EXCLUSIVE: Pennsylvania Woman Sues Gubernatorial Candidate Josh Shapiro for Defamation in Political Ads

Toni Shuppe, co-founder of Audit the Vote PA, says Shapiro made false statements about her

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro at a press conference in Harrisburg, Pa., on Aug. 3, 2021. Courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services

Pennsylvania mother of three Toni Shuppe is not running for office, but Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro keeps bringing up her name in his statewide campaign advertising for the governor’s seat.

He has called her a dangerous conspiracy theorist who spread blatant lies about the 2020 election.