BREAKING: Doug Mastriano – the most extreme candidate running for Governor – just became the GOP nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania.

John, the general election starts right now. Will you rush a donation and help Josh win this race? joshshapiro.org/StopDoug

I’ll give it to you straight: Doug Mastriano says he will ban abortion with absolutely no exceptions, including for life of the mother, and throw doctors in jail for performing abortions. He led the sham audit to try to overturn the 2020 election in Pennsylvania. And he was a proud attendee of the January 6th insurrection – and paid thousands to bus people to the Capitol.

With an agenda this extreme, Doug Mastriano would have the power to do real damage to Pennsylvania if he gained control of the Governor’s office – and we cannot let that happen. So we’re launching a Defenders of Democracy Fund to quite literally defend our democracy and our rights from our GOP opponent. We need to kick off the general election with an outpouring of support for this campaign.

We’re setting an ambitious goal to raise $100,000 in the first week of the general election. Will you help us hit it by chipping in $5 today to fuel Josh’s campaign?

Now, here’s what you need to know about Mastriano.

He attended the insurrection: Mastriano himself was present at the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and went past police barricades set up to keep the rioters at bay. He spent thousands to bus in people to the Capitol that day.

He’s an extremist with his policy stances, too — he wants to ban abortion with no exceptions, outlaw no-excuse mail-in voting in Pennsylvania, and keep the minimum wage at poverty level. He led the charge to overturn Pennsylvania’s presidential election in 2020 and spread Trump’s election lies for years — all to make sure your vote didn’t count.

The stakes are so high, John. This race is a true toss-up, and if we don’t mobilize to stop Mastriano, he will drag Pennsylvania backwards. Because races here are often decided by a percentage point or less, we’ve got to take action now.

Our new Defenders of Democracy Fund will give this team the resources we need to win this Toss Up race and ensure the foundations of our democracy are safe. Can you donate to this Fund right now?

I’ll be in touch in the coming days about the state of this race, and how we’re going to win. But the most important thing we can do right now is put up a massive amount of support against Mastriano — and for Pennsylvania.

Let’s win this race,

Dana Fritz
Campaign Manager
Shapiro for Pennsylvania