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Stacy Garrity

Candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania (2026)

Stacy Garrity is the Treasurer of Pennsylvania, first elected in 2020 and reelected in 2024, and a retired U.S. Army Reserve colonel. She is the Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania in 2026, having been unopposed in the May 19, 2026 primary, and faces Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro.

Public record

Office and sources

Running for
Candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania (2026)
Running in
Pennsylvania
Public role
2026 general-election candidate
Record includes
Source-linked checks, statements, and coverage
Education
Sayre High School, Bradford County; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (degree in finance and economics); Cornell University Business Management Institute (certificate)
Current office
Treasurer of Pennsylvania (since January 2021)
Military service
U.S. Army Reserve, military police; retired as colonel; deployed 1991, 2003 and 2008
Running mate
Jason Richey
2026 general election opponent
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D)
  • Pennsylvania Treasury: Treasurer Stacy Garrity biography ↗
  • Spotlight PA: Josh Shapiro and Stacy Garrity head to general election (May 19, 2026) ↗
  • Associated Press via Spotlight PA: Stacy Garrity launches Republican challenge to Gov. Josh Shapiro (August 18, 2025) ↗
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Background

Biography

Stacy Garrity is the Treasurer of Pennsylvania. She was first elected on November 3, 2020 and sworn in on January 19, 2021, and was reelected on November 5, 2024 and sworn in for a second term on January 21, 2025. She graduated from Sayre High School in Bradford County and from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania with a degree in finance and economics. She served in the U.S. Army Reserve as a military police officer and retired as a colonel, with deployments in 1991, 2003 and 2008; in Iraq she oversaw the internment facility at Camp Bucca. In civilian life she started as a cost accountant at Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. in Towanda and rose to vice president. Garrity announced her campaign for governor on August 18, 2025 and was unopposed in the May 19, 2026 Republican primary. Her running mate is Jason Richey, who won the contested Republican primary for lieutenant governor. She faces Governor Josh Shapiro, a Democrat seeking a second term, on November 3, 2026.

Sources for this biography

  • Pennsylvania Treasury: Treasurer Stacy Garrity biography ↗
  • Spotlight PA: Josh Shapiro and Stacy Garrity head to general election (May 19, 2026) ↗
  • Associated Press via Spotlight PA: Stacy Garrity launches Republican challenge to Gov. Josh Shapiro (August 18, 2025) ↗

Drafted by The Baseline's automated desk from the sources listed and checked against them on Oct 21, 2026; no other source was used. Spot an error? Request a correction.

Voting record

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thehill.comOct 8, 2026

Shapiro, Garrity clash on data centers, measles response in Pennsylvania governor debate: 4 takeaways

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