Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (right) and Sen. Doug Mastriano wave to the crowd during a rally at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh on Aug. 19, 2022. Just 5 years after his first run for political office, Mastriano is running for Pennsylvania's highest office — governor. Barry Reeger | Special to PennLive PennLive

Doug Mastriano, Pennsylvania’s Republican nominee for governor, is Exhibit A for how fate and timing can rocket-launch a political career.

In 2017, after a 30-year military career, the just-retired Army colonel was considering his post-military life.

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