Mastriano Heads to Senate for Slovakia Post | Harrisburg News

Doug Mastriano, the controversial Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate, is now officially on track to become U.S. ambassador to Slovakia after his nomination cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — a unanimous Republican vote — following a last-minute deal to release stalled AIDS funding. Once blocked by Senator John Cornyn, the nomination moved forward after the White House agreed to the funding release, clearing the way for both Mastriano and Kari Lake. Though Republicans had preferred Treasurer Stacy Garrity for another post, Mastriano’s nomination has stirred internal tension — and his rise was even floated by Trump in May as a way to sideline him from the GOP primary. Now, with the committee’s green light, the full Senate will decide his fate.

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