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Who is Doug Mastriano?

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Douglas Vincent Mastriano (born January 2, 1964) is an American far-right[1][2][3][4] politician and retired military officer who has served in the Pennsylvania Senate since 2019, representing the 33rd district. A member of the Republican Party, he is the nominee in the 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election.

Born in New Jersey, Mastriano served in the United States Army from 1986 to 2017 and obtained the rank of colonel. He launched his first Pennsylvania Senate campaign for the 13th district in 2018, where he finished fourth in the primary. Mastriano won the state senate seat for the 33rd district the following year in a special election. In 2022, he announced his gubernatorial campaign and won the Republican nomination with 44% of the vote. He will face Democrat Josh Shapiro in the general election.

Mastriano is a prominent figure in fundamentalist Christian nationalism and has called the separation of church and state a myth.[5][6] He has made social media posts referencing QAnon and has spoken at events that promoted QAnon and 9/11 conspiracy theories.[1][7][8][9][10][11] A self-professed close ally of former president Donald Trump, Mastriano received national attention for his efforts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election.[12] He attended Trump's January 6 rally in Washington D.C. prior to the Trump supporters storming the United States Capitol[12] and was seen on video passing through Capitol Police barriers after they had been breached by others in the crowd.[12] Mastriano was subpoenaed by the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack in February 2022; he stopped cooperating with the select committee in August.
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I'm sure he wants the U.S. to become a Christian theocracy.
 

Doug Mastriano’s Holy War​

In his run for Pennsylvania governor, he’s mixed 2020 election lies with a militant and increasingly influential brand of Christian nationalism.​


Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee to be Pennsylvania’s next governor, wants everyone to know he is fighting a holy battle. A holy battle to wrest government control away from the forces of evil. A holy battle against “election fraud” and the agents of the devil who are scheming against God’s anointed heroes. A holy battle to make the United States into a good, righteous, Christian nation.

That’s far from the most eyebrow-raising part of his campaign.

Mastriano came to national prominence by leading protests against COVID protocols, and became one of the leading voices in attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election. He literally brought bus-loads of supporters to the Jan. 6 insurrection and appeared to cross police barricades during the riot. He has spread Islamophobic conspiracy theories and tweeted out QAnon content. He pals around with white militias and prays to God to protect Confederate monuments. He once said women who have abortions should be charged with murder.
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I filled out my ballot today & am happy that this nut wasn't picked for my vote.
 

Douglas Vincent Mastriano (born January 2, 1964) is an American far-right[1][2][3][4] politician and retired military officer who has served in the Pennsylvania Senate since 2019, representing the 33rd district. A member of the Republican Party, he is the nominee in the 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election.

Born in New Jersey, Mastriano served in the United States Army from 1986 to 2017 and obtained the rank of colonel. He launched his first Pennsylvania Senate campaign for the 13th district in 2018, where he finished fourth in the primary. Mastriano won the state senate seat for the 33rd district the following year in a special election. In 2022, he announced his gubernatorial campaign and won the Republican nomination with 44% of the vote. He will face Democrat Josh Shapiro in the general election.

Mastriano is a prominent figure in fundamentalist Christian nationalism and has called the separation of church and state a myth.[5][6] He has made social media posts referencing QAnon and has spoken at events that promoted QAnon and 9/11 conspiracy theories.[1][7][8][9][10][11] A self-professed close ally of former president Donald Trump, Mastriano received national attention for his efforts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election.[12] He attended Trump's January 6 rally in Washington D.C. prior to the Trump supporters storming the United States Capitol[12] and was seen on video passing through Capitol Police barriers after they had been breached by others in the crowd.[12] Mastriano was subpoenaed by the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack in February 2022; he stopped cooperating with the select committee in August.
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I'm sure he wants the U.S. to become a Christian theocracy.
"efforts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election"

Bullshit.


Okay folks...it's official. Wiki is run by Trump haters.

Thread dismissed.
 
If you're looking for some unhinged people in this equation, look no further than the posters venomously bashing Mastriano, even though he's for lowering taxes, securing our border, producing fossil fuels, getting crime under control, revitalizing our supply chain and reducing the ridiculous prices that Democrats have created. These are the real things Mastriano offers while Shapiro, who is Pa's top law enforcement officer, has been a total failure at the one thing he is responsible for, enforcing our laws and keeping Pennsylvanians safe.
 
If you're looking for some unhinged people in this equation, look no further than the posters venomously bashing Mastriano, even though he's for lowering taxes, securing our border, producing fossil fuels, getting crime under control, revitalizing our supply chain and reducing the ridiculous prices that Democrats have created. These are the real things Mastriano offers while Shapiro, who is Pa's top law enforcement officer, has been a total failure at the one thing he is responsible for, enforcing our laws and keeping Pennsylvanians safe.
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tell us you have no clue about politics, government, PA and Mastriano without telling us you have no clue about politics, government, PA and Mastriano :ROFLMAO:😂

riiiiiiight actually being from PA even the vast majority of righties i know call that dude out for the loon he is LMAO
he and you can "claim" whatever you want but the reality is he's a tinfoil hat, election truther, vile, bigoted, science-denying, qanon nutter . . . .

that dude is batshit insane and everything wrong with politics . . . just saw a video of him yesterday talking about how he is going to make PA the Florida of the north 🤦🏽‍♂️
 
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tell us you have no clue about politics, government, PA and Mastriano without telling us you have no clue about politics, government, PA and Mastriano :ROFLMAO:😂

riiiiiiight actually being from PA even the vast majority of righties i know call that dude out for the loon he is LMAO
he and you can "claim" whatever you want but the reality is he's a tinfoil hat, election truther, vile, bigoted, science-denying, qanon nutter . . . .

that dude is batshit insane and everything wrong with politics . . . just saw a video of him yesterday talking about how he is going to make PA the Florida of the north 🤦🏽‍♂️
Dude, you need to calm down. Your hate is twisting your mind. You're damn near off the tracks right now.
 
Dude, you need to calm down. Your hate is twisting your mind. You're damn near off the tracks right now.
BWHAHAHAHA
Translation: you got nothing zip zero and zilch, that's what i thought.
I love it!
😂 🍿
 
Thankfully today - he's a LOSER!!!! :ROFLMAO:
I don't think he has conceded. He may follow DJT's playbook & claim he was robbed.

Mastriano is a right-wing crazy who helped the dems win.
 
Douche-bag Mastriano still has not conceded.

Pathetic loser.
 
Douche-bag Mastriano still has not conceded.

Pathetic loser.
And I haven't seen any public statements from him. Another Trump loser.

The guy's ads were very radical as well as Christian Nationalist. No abortions for any reason. No gay marriage. And he was one of the mob in DC on 1/06. Glad he lost.
 
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