JOHNSTOWN, Pa. \u2013 The Republican gubernatorial candidate, state Treasurer Stacy Garrity, brought her end-of-the-campaign \u201cTurnaround PA\u201d message to Cambria County Friday evening.<\/p>\n
The challenger drew distinctions between herself and incumbent Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, whom she often criticizes for what she considers to be problems with the commonwealth\u2019s economy, affordability, energy costs and other matters.<\/p>\n
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Dave Sutor is a reporter for The Tribune-Democrat. He can be reached at\u00a0(814)\u00a0532-5056. Follow him on Twitter\u00a0@Dave_Sutor<\/a>.<\/p>\n