Overview
- Gov. Josh Shapiro publicly unveiled the Rise Up Pennsylvania campaign on Saturday as a coordinated, statewide effort to help Democrats win competitive congressional and state legislative races.
- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party said it will deploy $3.3 million to expand 27 field offices and nearly 100 full‑time organizers as part of the initiative to boost voter contact and turnout.
- Shapiro's campaign reported having raised $12 million from April to June and $50 million since January 2025, and the governor has donated more than $3.3 million to the state party effort since fall 2025.
- Shapiro used the launch to endorse multiple House and state candidates in targeted districts that Democrats hope to flip, with a stated goal of reclaiming four Republican-held U.S. House seats and winning a state Senate majority.
- Republicans issued immediate critical responses calling the rollout partisan and raising past controversies, which highlights that the operation will sharpen both local and national political messaging ahead of November and could change which party controls Harrisburg.