PA-GOV: Garrity (R) downplays affordability while campaigning for Pa. governor [View all]

Affordability issues may have delivered Democrats important election victories in New York, New Jersey, and Virginia earlier this month, but that’s not stopping Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity—Republican candidate for governors—from downplaying the importance of rising prices on the campaign trail.

Garrity is still a bit of a newcomer to the political scene in Pennsylvania after being elected as state treasurer in 2020. Earlier this year, Pennsylvania Republicans endorsed Garrity to challenge Gov. Josh Shapiro in order to prevent a 2022 repeat between him and State Sen. Doug Mastriano.

Last week, Garrity campaigned in Southwestern Pennsylvania when she was asked about affordability issues on Dom Giordano’s conservative talk radio program. Instead, she pivoted to talking about commercial drivers licenses (CDL) going to immigrants who cannot speak English.

“ Honestly, the talk is all about the CDL,” Garrity told Giordano. “It seems like this is an issue all over the place, but the buzz right now is CDLs. It’s not so much affordability.”



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