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HARRISBURG — Several more Republican leaders announced Tuesday that they will go against their political party and support Attorney General Josh Shapiro in the November gubernatorial election.
Seven former GOP officials — including former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and former Allegheny County state Rep. Jim Kelly — said they’ll support Mr. Shapiro, the state’s Democratic nominee, in the 2022 election.
Mr. Chertoff was the second secretary of the Department of Homeland Security under George W. Bush. Mr. Kelly was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House who represented parts of Allegheny County in the 1970s and ‘80s.
Each of these former GOP officials is bucking their party’s candidate, state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin. Mr. Mastriano has been criticized for his acceptance of extreme groups, including his campaign’s payment to social media site Gab, which is a known outlet for white nationalists and was used by the man charged with killing 11 practicing Jews at the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 — the most deadly antisemitic attack on U.S. soil.
Seven former GOP officials — including former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and former Allegheny County state Rep. Jim Kelly — said they’ll support Mr. Shapiro, the state’s Democratic nominee, in the 2022 election.
Mr. Chertoff was the second secretary of the Department of Homeland Security under George W. Bush. Mr. Kelly was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House who represented parts of Allegheny County in the 1970s and ‘80s.
Each of these former GOP officials is bucking their party’s candidate, state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin. Mr. Mastriano has been criticized for his acceptance of extreme groups, including his campaign’s payment to social media site Gab, which is a known outlet for white nationalists and was used by the man charged with killing 11 practicing Jews at the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 — the most deadly antisemitic attack on U.S. soil.
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In addition to Chertoff and Kelly, the Post-Gazette mentions: "Other endorsers include former GOP state Reps. Mario Civera (Delaware County), David Heckler (Bucks County), Raymond Bunt Jr. (Montgomery County), Beverly Mackereth (York County) and J. Scot Chadwick (Bradford County)."
That's quite a bandwagon going for Josh Shapiro!
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