Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity launches Republican bid for governor

First on Fox: Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced her Republican gubernatorial campaign Monday, beating a competitive race for the incumbent Democratic administration. Josh Shapiro In 2026.

Talk specifically to Fox News Digital Before her campaign launchThe Republican candidate said she challenged Shapiro in next year’s gubernatorial election because he “failed the country” on key issues including energy production, education and job creation. She said the state’s large amount of oil and gas resources are key to its economy.

“I have a big vision for the Commonwealth,” Garrity, 61, said in a telephone interview before announcing her gubernatorial campaign. “We really need to use everything we have under our feet and that will bring a lot of financial breathing space to the Commonwealth we desperately need.”

Garris says her position on energy takes her a step with the president Donald Trump and Sen. Dave McCormick, who both called for the release of U.S. energy on the Pennsylvania battlefield during the 2024 presidential election.

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“We have a lot of natural gas under our feet,” Garris said.

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Pennsylvania is a reliable swing state that experienced a red wave in 2024, with Trump winning at the top of the ticket and McCormick winning former long-time Senator Bob Casey online, on the Senate line.

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Pennsylvania’s treasurer said Pennsylvania wants “more money” than “government hands in our pockets”, and she said she travels to all 67 counties in the Commonwealth every year.

Keystone State residents also want schools to choose, safe communities and no “boys compete with girls in sports”, Garris said.

Republicans hope to target Shapiro’s policy on school choices and think “he may be able to play political games through education, but certainly our kids can’t.”

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro saw during a free ceremony during Wawa Welcome America in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 2023. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC image)

Shapiro recently told reporters that the Commonwealth does not require “extreme politicians” to try to legislate students to participate in sports, referring to a recent bill by the Pennsylvania Legislature that would prevent transgender athletes from playing in women’s sports, According to Vif.

“He pushed the political agenda with radical liberals, and for me, it wasn’t fair, it wasn’t leadership, it was. I think it was a betrayal of common sense and female track and field,” Garris said.

Garrity also criticized Shapiro for talking about floplopploppthe and “failure” in school selection[ing] The state “deliveries the national budget.

Shapiro, who presided over the politically divided state legislature, missed it Commonwealth past deadline This year’s budget.

Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity spoke on the Republican Victory Party. (Aimee Dilger/SOPA image/Lightrocket taken through Getty Images)

Last year, the Democratic governor received national attention as he was shortlisted for the potential campaign partner of the former vice president. Kamala HarrisFormer President Joe Biden suspended re-election.

“I’m not as good as Josh Shapiro,” Garrity admitted to Fox News Digital. “I’m definitely not a politician like Josh Shapiro, he’s a prolific fundraising event. It’s going to be a tough game.”

But despite Shapiro’s potential advantage as a current governor, Garrity said: “I’m a very strong worker.”

Garrity touted that in her first game as state treasurer, she managed to upset a popular incumbent, “and then the second time, I got more votes for this election than any statewide election Candidates for Pennsylvania Historyincluding Josh Shapiro. ”

“I’ve been a weak person all my life, in the military, business and politics, which is why I can succeed when odds are in trouble with me,” Garretti said.

Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity worked with then-senator Donald Trump during the 2024 presidential election. (Provided by Garrity Sports)

“The state treasurer was my first role in public office, but not my first position in public service,” said the Republican hopeful. “I did spend 30 years in the Army Reserve. I was deployed three times to the Middle East.”

Garrity also served in the private sector of Tungsten & Powders globally, where she worked to be one of two female vice presidents.

Now, as state treasurer, Garris said, “It’s really a blessing to wake up every day and serve hard-working Pennsylvanians.”

Garrity has been The governor who made fun of her A few months. R-Pa. Trump Rep. Dan Meuser is also considered a potential Republican candidate.

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He announced last month that he would not run for the Pennsylvania governor to announce Garys’s road to declare Monday morning.

Pennsylvania’s governor’s junior high school is scheduled for May 19, 2026 and the midterm election is scheduled for November 3, 2026.