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The Franklin County lawmaker has made a career out of being a far-right firebrand.

A Republican state senator who has helped spread conspiracy theories about last year’s presidential election and led opposition to pandemic-related shutdowns, vaccine mandates and masking orders is all but officially declaring that he’ll run for governor.

A state GOP committee member says the party is not only looking for someone who can turn out the base, but who can win in key corners.

Researchers have questioned Doug Mastriano’s claim that he located Sgt. Alvin York’s battle site with precision, identified erroneous footnotes and raised doubts about a photo that appears on the book’s cover.

Until recently, GOP leaders had been vaguely supportive but largely quiet about Mastriano’s audit effort — particularly Corman. That changed last week.

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman said he asked Sen. Cris Dush to take over the caucus’ election integrity venture.

State and congressional Republicans have all but avoided talking about the attack, and Franklin and Marshall College poll results offer some insight on that.

Senate Republican leaders have been largely silent about Mastriano’s efforts while it has sowed discord in the Republican caucus. Democrats oppose it.

Sen. Doug Mastriano told the conservative-friendly outlet Newsmax that he’s working on a broad subpoena to York, Tioga and Philadelphia counties.