A Democratic state senate candidate in Pennsylvania is seeking to disqualify Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano, an outspoken Trump supporter, from the governor’s race because he allegedly participated in an “insurrection” against the U.S. government.
Democrats and a handful of Republicans have characterized the security breach on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol complex in which supporters of then-President Donald Trump delayed the congressional certification of the 2020 presidential election results for several hours as an insurrection or coup attempt. That claim has been adamantly denied by Trump and his supporters.
