Doug Mastriano: podcast appearances and interviews

Douglas Vincent Mastriano, born on January 2, 1964, is an American politician and retired military officer who has served in the Pennsylvania Senate since winning a special election in 2019, representing the 33rd district. He served in the United States Army from 1986 to 2017 and attained the rank of colonel. A member of the Republican Party, Mastriano ran for U.S. Congress in Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district in 2018, where he finished fourth in the primary. In May 2026, he was nominated by President Trump to be the U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia. Mastriano is known for his association with fundamentalist Christian nationalism and has expressed views that challenge the separation of church and state. He has made social media posts referencing QAnon and has spoken at events promoting QAnon and 9/11 conspiracy theories. An election denier and a close ally of President Donald Trump, Mastriano gained national attention for his efforts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election. He attended Trump's January 6 rally in Washington, D.C., and was observed on video passing through Capitol Police barriers after they had been breached. He was subpoenaed by the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack in February 2022 but ceased cooperation with the committee in August of that year. In the 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, Mastriano was the Republican nominee, defeating Lou Barletta in the primaries and ultimately losing to Democrat Josh Shapiro, the then-sitting Attorney General, with Mastriano securing 41.71% of the vote.