Elected Leaders

Josh Shapiro serves as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania. He served as the 50th Pennsylvania attorney general from 2017 to 2023 and as a member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2012 to 2017.

Raised in Montgomery County, Shapiro studied political science at the University of Rochester and earned his Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University.

Austin Davis is the 35th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and was elected in 2020. Prior to that, he served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 35th District from 2018 to 2022. He is both the first African American and the youngest person to be elected lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania.

Mark Clowney was appointed in September 2026 to filled the unexpired term of former county commissioner Marty Qually who accepted a position with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Clowney was a 27-year employee of the county, having served most recently as Adams County Senior Planner in the Rural Resources Division of the Planning Department. His work in planning involved geographic information systems, land use, farmland preservation, and economic development. Clowney, a native of Adams County, majored in geography and minored in public administration at Kutztown University. His  term as county commissioner expires at the end of 2027.