Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Coal Region Canary
Coal Region CanaryCoal Region Canary

Pennsylvania Politics

Mastriano Announces Bid for Pennsylvania Governor

Insert screaming liberal meme here.

Doug Mastriano, the Franklin County State Senator who makes liberals seethe with rage, formally announced his bid to become Pennsylvania’s next Governor on Saturday.

Mastriano’s announcement ended months of waiting for him to enter the already-packed Republican field of candidates to replace Gov. Tom Wolf next year.

Pennsylvania’s Primary election will be held on May 17. The General Election is Nov. 8.

Mastriano and the wide field of GOP candidates is competing to face their likely opponent in November, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro.

Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.
https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1658728627906147

Mastriano Announces Run for Pennsylvania Governor

Calls for Mastriano to run for Governor really picked up in 2020, during the height of the COVID pandemic. Mastriano was extremely vocal against against Wolf and his administration’s actions from Day 1 of the pandemic’s onset.

And on Saturday, he continued his critique of the sitting Governor.

“It’s not even about the science. It’s about controlling your lives, right? Do you want to comply anymore,” he asked a huge audience on hand to watch him enter the race.

“Tom Wolf shut down businesses, deemed your jobs non-essential … what does he know about work,” Mastriano went on. “Many of you nearly had your dreams snatched away.”

The State Senator sounded a lot like the one who routinely took to Facebook Live to express his frustrations against Wolf’s administration and their approach to the pandemic.

Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.
https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1658728627906147

And he’s fashioning himself as an outsider in the race.

“This starts a new day,” he said. “The swamp and the establishment Republicans are terrified.”

To watch Mastriano’s full announcement, check out the Facebook video below. His speech comes about 3 hours, 45 minutes into it:

As Mastriano’s campaign gains momentum in the next month or so, expect to hear liberals fuming over his ascension.

And it won’t be about his COVID stance, though there will be some who criticize him for that.

Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.
https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1658728627906147

Mastriano also played a lead role in pushing for audits on the voting process during the 2020 election. He also believed that fraud may have occurred during the election and urged Sen. Dave Argall to convene a meeting to hear claims of election fraud.

During that meeting, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani testified and President Donald Trump called in with commentary.

You’ll likely hear the left refer to Mastriano as an insurrectionist because he attended a rally in Washington DC on Jan. 6, 2021 but there’s zero evidence he went inside the Capitol.

Image: Video still/Doug Mastriano Fighting for Freedom-Facebook

Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.
https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1658728627906147

Subscribe to Coal Region Canary

Get email updates from Coal Region Canary by becoming a subscriber today. Just enter your email address below to get started!
Loading

1 Comment

1 Comment

  1. Cindy Hardin

    January 9, 2022 at 9:27 pm

    I couldn’t be happier . You will make a wonderful governor. You want to help the people not turn us in to communist! I will definitely campaign for you! Awesome news!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

More From The Canary

Local Weather

Is the other S word that far away?

Local Business News

This entrepreneur offers custom laser engraving on nearly everything!

Local Business News

Renew the tradition of sending Christmas cards with these handmade gems.

Bush & Crick

It took 6 men to bring the bear out of the woods!

Schuylkill County News

$10K bond posted Monday on burglary charge

Coal Region Consumer

Some welcome news for Thanksgiving travelers.

Schuylkill Religion News

Naylor last seen with friends on Thursday, Nov. 16.

Schuylkill County Police News

Police still investigating

Schuylkill County Police News

Dane Piccone Jr. facing multiple felony charges after arrest in Philadelphia.

Schuylkill County News

Anyone can say they're transparent. Being transparent requires actual action.

Local Community News

Carnival starts at 2:30, Tree lighting at 6!

Advertisement https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1658728627906147