Pennsylvania's newly elected Democratic Governor, Josh Shapiro, will select the name of a Philadelphia Republican who opposed Trump. Trump's efforts to reverse the results of the presidential election in 2020 to be the chief election official for the state Shapiro said. Shapiro said Thursday.

The choice of Shapiro. Shapiro, who will swear in on January. 17th, his choice as the secretary for the commonwealth is an opportunity to offer a hand of friendship to moderate Republicans as well as a public endorsement of faith in the state's electoral system. Al Schmidt, Mr. Shapiro's selection for secretary was an ex- Philadelphia city commissioner and a long-time political persona.

"Al Schmidt is a demonstrated track record of standing up for our democratic system, defending the rights of voters and resisting extremism even in the face serious threat," Mr. Shapiro stated in a statement issued from his official office. "I believe he's ready to carry on the work of protecting and strengthening our democratic system."

For a decade, Mr. Schmidt, 51, held the Republican-designated seat on Philadelphia's three-member city commission, which oversees municipal elections. Additionally, he was the the executive director for The Philadelphia G.O.P. and was a senior advisor of The Republican Party of Pennsylvania.

Yet the case, Schmidt. Schmidt was relatively unknown outside of Philadelphia prior to the time Mr. Trump, after the election of 2020, applied public pressure on his to end the counting of absentee ballots. In 2021 Schmidt was a witness in 2021. Schmidt testified to the Senate that the senator had. Trump's remarks have led to threats of death which he claimed were meant to "intimidate and force us to not count each valid ballot."

"After my tweets by the President my wife and I received threats that mentioned our children, cited my home address and pictures of my home. They also threatened to put their heads on spikes'" Mr. Schmidt stated. "What was once a relatively obscure administrative position is now one in which lunatics threaten to kill their children."

In the summer of 2017 the previous summer, Schmidt was in the summer of last year. Schmidt appeared before the House committee that was investigating the January. 6 , attack at the Capitol and disclosed threats in writing received from members of his family in the form of threats from. Trump's supporters. One of them was one that said "Heads with spikes. A treasonous and vicious Schmidt."

He. Schmidt said in the statement made by the Mr. Shapiro's Office that he will be working to ensure that the elections "remain fair and free in Pennsylvania and we will do our best to ensure that every voter is able to make an impact."

Mr. Schmidt, whose nomination will need to be confirmed by the Republican-controlled State Senate, is the first cabinet appointment announced by Mr. Shapiro since November, when he defeated Doug Mastriano, a Republican and prominent election denier. The Mr. Mastriano, a retired Army colonel who hired vehicles from Washington to attend the January. 6th, 2021 event that was the catalyst for the assault in the Capitol; he campaigned on the platform of prohibiting the use of ballots in Pennsylvania.

in an interview earlier this month in which the Mr. Shapiro said he hoped that Republicans in the Pennsylvania legislature would accept to amend the law in the state which prohibits to process absentee votes and early voting before Election Day. The process of voting that can delay the countingprocess, fueled the Trump-inspired threats to Schmidt. Schmidt.

He also explained the job for which he later nominated the man named Mr. Schmidt.

"I'm going to nominate an official who is pro-democracy," he said in the interview. "We will honor the wishes of the people and certify the winners, regardless of whether or not we're in agreement with the selection or not. It's my obligation towards my state secretary."

 
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