1. Stacy L Garrity was born on May 17,1964 and is an American politician, businesswoman, and soldier.
27 Facts About Stacy Garrity
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Stacy Garrity is currently serving as Pennsylvania Treasurer as a Republican, a position to which she was elected in 2020.
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Stacy Garrity previously served in the United States Army Reserve for 30 years and through three deployments during the Gulf War and Iraq War, where she was called "The Angel of the Desert" by other US military officers.
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Stacy Garrity left the Army Reserve in 2016 at the rank of colonel.
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In 2019, Garrity entered politics and ran for the Republican nomination for a special election in Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, but lost to Fred Keller, who went on to win in the general election.
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In 2020, Stacy Garrity ran for Pennsylvania Treasurer against incumbent Democrat Joe Torsella, winning the Republican nomination unopposed.
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Stacy Garrity defeated Torsella in the general election in an upset, having been outraised financially and consistently down in the polls.
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Stacy Garrity went on to win reelection in 2024, defeating Democratic challenger Erin McClelland.
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Stacy Garrity is a native of Athens, Pennsylvania, in Bradford County.
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Stacy Garrity attended Sayre Area High School in Sayre, Pennsylvania and later graduated from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania with a degree in finance and economics, later earning a certificate from the Cornell University Business Management Institute.
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Stacy Garrity served in the US Army Reserve from 1986 to 2016, reaching a final rank of colonel.
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Stacy Garrity was stationed at Camp Bucca in southern Iraq during the Iraq War.
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Stacy Garrity worked to process detainees, manage family visitations, and act as a Red Cross liaison.
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Stacy Garrity earned two Bronze Stars and the Legion of Merit before retiring in 2016.
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Tungsten Heavy Powder and Parts alleged that Stacy Garrity spread defamatory statements about them at an industry event.
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In 2019, Stacy Garrity ran for the Republican nomination in a special election for Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional district after the resignation of incumbent Tom Marino.
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Stacy Garrity lost the nomination to state Representative Fred Keller, who was supported by President Donald Trump and eventually won the seat.
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Stacy Garrity challenged incumbent Democrat Joe Torsella for Pennsylvania Treasurer in January 2020, winning the Republican nomination unopposed in June.
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Stacy Garrity charged that Torsella was mainly interested in the office to boost his profile and run for higher office, such as the state's governorship.
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On November 10,2020, a week after election day, Torsella called Stacy Garrity to concede the race, with Stacy Garrity leading by 78,000 votes at the time of his concession.
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In May 2021, Stacy Garrity joined a critical letter sent by several Republican state treasurers to the Biden administration, charging that the administration was inappropriately encouraging financial institutions to stop supporting fossil fuels.
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In honor of National College Savings Day in 2021, Stacy Garrity had the Pennsylvania Treasury offer $100 to families that opened 529 college savings plans.
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In 2021, in her ex-officio capacity on the board of the Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System, Stacy Garrity joined a group of "dissident" board members opposing the contemporary management of the pension fund's investments, arguing instead that the pension fund should invest in low-fee, public investments.
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In 2022, Stacy Garrity opposed Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf's proposal to award state employees with five days vacation from work if they got vaccinated for COVID-19, claiming that it would cost the state government one-hundred million dollars.
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On May 6,2022, Stacy Garrity appeared at a rally with former president Trump and 2022 US Senate candidate Mehmet Oz in Greensburg, at which she endorsed Trump's false claim that he won the 2020 presidential election.
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On March 15,2023, Stacy Garrity joined Pennsylvania Senator John DiSanto in introducing legislation that will automatically return unclaimed property to Pennsylvania residents.
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In October 2023, Stacy Garrity announced that she had purchased $20 million in Israel Bonds for the state's investment portfolio, bringing Pennsylvania's investment in Israel Bonds to a total of $56 million.