{"id":1938480,"date":"2023-05-26T05:50:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T09:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doug-mastriano-announces-he-will-not-be-running-for-us-senate\/"},"modified":"2023-05-26T05:53:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T09:53:17","slug":"doug-mastriano-announces-he-will-not-be-running-for-us-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doug-mastriano-announces-he-will-not-be-running-for-us-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastriano won&#8217;t run for US Senate."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoug-mastriano-announces-he-will-not-be-running-for-us-senate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1938480&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Pennsylvania Republican State Senator Doug Mastriano Decides Not to Run for U.S. Senate<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">P<\/span>ennsylvania Republican state Sen. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doug-mastriano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Mastriano<\/a> announced that he will not be running for the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<p>In a 37-minute Facebook Live broadcast alongside his wife, captioned &#8220;What&#8217;s Next: The way forward,&#8221; Mastriano talked about the adversity he has faced, and he thanked his supporters for the progress his &#8220;movement&#8221; has made. Despite this, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">gubernatorial candidate<\/a> said that he believes he can best serve the people in Harrisburg rather than in <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mastriano pointed to the fact that former President Abraham Lincoln had lost four elections prior to his success, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-north-korean-defector-yeonmi-park-announces-upcoming-book-on-candace\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: North Korean Defector Yeonmi Park Announces Upcoming Book On \u2018Candace\u2019\">drawing parallels<\/a> with his own situation. He claimed that during his gubernatorial run, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doug-mastriano-announces-he-will-not-be-running-for-us-senate\/\" title=\"Mastriano won't run for US Senate.\">drew record-breaking crowds<\/a>, while his opponent Josh Shapiro &#8220;couldn&#8217;t draw flies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/waffle-arizona-house-speaker-claims-they-cant-enforce-constitution-wont-commit-to-calling-legislative-hearing\/\" title=\"WAFFLE: Arizona House Speaker Claims They Can\u2019t Enforce Constitution, Won\u2019t Commit To Calling Legislative Hearing\">state senator<\/a> said that he would continue to play a major role in Pennsylvania politics and that the support of his &#8220;Walk as Free People&#8221; movement was required for any Republican hoping to win a primary or general election. The state senator and his wife said that their movement wasn&#8217;t going anywhere and would continue to grow. They announced the creation of the &#8220;Freedom Conference,&#8221; a political\/educational meeting that will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-investigates-biden-admin-for-canceling-veterans-memorial-event\/\" title=\"Congress Investigates Biden Admin for Canceling Veterans\u2019 Memorial Event\">held annually<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mastriano, calling on his experience in the gubernatorial race in which he claimed he was &#8220;abandoned&#8221; by the Pennsylvania Republican Party, pledged to support whoever wins the Republican nomination. <\/p>\n<p>Mastriano <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/midterms-2022-doug-mastriano-concedes-josh-shaprio-pennsylvania-governor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost his bid<\/a> for Pennsylvania governor last year by roughly 14 points.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Mastriano&#8217;s Movement Continues to Grow<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;At this time, we have decided not to run for the U.S. Senate but to continue to serve in Harrisburg,&#8221; Mastriano said. &#8220;I know for some it&#8217;ll be disappointing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At this time, at this moment, the way things currently are, I am not running for the U.S. Senate seat,&#8221; he clarified.<\/p>\n<p>Mastriano announced the creation of the &#8220;Freedom Conference,&#8221; a political\/educational meeting that will be held annually. He emphasized that his &#8220;Walk as Free People&#8221; movement was required for any Republican hoping to win a primary or general election in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Despite adversity, Mastriano&#8217;s movement has made progress<\/li>\n<li>He believes he can best serve the people in Harrisburg<\/li>\n<li>Mastriano drew record-breaking crowds during his gubernatorial run<\/li>\n<li>The &#8220;Freedom Conference&#8221; will be held annually<\/li>\n<li>Mastriano pledges to support whoever wins the Republican nomination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite not running for the U.S. Senate, Mastriano&#8217;s movement continues to grow and play a major role in Pennsylvania politics. He remains committed to supporting the Republican nominee and ensuring that his &#8220;Walk as Free People&#8221; movement is a driving force in future elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pennsylvania Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano has announced that he will not run for the U.S. Senate. In a 37-minute Facebook Live broadcast, Mastriano discussed the challenges he has faced and thanked his supporters for their progress. Despite this, the future of his &#8220;movement&#8221; remains uncertain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1938481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[21500,3740,4324],"class_list":["post-1938480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-mastriano","tag-senate","tag-wont"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1938480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1938480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1938480\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1938481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1938480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1938480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1938480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}