Candidate · November 3, 2026
Stacy Garrity
On the ballot for Governor · Pennsylvania
- issues with public statements
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | Governor · Pennsylvania1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Republican1, |
| Status | Challenger |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Stacy Garrity is a Bradford County native who graduated from Sayre High School, earned a degree in finance and economics from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, and later received a certificate from the Cornell University Business Management Institute.3,
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running for governor to continue her service to Pennsylvania and to make it a state where people can grow a business and raise a family.4
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitegarrityforpa.com4
- Official websitepatreasury.gov/treasurer3
- Facebookfacebook.com/GarrityForPA4
- X (Twitter)x.com/GarrityForPA4
- Instagraminstagram.com/stacyforpa4
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Energy and Climate
Her campaign website says that on her first day she would lift what it calls a ban on new drilling sites and call a special legislative session to fast-track permits for natural gas production, pipelines and power plants, with firm timelines for approvals.5
Her campaign website says she would reform or pause Pennsylvania's renewable energy and efficiency mandates.5
- Raise targets or move up deadlines, such as 100% clean power by 2040
- Keep current targets
- Delay, loosen or repeal the targets
Her campaign website proposes pausing future data center development, requiring data centers to bring their own energy and water sources, favoring brownfield sites and giving local residents the final say.6
- Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
- Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
- Pause or limit new data centers
Taxes and Budget
Her campaign website proposes a HOPE for PA initiative that would redirect existing state money into property tax rebates for homeowners, with the goal of cutting the property tax burden by one-third within two years.5
Her campaign website says she would audit state agencies, require reform plans before funding is approved, and use savings from cutting waste and fraud to reduce the deficit and lower the burden on taxpayers.5
Housing
Her campaign website proposes a program in which the state would cover up to 3% of mortgage interest rates for first-time homebuyers.5
Elections and Government Reform
Education
Her campaign website supports passing Lifeline Scholarships, expanding the state's existing scholarship tax credit programs, and opting into the federal education tax credit scholarship program.5
Her campaign website says allowing athletes born male to compete in girls' sports is unfair and unsafe, and that she would end it.5
- Require teams based on sex at birth
- Let each state decide
- Let schools or sports organizations set rules case by case
- Teams based on gender identity
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.
Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: Campaign finance reports search — Pennsylvania Department of State.7