(WHTM) - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity (R) says she's "always been the underdog" and that Gov. Josh Shapiro is "going to be a formidable candidate" as she enters the 2026 Pennsylvania governor's race.

"What I think is we have an incredible opportunity to turn the state around," said Garrity, who formally entered the race this week. "We're at a crossroads, and when you look at the fiscal year we just ended, we spent $3 billion more than what we brought in."

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In an interview with Dennis Owens on Wednesday, Garrity noted having safe communities, parents being a leading voice in education and the unleashing of natural gas "under our feet" as key issues in her campaign against Shapiro, whom she called a smooth talker an

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