(WHTM) — Stacy Garrity announced she has received the support of the Pennsylvania Republican Party in her bid for Governor.

Her announcement, seen on X, reads "I’m honored to earn the support of the @PAGOP! Together, we’ll restore fiscal responsibility and make Pennsylvania stronger than ever."

Garrity announced on X in August she will be running for Goernor with the hopes of facing incumbent Governor Josh Shapiro (D) in the general election.

Garrity has highlighted her career in the military and as Treasurer, while also attacking Governor Shapiro early in the campaign.

If elected, Garrity would become Pennsylvania’s first female governor and the first governor with military experience since Governor Tom Corbett (2005-11).

Garrity, an Athens, Bradford County native, is Pennsylvania's

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