Category: Lou Barletta

Trump-Backed Doug Mastriano Wins Pennsylvania GOP Gubernatorial Primary

Pennsylvania State Sen. Doug Mastriano (R) won the Republican gubernatorial primary on May 17. With 38 percent of the precincts reporting at 9:42 p.m. p.m., Mastriano received 40 percent of the vote and was projected as the winner by Decision Desk HQ. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro ran unopposed on the Democratic party gubernatorial ballot…


Pennsylvania Voters Await Senate, Gubernatorial Primary Results

MT. LEBANON, Pennsylvania—Standing outside historic Julie Ward Howe Elementary School in Mt. Lebanon, Doug Mitchell laughed with a pair of rivals as residents streamed in and out of the local voting precinct casting their ballots for the contentious U.S. Senate and gubernatorial races on May 17 A retired banker, Mitchell has lived in this community…


Republicans Hope for Nomination in Crowded Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Primary

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial primary presents drastically different stories for both major parties. The Democrats are united with Josh Shapiro, who is the state’s attorney general and is running unopposed. The Republicans feature a crowded field, Doug Mastriano, a Donald Trump endorsee, leading polls by double digits ahead of the primary election on May 17. Pennsylvania…


Trump Endorses Mastriano in Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Race

Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-Pa.) got a boost in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race on May 14. Former President Donald Trump endorsed Mastriano over former Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.). “There is no one in Pennsylvania who has done more, or fought harder, for election integrity than state Senator Doug Mastriano,” Trump said in a statement. Mastriano will…


Republican Lou Barletta Launches Bid for Pennsylvania Governorship

Lou Barletta, a Republican endorsed by former President Donald Trump for a Senate seat in 2018, has announced he is running for governor of Pennsylvania. “I’m in! I’m running for Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” Barletta said in a tweet Monday. “We need bold leadership to help get Pennsylvanians back to work, our students…