Doug Mastriano says he’s not running for US Senate in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, an impassioned election denier who lost in 2015’s gubernatorial race, stated he’s not running for senate on Thursday night, a relief for some Republicans who had actually feared the questionable conservative would complicate their hopes of turning a Democratic-held seat.

” At this time, we have actually chosen not to run for the senate however to continue to serve in Harrisburg,” he stated on Facebook Live.

Mastriano, who had actually lost the guv’s race by 15 points 6 months back, had actually come under pressure to avoid of the race from some Pennsylvania and nationwide Republicans, who were worried he ‘d be too severe to win a basic election versus Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, who’s running for a 4th term.

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