Stacy Garrity re-elected Pennsylvania Treasurer: Election results 2024
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity (R) has won a second term, defeating Democrat Erin McClelland.
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Garrity narrowly won her first term as Treasurer in 2020, defeating Joseph Torsella by 52,546 votes in an election where Democrat Josh Shapiro won the Attorney General race by more than 300,000 votes and Joe Biden won Pennsylvania’s presidential election by less than 100,000 votes.
During her first four years as Treasurer, Garrity prioritized unclaimed property in the Treasury. According to her campaign, the Treasury returned nearly $274 million to more than 174,000 Pennsylvanians in the fiscal year ending June 2023.
Garrity also banned TikTok on Treasury devices, saying “TikTok presents a clear danger due to its collection of personal data and its close connection to the communist Chinese government.”
Garrity has promised to eliminate waste and fight for a tax-deductible 401k-style retirement savings program.
A native of Athens, Bradford County, Garrity served in the U.S. Army Reserves as a Colonel and is the former Vice President of Global Tungsten and Powders Corp. in Bradford County. She has a degree in Finance & Economics from Bloomsburg University.
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