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7 more Republican leaders endorse Democrat Josh Shapiro for Pennsylvania governor, following news of GOP candidate Doug Mastriano wearing a Confederate military uniform

Isabella Zavarise

August 30, 2022 at 6:00 AM·2 min read

Josh Shapiro at a podium for a news conference — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a Democrat running for governor, has sought to portray his opponent Doug Mastriano as out of step with the mainstream.Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

Seven more Republican leaders have announced their endorsement for Democrat Josh Shapiro.
This comes one month after nine Republicans called his GOP opponent Doug Mastriano an "extremist."
A photo obtained by Reuters showed Mastriano posing in a Confederate military uniform.

Seven more Republican leaders have announced their endorsement for Pennsylvania's Democratic candidate for governor Josh Shapiro, following photos of GOP state Sen. Doug Mastriano wearing a Confederate military uniform.

This comes one month after nine Republicans vowed to support the Democratic candidate and called Mastriano an "extremist" who threatens American democracy.

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According to a statement released by the Shapiro campaign on Tuesday, the group includes Michael Chertoff, the former US Secretary of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush, and Mario Civera, a former state
representative.

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Shapiro, the state's attorney general said he was proud to receive the endorsement from these GOP leaders "who are putting our Commonwealth ahead of partisan politics in order to come together and move Pennsylvania forward."

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