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Stacy Garrity

Candidate for Governor

Running mate: Jason Richey

Republican

Background

Occupation
Pennsylvania State Treasurer
Lives in
Bradford County
Campaign website
garrityforpa.com

Pennsylvania State Treasurer, first elected in 2020 and re-elected in 2024; retired U.S. Army Reserve colonel and former vice president of government affairs at Global Tungsten & Powders. Her running mate is Jason Richey, a Pittsburgh attorney at K&L Gates.

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Photo: Official portrait — Pennsylvania Treasury

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Proposes rolling back or eliminating the utility gross receipts tax, aiming to cut utility bills by 15% to 25%.

    Issues - Stacy Garrity for Governor (Turn Around PA Plan)

    Campaign website · Garrity for PA · Make Life Affordable for All Pennsylvanians … Make Life Affordable for All Pennsylvanians · garrityforpa.com

    “roll back or eliminate the gross receipts tax on utilities, end tax stacking on energy bills … slash utility bills by 15% to 25%”
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Education

  • Supports Lifeline Scholarships, expanding state tax-credit scholarships, and joining the federal tax-credit program.

    Issues - Stacy Garrity for Governor (Turn Around PA Plan)

    Campaign website · Garrity for PA · Put Students First … Put Students First · garrityforpa.com

    “passing Lifeline Scholarships, investing in and expanding the state’s existing scholarship programs … opting in to the Federal Education Tax Credit scholarship program”
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Housing

  • Proposes HOPE for PA: redirecting state funds to cut property taxes by one-third and aid first-time homebuyers.

    Garrity says the state would cover up to 3% of mortgage interest for first-time buyers; the campaign has not published eligibility or cost details.

    Issues - Stacy Garrity for Governor (Turn Around PA Plan)

    Campaign website · Garrity for PA · Reduce the Property Tax Burden and Expand Homeownership … Reduce the Property Tax Burden and Expand Homeownership · garrityforpa.com

    “HOPE for PA will redirect existing state spending, investment accounts, and interest earnings toward property tax rebates for homeowners. … supports first-time homebuyers through a new program in which the Commonwealth covers up to 3% of mortgage interest rates”
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Economy & jobs

  • Pledges to lift what she calls a ban on new drilling sites and to fast-track gas, pipeline and power plant permits.

    Garrity says expanded energy production could create 200,000 jobs and $6 billion in state and local revenue.

    Issues - Stacy Garrity for Governor (Turn Around PA Plan)

    Campaign website · Garrity for PA · Unleash Pennsylvania's Energy … Unleash Pennsylvania's Energy · garrityforpa.com

    “On day one, Stacy Garrity will lift the ban on new drilling sites that is holding Pennsylvania back … call a Special Session on Energy to fast-track permits for natural gas production, pipelines, and power plants”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Calls for pausing new data centers and requiring them to supply their own energy and water, with local final say.

    Garrity says she opposes special tax incentives for data centers and prefers brownfield sites; she says a pause differs from a fixed-length moratorium.

    Data Centers - Stacy Garrity for Governor

    Campaign website · Garrity for PA · garrityforpa.com

    “Pause new data center development until clear safeguards are in place … Require data centers to bring their own energy and water sources. … The people who live in the community should determine its future.”
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Environment & parks

  • Proposes reforming or pausing state renewable energy and energy efficiency mandates.

    Garrity told Spotlight PA she does not support the clean energy requirement in the bill to codify Shapiro's data center standards.

    Issues - Stacy Garrity for Governor (Turn Around PA Plan)

    Campaign website · Garrity for PA · Unleash Pennsylvania's Energy · garrityforpa.com

    “reform or pause renewable energy and efficiency mandates”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports requiring voters to show ID and to be U.S. citizens.

    Spotlight PA reports Garrity has said she would provide the state's voter rolls to the U.S. Justice Department if requested.

    Issues - Stacy Garrity for Governor (Turn Around PA Plan)

    Campaign website · Garrity for PA · Restore Fairness and Transparency to Pennsylvania · garrityforpa.com

    “Every voter should be a U.S. citizen and show ID.”
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  • Pledges to audit state agencies and require reform plans before funding is approved.

    Issues - Stacy Garrity for Governor (Turn Around PA Plan)

    Campaign website · Garrity for PA · Root Out Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in State Government · garrityforpa.com

    “require reform plans before funding is approved; audit state agencies from top to bottom”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Stacy Garrity on them.

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
  • Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

All sources (17)

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