Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:34 PM ET
Stacy Garrity
Republican · 3 November 2026

Stacy Garrity

Treasurer of Pennsylvania (since 2021)

Stacy Garrity, a Republican Army Reserve veteran who has been Pennsylvania treasurer since 2021, is her party's 2026 nominee for governor of Pennsylvania.

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  1. Shapiro-Garrity PA Gubernatorial Race: What To Know

    PENNSYLVANIA: With the state's gubernatorial election rapidly nearing, voters on Nov. 3 will face a choice between Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and his Republican opponent, state Treasurer Stacy Garrity.

    PatchShapiro
  2. Frank Ryan: PA governor’s race: The Stacy Garrity I have known

    Whether serving shareholders, soldiers, pension beneficiaries, taxpayers or citizens, leadership begins with understanding that we have temporarily been entrusted with something belonging to someone else.

    Pottstown Mercury
  3. How Stacy Garrity's Bradford County roots shape her governor campaign

    Stacy Garrity, a Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, emphasizes her Bradford County roots as the backbone of her campaign.

    Beaver County TimesAlso in Erie Times-News
  4. These Bradford County scenes help explain Stacy Garrity's roots
    Erie Times-News
  5. Data center development divides candidates and communities

    Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is pushing stricter data-center permitting rules, insisting developers must fund their own power needs, protect air and water, and win local community support before state review.

    WTAE Pittsburgh's Action NewsShapiro
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  1. Where Garrity, Shapiro stand on taxes, spending, skill games and more

    The article compares Governor Josh Shapiro (D) and Republican Stacy Garrity (state Treasurer) on taxes, spending, and other policy ideas ahead of Pennsylvania’s governor election.

    riverreporter.comShapiro
  2. Pa. election 2026: Where Garrity, Shapiro stand on ICE detention and other immigration issues

    Garrity advocates cooperation between Pennsylvanians, public officials, and ICE, and has not definitively stated how she would handle ICE detention centers.

    timesleader.comShapiro
  3. Voter Guide: Who’s On The Nov. 3 Ballot

    Stacy Garrity is the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor in the referenced voter guide. She has served as state treasurer since 2021 and was reelected in 2024.

    fultoncountynews.com
Born
May 17, 1964
Birthplace
Athens, Pennsylvania
Education
Sayre Area High School
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (degree in finance and economics)
Cornell University Business Management Institute (certificate)

Biography & Campaign Analysis

Background

Stacy L. Garrity, a native of Athens, Pennsylvania, was born on May 17, 1964, and went to Sayre Area High School before earning a finance and economics degree at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania and, later, a Cornell University Business Management Institute certificate.

From 1986 to 2016 she was a military police officer in the Army Reserve, with deployments for the Gulf War in 1991 and the Iraq War in 2003 to 2004 and 2008 to 2009.

Posted to Camp Bucca in Iraq, she handled detainee processing, family visits and Red Cross liaison, work for which she became known as "The Angel of the Desert." Her decorations include the Legion of Merit and two Bronze Stars, and she left the service as a colonel.

In civilian life she worked from 1987 to 2021 at Global Tungsten & Powders Corp., a Pennsylvania tungsten producer, where her final post was vice president handling government affairs.

Career

In 2019, after Tom Marino's resignation opened Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, Garrity sought the Republican nomination for the special election and lost it to state representative Fred Keller.

In 2020 she ran for state treasurer, winning the Republican nomination unopposed and unseating Democratic incumbent Joe Torsella in November, the first defeat of an incumbent Democrat in a Pennsylvania statewide race by a Republican since 1994. She took office in 2021 as the state's 79th treasurer.

In 2024 she won a second term against Democrat Erin McClelland, taking 51.9% of the vote and receiving more than 3.5 million votes.

2026 race

Garrity launched her campaign for governor in August 2025 and received an endorsement from President Donald Trump. She won the Republican primary on May 19, 2026, running unopposed. In the November 3 general election she faces Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro, who is seeking a second term. A victory would make her the first woman to serve as governor of Pennsylvania.