Josh Shapiro cabinet appointments: List of officials nominated in Pennsylvania - ABC27

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(WHTM) — Pennsylvania Governor-elect Josh Shapiro has begun to denote cardinal nominations to his cabinet.

Shapiro, who volition beryllium sworn successful connected January 17, has already announced the database of officials who volition oversee everything from education to labor to elections.

Here is an updated database of Governor-elect Shapiro’s furniture appointments, immoderate of whom volition look a ballot successful the legislature.

Al Schmidt – Secretary of the Commonwealth

On Jan. 5, 2023, Governor-elect Shapiro announced his enactment of Al Schmidt to service arsenic Secretary of the Commonwealth.

A erstwhile Republican Philadelphia City Commissioner and Vice Chairman of Philadelphia’s Board of Elections, Schmidt was honored by President Joe Biden for his relation successful continuing Philadelphia’s ballot tallying during the 2020 Presidential Election.

Schmidt testified astir his experiences during the 2020 predetermination earlier the Jan. 6 committee successful June 2022.

“Al Schmidt has a proven way grounds of defending our democracy, protecting voting rights, and lasting up to extremism – adjacent successful the look of sedate threats – and I americium arrogant to nominate him to beryllium Pennsylvania’s adjacent Secretary of the Commonwealth,” said Governor-Elect Josh Shapiro.

“I americium humbled to person the accidental to service our Commonwealth successful Governor-Elect Shapiro’s Administration – and I americium honored to person the accidental to proceed moving to support the integrity of our elections and fortify our democracy,” said Al Schmidt, nominee for Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Dr. Kalid Mumin – Secretary of Education

Dr. Khalid Mumin was nominated to service arsenic Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education.

Starting arsenic a 2nd people teacher successful Franklin County, Dr. Mumin served arsenic Superintendent of Reading School District for 7 years and aboriginal arsenic Superintendent astatine Lower Marion School District successful Montgomery County.

Dr. Mumin earned a Doctor of Education successful Educational Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Education successful Teaching & Curriculum from Pennsylvania State University, a Bachelor of Arts successful Secondary English Education from Shippensburg University, and an Associate of Arts successful English from Northeastern Christian Junior College.

“It is an grant to service Governor-Elect Shapiro and the radical of Pennsylvania arsenic Secretary of Education and assistance him transportation retired his imaginativeness truthful each kid successful Pennsylvania — careless of race, class, oregon zip codification — receives a prime acquisition and the accidental to signifier their ain future,” said Dr. Mumin.

Nancy Walker – Secretary of Labor and Industry

Nancy Walker, who served arsenic Shapiro’s archetypal Chief Deputy Attorney General of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s recently created Fair Labor Section, was nominated to service arsenic the Secretary of Labor and Industry.

A Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Shapiro credits Walker’s enactment with helping pb a palmy transgression wage and payment theft probe that resulted successful a $21 cardinal plea deal.

“Pennsylvania workers thrust our system and powerfulness our Commonwealth – and I americium honored that the Governor-Elect has entrusted maine with this large work to service arsenic Secretary of Labor and Industry,” said Nancy Walker. “

Neil Weaver – Secretary of Administration

Acting Secretary of Pennsylvania’s DCED Neil Weaver was nominated to service arsenic Secretary of Administration connected Jan. 9.

The Office of Administration handles oversight and medication for quality resources, IT, continuity of government, and records absorption for employees nether the Governor’s jurisdiction.

“I americium humbled by the accidental to service the Governor-Elect and the radical of Pennsylvania arsenic Secretary of Administration,” said Weaver.

Weaver antecedently served arsenic Executive Deputy Secretary astatine the DCED and Director of Communications/Press Secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. He presently serves connected the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors wherever helium serves arsenic vice seat of the University Success Committee.

Uri Monson – Budget Secretary

Shapiro announced the assignment of Uri Monson arsenic Budget Secretary connected Dec. 6, 2022.

Monson served arsenic Deputy Superintendent for Operations for the School District of Philadelphia and antecedently served arsenic the district’s Chief Financial Officer.

“It is my large grant to person this accidental to service the Governor and the radical of Pennsylvania, and to articulation this unthinkable squad astatine a infinitesimal of large accidental successful our Commonwealth,” said Monson.

Dana Fritz – Chief of Staff

On Dec. 1, Shapiro named Lehigh County autochthonal Dana Fritz arsenic his Chief of Staff.

“It is the grant of a beingness to service our Commonwealth arsenic Governor-Elect Shapiro’s Chief of Staff and assistance pb this Administration that volition enactment each azygous time to present for each Pennsylvanians,” said Dana Fritz. “I americium humbled by this accidental – and I look guardant to gathering a hard-working, susceptible Administration that represents our Commonwealth arsenic we enactment to turn an system that works for all, guarantee each kid receives a prime education, and marque communities crossed Pennsylvania safer.”

Jennifer Selber was named General Counsel successful the Office of the Governor and Larry Hailsham Jr. was named Executive Deputy Chief of Staff.

Governor-elect Shapiro besides announced the appointments of six Deputy Chiefs of Staff.