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01 / THE CITIZEN REGISTER

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Results must back it up.

Governor · 2022

Josh Shapiro

Democrat

Each entry separates the original commitment from what has been verified during the term.

2022 general election results

Results rating

★★★★★★★★★★66.7%

4 of 6 tracked commitments fulfilled

Tracked
6
Fulfilled
4
With progress
0
Not achieved
2
Awaiting assessment
0
Announced deadlines and priorities
  • 2023–24 school year. · Continue universal free breakfast for public-school students.

6 of 6 commitments

School breakfast

Fulfilled

What they pledged

Continue universal free breakfast for public-school students.

Announced deadline or priority · 2023–24 school year.

Shapiro's first budget address

What has been verified

The 2023–24 budget funded free breakfast for roughly 1.7 million public-school students.

Governor's official release

Housing rebates

Fulfilled

What they pledged

Raise the senior property-tax or rent rebate maximum to $1,000 and the income cap to $45,000, indexed to cost of living.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Shapiro's first budget address

What has been verified

HB 1100, enacted as Act 7 of 2023, raised the maximum and income cap to the proposed amounts and added the adjustment.

Governor's official release

School mental health

Fulfilled

What they pledged

Allocate $100 million for school mental-health supports.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

FY2023–24 executive budget summary

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

Act 33 of 2023 authorized $100 million and the state commission published its funding solicitation for eligible schools.

Official funding announcement

Mail ballots

Not achieved by cutoff

What they pledged

Sign legislation allowing counties to prepare mail ballots for counting before Election Day.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

2022 voting-rights campaign plan

What has been verified

The 2026 election guidance still barred opening and preparing mail ballots before 7 a.m. on Election Day.

Department of State election rules

Minimum wage

Not achieved by cutoff

What they pledged

Raise the state minimum wage to $15 per hour.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Shapiro's first budget address

What has been verified

The House passed an increase in 2026, but the Department of Labor and Industry still listed a $7.25 standard rate at the review cutoff.

Labor and Industry's official wage rate

Voter registration

Fulfilled

What they pledged

Establish automatic voter registration for eligible citizens obtaining or renewing a driver's license or state ID.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

2022 voting-rights campaign plan

What has been verified

On September 19, 2023, the administration implemented automatic voter registration at PennDOT driver-license centers for eligible residents, with an opt-out.

Governor's official release
02 / THE START OF THE TERM

The first
100 days.

An evaluation window. Each commitment keeps the timing published in its source.

TERM BEGINSDAY 100
Day one is the day the official begins the term for this office.
Josh Shapiro · 2022
Awaiting verification

The opening agenda is being verified.

A sourced first-100-days plan or specific early commitments for this term are still pending in the register.

03 / THE WORDS STAY ON RECORD

Election
night.

Josh Shapiro · 2022 · Election-night remarks

Election-night remarks are being verified.

A verified recording, transcript or contemporaneous report of the remarks is still pending for this election.

How we assess

Each status reflects the scope of the commitment and the available evidence. An announcement, an approved law, and a result in practice are different milestones. The rating measures the share of fulfilled commitments in this register and changes as more commitments and outcomes are documented.

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