State Sen. Doug Mastriano, who attended the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally and worked with former President Trump’s legal team in an effort to overturn the 2020 election results, won the Republican governor’s primary in Pennsylvania Tuesday night.
. Mastriano organized a faux “hearing” in Gettysburg where Rudy Giuliani promoted conspiracy theories about the election and was joined on the campaign trail by Jenna Ellis, another Trump lawyer who praised Mastriano’s efforts.
Mastriano helped arrange buses to the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the Capitol riot. He spent part of the dayMastriano attended the Jan. 6"Stop the Steal" rally, but has said there are no legal issues pertaining to his participation. , “I followed the directions of the Capitol Police and respected all police lines as I came upon them. Even disingenuous internet sleuths know that police lines did shift throughout the course of the day. I followed those lines as they existed.
He’s also been subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the events of the day, but said at a recent debate there were noAdvocates for fair elections are worried that if Mastriano is governor in 2024, he might attempt to obstruct the certification of the state’s Electoral College votes if a Democrat wins the race. In Pennsylvania, the governor also selects the secretary of the state, who serves as chief elections officer.
In a statement Tuesday night, Shapiro called Mastriano “a dangerous extremist who wants to take away our freedoms.” “Mastriano wants to dictate how Pennsylvanians live their lives — that’s not freedom,” Shapiro said. “Real freedom comes when we trust Pennsylvanians to make their own decisions about who they love, who they pray to, and how and when they start a family here in our Commonwealth.”
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