Pennsylvania’s Republican leaders are all in on state Treasurer Stacy Garrity as their 2026 gubernatorial candidate, banking on an early endorsement to unify the party behind toppling Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro.

The Republican Party of Pennsylvania, with 326 state committee members voting Saturday, moved overwhelmingly to endorse Ms. Garrity at its fall meeting in State College. That puts the weight of the party and its fundraising apparatus behind her well ahead of the May primary election.

It’s unclear whether any big names other than hers will appear on that ballot. The only other heavy hitter who has expressed interest is state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Adams County, who has warned that an early endorsement of Ms. Garrity risks coming across as a top-down edict that will alienate the

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