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Stacy Garrity

Republican candidate for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Pennsylvania · Challenger

Pennsylvania State Treasurer; retired U.S. Army Reserve colonel; former manufacturing executive

Stacy Garrity, 62, of Bradford County, is Pennsylvania's state treasurer, first elected in 2020 and now serving her second term. She was the only Republican on the May 19, 2026 primary ballot for governor and is the Republican nominee in the November 3 general election. Her running mate for lieutenant governor is Jason Richey, a Pittsburgh attorney and chair of the Allegheny County GOP.

Where Garrity stands

Education and school choice: Says the state should not 'keep throwing more money' at education and should focus on results. Suggests holding back more students who do not read at grade level. Would enroll Pennsylvania in the federal scholarship tax-credit program on 'day one.'
State budget and spending: Criticizes the incumbent for using surplus funds to close budget gaps. Says savings could come from rooting out home health care fraud and from audits, but has not named specific cuts or new revenue.
Gas prices and taxes: Proposes a $750 summer rebate for Pennsylvania drivers. Would use the rainy day fund to pause state gas and diesel taxes for two to three months.
Skill games: Supports legalizing skill game machines and charging a flat fee of $500 per machine per month, rather than taxing them at the casino slot-machine rate.
Medicaid and health care: Supports the federal law that changed Medicaid, including work requirements. Says healthy adults without small children should work, train or volunteer 20 hours a week to keep Medicaid for those who need it most.
Data centers: Her plan calls for pausing new data center development, requiring data centers to bring their own energy and water, building them on brownfield sites, and banning construction on farmland.
Energy: Proposes fast-tracking permits for natural gas production, pipelines and power plants and cutting regulations. Supports letting natural gas producers drill on public lands.
Abortion: Describes herself as anti-abortion with exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. Says Pennsylvania's current law allowing abortion up to 24 weeks is up to the legislature and that she would not act on her personal view as governor.
Elections and voter ID: Supports requiring voter ID for all voters. Pennsylvania currently requires ID only from voters at their first visit to a polling place.
Tariffs: Says she would have taken 'a more targeted approach' to tariffs than President Trump.

Background

Pennsylvania State Treasurer, 2021–present (second term)
Unsuccessful candidate for the GOP nomination in a 2019 congressional special election
Global Tungsten & Powders: rose from cost accountant to vice president of government affairs
Education: Bloomsburg University

In the news

Stacy Garrity challenges Shapiro for PA Governor: Trump endorsement, key issues, background FOX 29 Philadelphia, October 22, 2026
Meet Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate: Stacy Garrity Axios Philadelphia, October 19, 2026
The top takeaways from the only debate between Gov. Josh Shapiro and Stacy Garrity Spotlight PA, October 7, 2026
Stacy Garrity hopes 'the cavalry will be coming' with less than a month until Pennsylvania's governor election The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 6, 2026

Also running for Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Josh Shapiro Democratic
Ken Krawchuk Libertarian

Sources

Last researched October 23, 2026. Written in neutral language from the sources above. Spot an error? See how to report it.