From 2018 to 2022, Davis served as a Democratic member of the House of Representatives, representing the 35th Legislative District in Allegheny County. 

   Shapiro and Davis’s cooperative efforts will focus on improving Pennsylvania’s economy and helping its citizens in many ways. Shapiro will also work on cutting carbon emissions by making the state home to a “new regional hydrogen hub’’ and increase funding for specific programs, such as career-building and technical education. Additionally, he plans on championing the emergence of new job sectors, including biotechnology, robots, and automated driving vehicles. 

  In only his first ten days in the position, Shapiro signed an executive agreement to establish a state-of-the-art hub for businesses who are seeking to foster innovation and transform the economic outlook of the state, which will be known as the Pennsylvania Office of Transformation and Opportunity within the Governor’s Office and the Economic Development Strategy Group. Both of these units will work to establish a unified relationship between economic growth and development, with a particular special focus on serving the needs of disadvantaged and underserved communities. 

  “My Administration will connect our business, our workforce, our world-class universities and research institutions, and the public sector to spur economic development, particularly in communities that have too often been left behind,’’ Shapiro explained. 

  As a part of this plan, the new governor appointed Ben Kirshner, a fellow Pennsylvania business leader and entrepreneur, as Chief Transformation and Opportunity Officer. “Businesses of all sizes have been asking for economic development to be a focal point in his administration, and he answered their calls by creating the Office of Transformation and Opportunity,’’ Kirshner stated. “I am proud to serve our business community and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.’’

  Shapiro serves as the successor to fellow democratic Tom Wolf, who held the position since January of 2015. That year, Wolf was crowned victorious over Tom Corbett, a former state governor and attorney general, allowing him to cement his position as the very first presidential candidate to defeat an incumbent governor, ever since Pennsylvania has allowed permission for candidates to seek re-election, according to the fifth Pennsylvania Constitution, adopted in 1968. In November 2018, Wolf gained the upper hand once again by earning a second term as governor, this time beating brash Republican candidate and businessman Scott Wagner by more than 800,000 votes, and served along with lieutenant governor John Fetterman, who also currently serves as the U.S. senator for Pennsylvania, as of January 3. Wolf has played a prominent role in assisting Shapiro with a smooth transition to the position. Shapiro has made it explicitly clear that he was confident in the transition being a smooth one, but has split decisions regarding certain issues, including Wolf’s emphasis on climate change. ‘’Obviously, we’re going to leave our own mark, and we’re going to chart our own course, and I know that’s what Gov. Wolf would want us to do,’’ he said.