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Mastrangelo received her undergraduate degree from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carroll_University John Carroll University,] where she studied politics and history.

Mastrangelo received her undergraduate degree from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carroll_University John Carroll University,] where she studied politics and history.

In 2015, Mastrangelo ran for City Council of Willoughby Hills, a suburb 19 miles outside of Cleveland. Although she was in Italy during most of the campaign, Mastrangelo promptly returned to the United States sixty days before the election, and accused her opponent of "pretending to own a business"[https://archive.org/details/AlanaMastrangelo3] and facilitating "nepotism."[https://archive.org/details/AlanaMastrangelo2]

In 2015, Mastrangelo ran for Willoughby Hills City Council.[https://www.news-herald.com/news/ohio/alana-mastrangelo-candidate-for-willoughby-hills-council-district-november-election/article_1b812d58-77f8-5035-b9b1-d9a0b0544c69.html]. Although she was in Italy during most of the campaign, Mastrangelo promptly returned to the United States sixty days before the election and accused her opponent of "pretending to own a business"[https://archive.org/details/AlanaMastrangelo3] and using local government to facilitate "nepotism."[https://archive.org/details/AlanaMastrangelo2]

In 2016, Mastrangelo assisted in the creation of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Watchlist Professor Watch List,] a website by Turning Point USA that lists U.S. professors deemed to "discriminate against conservative students, promote anti-American values and advance leftist propaganda in the classroom."[https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/11/22/new-website-seeks-register-professors-accused-liberal-bias-and-anti-american-values] After its launch, the website had been criticized as a tool used to threaten professors.[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/02/professor-watchlist-website-academic][http://time.com/4588165/professor-watchlist-silence-conservative/] Mastrangelo reacted by defending the website, stating that the site is "helpful" for conservative students who want to "know if a professor has actually made headlines for past behavior"[https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/krishrach/this-website-wants-students-to-publicly-shame-anti-american] before signing up for a class.

In 2016, Mastrangelo assisted in the creation of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Watchlist Professor Watch List,] a website by Turning Point USA that lists U.S. professors deemed to "discriminate against conservative students, promote anti-American values and advance leftist propaganda in the classroom."[https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/11/22/new-website-seeks-register-professors-accused-liberal-bias-and-anti-american-values] After its launch, the website was criticized by members of academia, who claimed it was a tool used to threaten professors.[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/02/professor-watchlist-website-academic][http://time.com/4588165/professor-watchlist-silence-conservative/] Mastrangelo reacted by defending the website, stating that the site is "helpful" for conservative students who want to "know if a professor has actually made headlines for past behavior"[https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/krishrach/this-website-wants-students-to-publicly-shame-anti-american] before signing up for classes.

In February 2017, a leaked audio recording revealed Mastrangelo discussing a plan to funnel thousands of dollars into student government campaigns at Ohio State University.[https://www.chronicle.com/article/Inside-a-Stealth-Plan-for/240008]. In the audio recording, Mastrangelo was heard talking about how Turning Point USA would be running seemingly liberal students for student government, who were actually "closet conservatives." Mastrangelo referred to the plan as "a Trojan Horse."[https://www.thelantern.com/2017/02/leaked-documents-audio-conservative-turning-point-usa-quietly-funding-student-government-campaigns-across-us/]

In February 2017, a leaked audio recording revealed Mastrangelo discussing plans to funnel thousands of dollars into student government campaigns at Ohio State University.[https://www.chronicle.com/article/Inside-a-Stealth-Plan-for/240008]. In the audio, Mastrangelo was heard talking about how Turning Point USA would be running seemingly liberal students, who were actually "closet conservatives," for student government; a plan in which Mastrangelo referred to as "a Trojan Horse."[https://www.thelantern.com/2017/02/leaked-documents-audio-conservative-turning-point-usa-quietly-funding-student-government-campaigns-across-us/]

In August 2018, Mastrangelo criticized New York governor Andrew Cuomo on [[Fox and Friends]], calling his recent comments "asinine" and stating that as a descendant of Italian immigrants, Cuomo "should know better"[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10209536/?ref_=nv_sr_1] than to make disparaging remarks about America.

In August 2018, Mastrangelo criticized New York governor Andrew Cuomo on the show [[Fox and Friends]], calling his recent comments "asinine" and stating that as a descendant of Italian immigrants, Cuomo "should know better"[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10209536/?ref_=nv_sr_1] than to make disparaging remarks about America.

Mastrangelo was a contributor for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Examiner Washington Examiner] from August 2017 to April 2018.

Mastrangelo was a contributor for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Examiner Washington Examiner] from August 2017 to April 2018.