A bipartisan group of five former Pennsylvania governors urged state leaders on Monday to prioritize the security of Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family, days after a gunman breached security at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and a year after an arsonist set fires inside the Governor’s Residence while the Shapiros slept.
The joint statement from Democrats Tom Wolf and Ed Rendell and Republicans Tom Corbett, Mark Schweiker, and Tom Ridge was distributed on April 27 by the office of Shapiro, a Democrat. It mentioned Saturday’s incident at the Washington Hilton and the April 13, 2025, arson attack in Harrisburg.
“This weekend, the President faced yet another assassination attempt. Last year, Governor Shapiro and his family faced an unspeakable attack while they were sleeping in the Governor’s Residence. Combatting political violence and keeping our elected officials safe should always be nonpartisan and a priority. For us, the attack on Pennsylvania’s First Family was particularly upsetting. In the aftermath of that attack we ask the state’s current leaders and legislators to make the safety and security of the Governor and his family a priority,” the former governors wrote….