VP HarrisvsGov. Shapiro
VP Harris
DemocratFormer Vice President
California
Gov. Shapiro
DemocratGovernor of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Popularity & Engagement
Policy Positions
End cash bail, ban private prisons, reform mandatory minimums
No stated position
Expand ACA coverage, lower prescription drug costs
No stated position
Restore the Voting Rights Act, fight voter suppression nationwide
No stated position
No stated position
Cut corporate red tape, attract manufacturing back to Pennsylvania
No stated position
All-of-the-above energy strategy including natural gas and renewables
No stated position
Increased school funding by $900 million, expand vocational training
Fundraising
Background
VP Harris
Born in Oakland, California to a Jamaican father and Indian mother. Howard University graduate turned prosecutor who climbed from San Francisco DA to state Attorney General. Married to entertainment lawyer Doug Emhoff; two stepchildren.
Gov. Shapiro
Born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in the Philadelphia suburbs in a Jewish family. University of Rochester and Georgetown Law graduate who served in state government before becoming Attorney General. Married his high school sweetheart Lori; four children.
Career Timeline
VP Harris
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