused by “not believing in science” and “disinformation,” and President Donald Trump, a Republican, bringing in more than $2 billion in personal income during 2025.

• “In this election, we have to send a clear message that from Johnstown, Juniata County, and places in between that we are tired of the chaos, we are tired of the cruelty, we are tired of the corruption,” said Shapiro, a Democrat, who is seeking a second four-year term.

• Shapiro encouraged his supporters not to let anyone “take away our freedoms,” “turn us against each other,” or deprive “us of the gift we have as Americans to be future-looking, to be an optimistic people.”

• Shapiro was also joined by IBEW Local 459 President Aric Baker; Cambria County Commissioner Thomas Chernisky; Cambria County Democratic Party Chairwoman Nina Licastro and Beth Farnham, Democratic candidate in Pennsylvania’s 13th Congressional District.

• Chernisky offered his support for Shapiro, saying, “It’s about showing up. It’s about making investments. It’s about solving problems. It’s about delivering results for the people of Pennsylvania,” before adding, “Let’s keep Pennsylvania moving forward. Let’s protect our jobs, strengthen our communities and re-elect Gov. Shapiro.”

• Before stopping in Johnstown, Shapiro held events in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties.

WPXI: Governor Shapiro Rallies in Allegheny County

• Election day is just over two weeks away now, and these last few weekends are critical for candidates. Governor Josh Shapiro was in our area today, joining union leaders and other elected officials for the launch of a canvassing effort.

• Shapiro has his sights set not just on another term as governor, but on winning a Democratic majority in the state Senate, completing what he calls a trifecta for the party in Harrisburg.

• Shapiro: “With a democrat senate. We’re going to make progress like raising the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”

WJAC: Gov. Shapiro Rallies in Johnstown

• With the midterm elections just over two weeks away, Governor Josh Shapiro is back on the campaign trail, making a stop today in Cambria County. The Governor joining Democrats at the Johnstown Train Station this afternoon.

• It was one of three campaign stops for Shapiro today, with rallies also scheduled in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. His campaign says the visits are part of a larger effort to energize voters, encourage volunteers to get out and knock on doors and build support for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot.

• At today’s rally, Shapiro discussed measles cases in Pennsylvania, unemployment rates and his lawsuits against the Trump administration. And with Election Day fast approaching, Shapiro is also making his case for another four years in office, mentioning what he wants to do for both Johnstown and Cambria County.

WTAE: Shapiro, Haas at Union Rally

• Governor Josh Shapiro made a stop in Duquesne Heights at the Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council. He joined the Democratic nominee for State Representative in the 44th house district, Hadley Haas… He says both he and Haas are committed to creating high paying jobs in Western Pennsylvania and protecting the union way of life.

• Shapiro: “Pennsylvania will never be a right to work state so long as I’m leading. I look around this crowd here and I see the progress that we’ve made together. I see the folks who are driving the busses at PRT, getting people back and forth where they need to go, and the funding that we’ve invested there.”

• He also talked about teachers and how the state has increased funding for public education by 35 percent across Pennsylvania. And he says they’re increasing the number of teachers for the first time in ten years.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Garrity, Shapiro make pitches to voters

• Shapiro spoke to a crowd of more than 50 labor union members, teachers and community members at an Allegheny/Fayette Central Labor Council rally Saturday morning in Duquesne Heights.

• He said while he’s proud of the work the community has done to build homes, provide electricity and support teachers, there is still more to be accomplished. The opportunity to do so is now, with the election just weeks away.

• “Every time I stand up and say I want more funding for our homecare workers, and I want more funding for our teachers or our schoolchildren, they’ve tried to stop us, but we fought back and we won,” Shapiro said of Republicans.

• “Now here’s the thing, I don’t want to fight anymore, I just want to play offense, and the best way to play offense is to win a trifecta,” he said, referring to the Democrats’ goal of keeping the governor’s office and control of the state House, and wresting control of the state Senate from the GOP for the first time since 1993.

• Shapiro urged the crowd to knock on doors and talk with people about what’s at stake in the election, and told supporters to back Democratic state House candidate Hadley Haas, who is trying to unseat incumbent Valerie Gaydos, R-Moon, on Nov. 3.

• He said if Haas wins the election, she would expand the House majority and help House Majority Leader Matt Bradford, D-Montgomery County, push through key Democratic legislation.

• “I believe, based on the momentum I’m feeling out there, we got a chance to give him [Bradford] some company in the state House,” Shapiro said. “You, Allegheny County, you’ve got the power to make that so.”

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