Stacy Garrity

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Says she would be a governor "more interested in raising hope, than raising our taxes."[1]
• Points to her treasury record: her campaign says she returned record amounts of unclaimed property, more than $1 billion, and "saved taxpayers almost two hundred million dollars by eliminating fraud and inefficiency."[1],[4]
• Presents her 30 years in the Army Reserve, including three deployments, and her business career as preparation to manage state government.[1],[4]
• Says "I'm the daughter of Bradford County, so I care about rural Pennsylvania," and that she would "absolutely prioritize agriculture."[4]
• Says the state should "unleash the private sector and rein in the public sector."[5]

Background

• Treasurer (78th), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · 2021–present[3]
• Cost accountant, rising to Vice President for Government Affairs, Global Tungsten & Powders Corp., Towanda · 1987–2021[3],[13]
• Officer (military police), retired as colonel; deployed in 1991 (Desert Storm), 2003 and 2008, U.S. Army Reserve · 1986–2016[3],[4],[13]
• Candidate, Republican nomination for the 12th Congressional District special election, U.S. House · 2019[4],[13]

Education

• Bachelor's degree, Finance and Economics, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania[3]
• Certificate, Cornell University Business Management Institute[3]

Where they stand

• Taxes
  Wants the state to spend less overall and opposed the last two budget deals. Backs repealing the inheritance tax and cutting the 3.07% personal income tax, and says she would cut the property tax burden by one-third within two years. Would veto any gas tax increase and proposes a gas tax rebate of up to $750. Supports taxing skill games with a flat fee of $500 per machine per month.[5],[2],[6]
• Economy & Jobs
  Opposes raising the state minimum wage, arguing economic growth will raise pay more effectively. Her campaign says expanded energy production could generate 200,000 jobs.[5],[2]
• Education
  Supports school vouchers and says she would prioritize a scholarship program like Lifeline Scholarships. Would join the federal tax-credit scholarship program "on day one." Proposes holding back third graders who are not reading at grade level, with added reading instruction, and a five-year tuition lock for incoming college students.[7],[6]
• Abortion
  Describes herself as "pro-life, with exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother." Has said she would not support a ban in Pennsylvania and that keeping the 24-week limit is up to legislators. Criticized the court ruling that struck down the state's ban on Medicaid coverage of abortion.[8]
• Energy & Environment
  Wants to greatly increase natural gas production, lift the moratorium on drilling in state parks and new state forest leases, and call a special session to speed permits for gas production, pipelines and power plants. Opposes the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and would reform or possibly eliminate renewable energy and efficiency mandates. Would eliminate the 5.9% state tax on electricity sales. On data centers, wants mandatory rules, a temporary pause so towns can update zoning, and siting on brownfield or industrial land.[9],[2],[10]
• Health Care
  Supports the Medicaid changes in the 2025 federal budget law and says it is "common sense" to require healthy adults to work, train or volunteer. Would order independent performance audits of Pennsylvania's Medicaid programs and create a fraud task force.[12],[6]
• Elections & Democracy
  Supports requiring voter ID and says every voter must be a U.S. citizen and show identification.[2],[6]
• Marijuana
  Opposes legalizing recreational marijuana and says she would veto a legalization bill, calling marijuana "an addictive substance with negative public health and safety side-effects."[11]

Voting record

Stacy Garrity has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words