All but one Pennsylvania House GOP members endorse Mastriano for governor
Eight of nine Pennsylvania Republican congressmen on Monday jointly endorsed Trump-backed GOP gubernatorial nominee and state Senator Doug Mastriano.
Reps. John Joyce, Fred Keller, Mike Kelly, Dan Meuser, Scott Perry, Guy Reschenthaler, Lloyd Smucker and Glenn Thompson signed a letter saying Trump-backed Mastriano “represents a better option and alternative” to the Democrat’s nominee, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro.
“Progressive policies supported by Joe Biden and Josh Shapiro have led to fewer jobs, higher crime rates, rampant drug addiction, and less freedom for Pennsylvania’s hard-working families,” the lawmakers wrote.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick was the only holdout. The Hill has reached out to his office for comment.
Mastriano and Shapiro are fighting for the governor office being vacated by Gov. Tom Wolf (D), who has reached the state’s term limit.
A group of former Pennsylvania Republican officials — including former Rep. Charlie Dent, a former lieutenant governor and a former state Supreme Court Justice, among others — endorsed Shapiro last month.
Dent called Mastriano “an extremist who is a threat to the rule of law and the constitutional order.”
In a statement sharing the endorsement letter Monday, Mastriano thanked the lawmakers who endorsed, calling them “great champions of liberty and prosperity.”
“Pennsylvanians have been deprived of their freedom for too long, under the harsh Democrat policies that Josh Shapiro will reinforce if elected,” Mastriano wrote.
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