Josh Shapiro declines to endorse in Pennsylvania’s Treasurer race
(WHTM) – Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has endorsed the Democratic candidates for Auditor General , Malcolm Kenyatta , and Attorney General , Eugene DePasquale in the November election. There is no surprise to those row office endorsements.
However, Shapiro is opting not to endorse the Democratic Party's candidate for Treasurer , Erin McClelland , in her race against incumbent Republican Stacy Garrity .
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The decision is possible payback from Shapiro after McClelland urged Vice President Kamala Harris not to pick Shapiro as her running mate. State lawmakers, as well as McClelland, alleged Shapiro swept allegations of sexual harassment by staffer Mike Vereb under the rug.
McClelland won the Democratic primary race for Treasurer in an upset victory over State Representative Ryan Bizzarro, who received the state party's endorsement last year.
McClelland has worked as a substance use/mental health counselor and a policy advisor for the Allegheny County Department of Human Services. In 2014 and 2016, she lost races for Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District in western Pennsylvania.
Garrity is seeking a second term in office after narrowly beating incumbent Joe Torsella in 2020. As Treasurer she has highlighted work to return unclaimed property and has banned TikTok on Treasury devices . She served in the U.S. Army Reserves as a Colonel and is the former Vice President of Global Tungsten and Powders Corp. in Bradford County.
During the 2024 primary, a Bizzarro campaign staffer called Garrity " insurrectionist Barbie " after she endorsed Donald Trump and attended the "Hear Us Roar" rally at the Pennsylvania State Capitol on January 5, 2021.
Election Day is November 5.
