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The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2016 took place on November 8, 2016, to elect a new Pennsylvania Attorney General. Democratic incumbent Kathleen Kane originally indicated her intention to seek re-election, but dropped out after she was criminally charged with violating grand jury secrecy laws stemming from alleged leaks of grand jury investigation details to embarrass a political enemy. Democratic nominee and Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro defeated Republican state senator John Rafferty Jr. by a margin of 2.78%.

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  • The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2016 took place on November 8, 2016, to elect a new Pennsylvania Attorney General. Democratic incumbent Kathleen Kane originally indicated her intention to seek re-election, but dropped out after she was criminally charged with violating grand jury secrecy laws stemming from alleged leaks of grand jury investigation details to embarrass a political enemy. Democratic nominee and Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro defeated Republican state senator John Rafferty Jr. by a margin of 2.78%. (en)
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  • ;Individuals * Jean Engler, Carbon County District Attorney * Anthony Rosini, former Northumberland County District Attorney * Cal Shields, former Schuylkill County District Attorney (en)
  • ;Individuals * Mike Stack, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania ;Organizations * Western Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association (en)
  • ;Presidents * Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States ;U.S. Senators * Bob Casey, Jr., United States Senator from Pennsylvania ;Former Assistant U.S. Attorneys * Jack Stollsteimer, former Delaware County Assistant District Attorney, former Assistant United States Attorney and former 2016 Attorney General candidate ;Governors * Ed Rendell, 45th Governor of Pennsylvania * Tom Wolf, 47th and current Governor of Pennsylvania ;State executive officials * Eugene DePasquale, Auditor General of Pennsylvania ;State legislators *Leslie Acosta, state representative *Donna Bullock, state representative *Tina Davis, state representative *Art Haywood, state senator *Vincent Hughes, State Senator and former state representative *Stephen Kinsey, state representative *Leanne Krueger-Braneky, state representative *Daylin Leach, State Senator and former state representative *Joanna E. McClinton, state representative ;Mayors and other municipal leaders * Kim Bracey, Mayor of York * Blondell Reynolds Brown, Philadelphia City Councilwoman * Darrell L. Clarke, Philadelphia City Council President * Rick Gray, Mayor of Lancaster * Derek Green, Philadelphia City Councilman * Bill Greenlee, Philadelphia City Councilman * Helen Gym, Philadelphia City Councilwoman * Kenyatta Johnson, Philadelphia City Councilman and former state representative * Eric Papenfuse, Mayor of Harrisburg * Cherelle Parker, Philadelphia City Councilman and former state representative * Maria Quiñones-Sanchez, Philadelphia City Councilwoman * Marian Tasco, Philadelphia City Councilwoman * Jewell Williams, Philadelphia Sheriff ;Labor unions * AFSCME 13 * Laborers District Council * PASNAP * Plumbers Local 690 * PSEA * UFCW Local 1776 ;Organizations * Chester County Democratic Committee * Delaware County Democratic Committee * Democracy for America * Equality Pennsylvania * Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 * League of Conservation Voters * Liberty City Democratic Club * Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club * Montgomery County Democratic Committee * Planned Parenthood PA PAC ;Newspapers * The Philadelphia Inquirer * Philadelphia Tribune (en)
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  • The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2016 took place on November 8, 2016, to elect a new Pennsylvania Attorney General. Democratic incumbent Kathleen Kane originally indicated her intention to seek re-election, but dropped out after she was criminally charged with violating grand jury secrecy laws stemming from alleged leaks of grand jury investigation details to embarrass a political enemy. Democratic nominee and Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro defeated Republican state senator John Rafferty Jr. by a margin of 2.78%. (en)
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