Stacy Garrity

Stacy Garrity was born in Pennsylvania.[1] Garrity served in the U.S. Army in Operation Desert Storm in 1991, Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, and Operation Enduring Freedom in 2008. She was awarded two Bronze Stars and a Legion of Merit for these deployments, and retired from the U.S. Army Reserve at the rank of colonel. She also worked as a cost accountant and then a vice president for Global Tungsten & Powders Corp., a global supplier of refractory powders.

Garrity is a graduate of Sayre High School in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. She has a B.A. in finance and economics from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania and a certification from the Cornell University Business Management Institute. She has been a board member of the Bradford County United Way and the Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. She is married to Daniel Gizzi and attends the Christian Life Church.[2]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Stacy Garrity, a decorated combat veteran and business pioneer, is rooted in the values of the place she was born and raised.

Stacy graduated from Sayre High School and then earned a degree in finance and economics from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. She would go on to receive a certificate from The Cornell University Business Management Institute.

While serving in the U.S. Army Reserve, Stacy began a business career as a cost accountant for Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. She worked her way up in the company’s ranks to become one of the first female vice presidents at Global.

She also serves on the board of Bradford County United Way and is a trustee of Guthrie Hospital.

Stacy’s service in the Army Reserve brought her to national attention. Amid scandals about prisoner abuse at other facilities, the national media highlighted her stellar performance as one of the officers in charge of an internment camp for enemy combatants in Iraq.

Iraqis dubbed her “the Angel of the Desert” when her service at Camp Bucca in Southern Iraq resulted in a perfect record. She kept the camp secure and American troops safe without a single complaint of abuse from Iraqi soldiers interned there during her command.

Stacy served a remarkable three deployments in defense of America. She was awarded the Bronze Star twice for exceptional service and received the Legion of Merit before retiring from the Army Reserve with the rank of colonel.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

OPENING THE BOOKS

Transparency is the foundation of our democracy. Taxpayers have a right to know how state government functions and how it spends their tax dollars. There is no excuse for anything less than 100 percent transparency. Prior to Stacy’s tenure, the treasurer’s office received a C rating from the non-profit U.S. division of the Public Interest Research Groups. Since taking office in January 2021, Stacy has prioritized increasing government transparency. She revamped the Treasury’s transparency portal, a website where any Pennsylvanian can go online and see how their taxpayer dollars are being spent.RETURNING MONEY TO ITS OWNERS

Unclaimed property – more than $4.5 billion in everything from undelivered paychecks to military decorations – sat in a massive vault in the Pennsylvania Treasury. Stacy Garrity set out to return that property to its rightful owners. Stacy set a new record returning nearly $274 million to more than 174,000 Pennsylvania citizens in the fiscal year ending June of 2023. That included 87 military decorations that belonged on the chests of our veterans, not in a box inside a vault. She has advocated for legislation to make it easier for Treasury to return property and intends to aim for another record year returning to Pennsylvanians the wealth they earned.PUTTING PENNSYLVANIANS FIRST

Integrity, dedication, and an unwavering commitment to Pennsylvania and its people are Stacy Garrity’s daily motivations. She doesn’t talk the talk, she walks the walk - literally. Following through on a day one pledge, Stacy has visited all of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties every year. As your Treasurer, Stacy knows how important it is to meet people where they are and offer real solutions, not just empty rhetoric. With a second term ahead, she will keep that promise one county at a time.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Stacy is most passionate about her role as Pennsylvania's Fiscal Watchdog.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

As with many public offices, I believe that the discipline I acquired as a member of the United States military, in which I rose to the rank of colonel, provides an important

insight into work-ethic and sense of public service. As such, military experience, while not absolutely necessary, has provided an important quality to the leadership I have worked to bring to this office.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

While investment obligations are paramount, it is also the duty of the Treasurer to ensure that so-called “unclaimed” property – ranging from uncashed paychecks to

military decorations – are returned to their rightful owners. As Treasurer, I have returned record amounts of abandoned property from the Treasury’s vault, and have worked to enact legislation to make these returns less burdensome for taxpayers and a proactive

duty for the Treasury.

The Treasurer also acts as a member of the board of the two largest state retirement systems. In that role, I have joined with members of the other party to make certain that these funds invest strategically and more wisely, and I have called out cases of waste in the operation of these systems, contributing to a change of leadership in both systems.

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