Shapiro is currently serving a four-year term that ends December 31, 2024 and is running unopposed for re-election in 2024.
[7] The Summit County Democratic Party then voted and selected her to complete the remainder of Pry's term and to replace him on the ballot in November 2016.
[8] During her first few weeks as County Executive, Shapiro sought to continue the initiatives started by the late Russ Pry.
Shapiro ran a campaign focused on economic development, workforce training, and diversity inclusion.
Shapiro made economic development and workforce training a priority of her first term in office.
In the first year after her election, Shapiro created an Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusion to review the County's initiatives and practices relating to employment, purchasing, representation, and community engagement.
[19] In October 2017, Executive Shapiro announced plans to sue the companies that make and distribute addictive painkillers.
[21] Executive Shapiro then directed the creation of the Opiate Abatement Advisory Council (OAAC) to oversee the immediate and future distribution of the funds.
In addition to the lawsuit responding to the crisis, Executive Shapiro facilitated the gifting of land that was once the Edwin Shaw rehab hospital to two nonprofits that aim to combat the opioid crisis, Restore Addiction Recovery and Hope United.
[28] The County also used funding to make technological upgrades, including a virtual courtroom platform and investment in broadband infrastructure.