===Doug Mastriano===
| Born in New Jersey, Mastriano served in the United States Army from 1986 to 2017 and attained the rank of colonel. He ran for U.S. Congress in Pennsylvania's 13th congressional 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 won the Republican nomination for governor and lost to Democrat Josh Shapiro in the general election.” |
Rumored migrant shelter in Chambersburg stirs up controversy
A rumored migrant shelter under consideration in Chambersburg, Pa., has stoked controversy as local officials mull zoning issues and community concerns. The Greene Township Board of Supervisors said Monday that there is no imminent proposal, nor have they been told to expect one. Instead, they’ve heard from a presumed Indiana-based contractor with zoning questions about the Scotland School for Veterans Children campus, a former orphanage dating back to 1895. Commissioners say the property, owned by a private company in New Jersey, isn’t properly zoned for the rumored shelter that could house as many as 1,000 unaccompanied minors. Several of the buildings have fallen into disrepair and have yet to be brought back to code. State Sen. Doug Mastriano and Rep. Rob Kauffman, both Republicans who represent Chambersburg, praised the board on Monday for their “strict interpretation” of local zoning ordinances and admitted their involvement isn’t necessary, but warranted nonetheless. (My Hometown 9/10/24) READMORE>>>>>
A rumored migrant shelter under consideration in Chambersburg, Pa., has stoked controversy as local officials mull zoning issues and community concerns. The Greene Township Board of Supervisors said Monday that there is no imminent proposal, nor have they been told to expect one. Instead, they’ve heard from a presumed Indiana-based contractor with zoning questions about the Scotland School for Veterans Children campus, a former orphanage dating back to 1895. Commissioners say the property, owned by a private company in New Jersey, isn’t properly zoned for the rumored shelter that could house as many as 1,000 unaccompanied minors. Several of the buildings have fallen into disrepair and have yet to be brought back to code. State Sen. Doug Mastriano and Rep. Rob Kauffman, both Republicans who represent Chambersburg, praised the board on Monday for their “strict interpretation” of local zoning ordinances and admitted their involvement isn’t necessary, but warranted nonetheless. (My Hometown 9/10/24) READMORE>>>>>
Dec 12, 2022: Philadelphia Inquirer: Despite midterm losses, Pa. Republicans appear unlikely to abandon combative agenda
Stephens said he thinks far-right Republican candidates like Doug Mastriano make it harder for candidates like himself to communicate their own, more moderate values — and that’s where he sees deeper problems in the party.
Stephens said he thinks far-right Republican candidates like Doug Mastriano make it harder for candidates like himself to communicate their own, more moderate values — and that’s where he sees deeper problems in the party.
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Oct 24, 2022: WHYY: Doug Mastriano wants to use Pa. state police to bus migrants to Delaware. Here’s why that breaks both federal and state law
If elected governor this November, Republican state senator Doug Mastriano said he’d transport undocumented immigrants in the commonwealth across state lines. He explained his proposal during a town hall in York, which aired on FOX News Wednesday, hosted by Sean Hannity and Newt Gingrich. |
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Haaretz: Republican Candidate Mastriano Continues to Dish Up Antisemitism and Alt-right Conspiracy Theories
Doug Mastriano, the controversial Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, is doubling down on his association with far-right extremists with records of antisemitic comments weeks before his hotly contested gubernatorial race against Democrat Josh Shapiro. 10.21.22
Doug Mastriano, the controversial Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, is doubling down on his association with far-right extremists with records of antisemitic comments weeks before his hotly contested gubernatorial race against Democrat Josh Shapiro. 10.21.22
The Week: The biggest 2022 gubernatorial races
How do you solve a problem like the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, Doug Mastriano? For Democrats, you don't; instead, you spend millions to get him nominated, then pray his extremism sends voters running the other way — toward Democratic nominee Josh Shapiro. And at least for the time being, the left's risky gamble (known as the "pied piper" strategy) appears to be working. 10.3.22
How do you solve a problem like the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, Doug Mastriano? For Democrats, you don't; instead, you spend millions to get him nominated, then pray his extremism sends voters running the other way — toward Democratic nominee Josh Shapiro. And at least for the time being, the left's risky gamble (known as the "pied piper" strategy) appears to be working. 10.3.22
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Aug 26, 2022: NBC News: Trump-backed candidate Doug Mastriano posed in Confederate uniform at Army War College
Three years before retiring from the U.S. Army in 2017, Donald Trump-backed Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano posed in Confederate uniform for a faculty photo at the Army War College, according to a copy of the photo obtained by Reuters. |
Donald Trump-backed Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano posed in a Confederate uniform for a faculty photo at the Army War College three years before retiring from the U.S. Army in 2017
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Aug 7, 2022; The Hill: Is there nothing extreme about Doug Mastriano? Nothing at all?
“There’s nothing extreme about me,” says Doug Mastriano, state senator from Pennsylvania and Republican nominee for governor. This spring and summer, Mastriano has doubled down on beliefs and behavior that not long ago would have been deemed disqualifying for any major party candidate. And Pennsylvania’s most powerful and prominent Republican politicians are sticking with him — or continuing to stare at their shoelaces.
“There’s nothing extreme about me,” says Doug Mastriano, state senator from Pennsylvania and Republican nominee for governor. This spring and summer, Mastriano has doubled down on beliefs and behavior that not long ago would have been deemed disqualifying for any major party candidate. And Pennsylvania’s most powerful and prominent Republican politicians are sticking with him — or continuing to stare at their shoelaces.
May 14, 2022: CNN: As primary day approaches, Republicans and Democrats alike go after Mastriano in Pennsylvania governor’s race
“The only way we will not be successful in the fall is if we nominate someone who can’t possibly win,” he said. That comment was directed at the presumed front-runner for the Republican nomination, state Sen. Doug Mastriano. The clearest sign of Mastriano’s presumed dominance in the primary came Saturday when he earned a last-minute endorsement from former President Donald Trump. Mastriano has been one of the leading peddlers in Pennsylvania of Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.
“The only way we will not be successful in the fall is if we nominate someone who can’t possibly win,” he said. That comment was directed at the presumed front-runner for the Republican nomination, state Sen. Doug Mastriano. The clearest sign of Mastriano’s presumed dominance in the primary came Saturday when he earned a last-minute endorsement from former President Donald Trump. Mastriano has been one of the leading peddlers in Pennsylvania of Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.
May 4, 2022: Philadelphia Inquirer: Doug Mastriano embodies a Christian nationalist movement as he runs for governor: ‘We have the power of God’
Mastriano is now a front-runner for the GOP nomination for governor of Pennsylvania. He’s also become the epitome of a resurgent movement of Christian nationalism.
Mastriano is now a front-runner for the GOP nomination for governor of Pennsylvania. He’s also become the epitome of a resurgent movement of Christian nationalism.