(WHTM)– All former Pennsylvania Governors released a statement calling for lawmakers to ensure Governor Josh Shapiro’s safety after Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced the treasury declined to pay for security upgrades to the Shapiro family’s personal residence in Montgomery County.
The statement from the former governors Tom Wolf, Tom Corbett, Ed Rendell, Mark Schweiker, and Tom Ridge called for the first family’s safety to remain nonpartisan and ensure the issue isn’t politicized following the attack on the family’s Harrisburg residence last year and the attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday.
“As former Governors of Pennsylvania, we have come together several times to speak on issues of mutual interest. This weekend, the President faced yet another assassination attempt. Last year, Governor Shapiro and his family faced an unspeakable attack while they were sleeping in the Governor’s Residence. Combatting political violence and keeping our elected officials safe should always be nonpartisan and a priority. For us, the attack on Pennsylvania’s First Family was particularly upsetting. In the aftermath of that attack we ask the state’s current leaders and legislators to make the safety and security of the Governor and his family a priority.”…