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(Harrisburg, PA) – Pennsylvania State Treasurer and Republican gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity will speak during the Friday evening dinner at the 2026 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference. Garrity is a retired U.S. Army Reserve Colonel, businesswoman and the 78th Pennsylvania State Treasurer. She is the Republican candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania.

The 2026 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference will be held April 9-11, 2026 at the Penn Harris Convention Center in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. The featured dinner speaker will be Newsmax founder/CEO Chris Ruddy. Washington Examiner columnist and Fox News contributor Joe Concha will be the luncheon speaker.  Speakers include Slippery Rock Mayor Jondavid “JD” Longo. Additional speakers, and panel topics will be announced over the coming weeks. 

The Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is the premiere gathering of public policy conservatives each year in the Keystone State.  It is the largest and longest-running of the state-based conservative conferences regularly attracting a long list of conservative elected officials, scholars, journalists, and activists for three days of speeches, panel presentations, workshops, and networking.

Registration for the 2026 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is NOW OPEN at www.paleadershipconference.org. (Please note the Early Bird discount rate is built into the registration fee so there is no need to enter a discount code as it will be automatically applied. The PLC web site also includes a brief video tutorial to help you navigate the registration system.)

This year’s Pennsylvania Leadership Conference will provide attendees with an expanded menu of workshop sessions on Thursday and a new welcome reception on Thursday evening.

Workshop sessions include: From Community to the Capitol: Recruiting the Right Leaders; Stop Shapiro’s Tax Hikes; Getting Stuff Right: Protecting Life, Families & Religious Liberty; Are Your Ready to Run: Questions to Ask Yourself Before Running for Office; Show Me the Money: Putting the Fun in Fundraising; Faith & Politics: Appealing to Conservatives of Faith; Social Media: Battling the Keyboard Warriors; Public Speaking: Overcoming the World’s # 1 Fear; Capturing the Youth Vote: Engaging a New Generation: The Real Nature of Politics; Powering Pennsylvania: Energy Policy, Prices and Jobs; Roadmap to an America First Immigration System: Election Integrity & Litigation: Inside and Outside the Commonwealth; Pennsylvania’s Shifting Coalitions; A History of the Republican Party.

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Stacy Garrity, Pennsylvania State Treasurer is a retired U.S. Army Reserve Colonel, businesswoman, and our Commonwealth’s 78th Treasurer, Stacy Garrity has lived a life of service to her nation, her Commonwealth, and her community.  

In uniform, Stacy rose to the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, serving three deployments in defense of our nation from Operation Desert Storm to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.  

While prisoner abuse scandals raged, it was Stacy Garrity who emerged as a national leader in managing internment camps for enemy combatants, keeping the camp secure and American troops safe without a single complaint of abuse from Iraqi soldiers interned on her watch. Stacy would twice be awarded the Bronze Star and receive the Legion of Merit, being hailed as the “Angel of the Desert” for her service.  

At home, Stacy Garrity emerged as a groundbreaking Pennsylvania business leader, rising from accountant at Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. to becoming the first of two female vice presidents at the company.  

Now as our Commonwealth’s Treasurer, Stacy has focused on cutting waste, eliminating taxpayer abuse, and bringing transparency to Pennsylvania’s government. She understands first-hand the challenges hardworking Pennsylvania families face, and she brings the same commonsense that people use to manage their own finances to the Treasurer’s office.  

Stacy works every day to protect more than $180 billion in state assets, serving as a fiscal watchdog for programs like Pennsylvania’s 529 College & Career Savings Program, where account holders have been saved $22 million on her watch. For her leadership in spearheading the PA ABLE Savings Program for individuals with disabilities, Stacy was elected the inaugural Chair of the national ABLE Savings Plans Network by her fellow State Treasurers.  

Stacy’s work as our Treasurer has directly touched the lives of millions of Pennsylvania families, with more than $1 billion in unclaimed property returned to its rightful owners and nearly $10 million returned to Pennsylvania taxpayers through the Treasury’s Money Match program. Each year, the Treasury saves Pennsylvania taxpayers nearly $50 million by identifying overpayments and duplicate payments to the Commonwealth. And as one of only two females to deploy three times to the Middle East, Stacy is also focused on returning the hundreds of military decorations being safeguarded in the Treasury’s vault, returning nearly 550 military decorations to the veterans who earned them or their families, including 11 Purple Hearts and 3 Bronze Stars. Now Stacy Garrity is running for Governor to continue her service to Pennsylvania as our Commonwealth’s 49th Governor. She will apply the lessons she’s learned and experiences she’s encountered as a successful businesswoman, soldier, and public servant to make Pennsylvania the Keystone State to grow a business and raise a family.  

For all that Stacy has accomplished, Stacy’s never forgotten where she came from. A native of Bradford County, Stacy is a graduate of Sayre High School and Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, later receiving a certificate from the Cornell University Business Management Institute. Stacy serves on the board of Bradford County United Way and is a trustee of Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. But above all, Stacy is most proud to be the wife to her husband Daniel and faithful member of the Christian Life Church. 

(Harrisburg, PA) – Jondavid “JD” Longo, Mayor of Slippery Rock borough and Chairman of the Pennsylvania chapter of the America First Policy Institute will be a speaker at the 2026 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference. A Marine Corps veteran, Mayor Longo served as a surrogate for President Donald Trump and was a member of the 2024 Electoral College.

The 2026 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference will be held April 9-11, 2026 at the Penn Harris Convention Center in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. The featured dinner speaker will be Newsmax founder/CEO Chris Ruddy. Washington Examiner columnist and Fox News contributor Joe Concha will be the luncheon speaker. Additional speakers, and panel topics will be announced over the coming weeks.

The Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is the premiere gathering of public policy conservatives each year in the Keystone State.  It is the largest and longest-running of the state-based conservative conferences regularly attracting a long list of conservative elected officials, scholars, journalists, and activists for three days of speeches, panel presentations, workshops, and networking.

Registration for the 2026 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is NOW OPEN at www.paleadershipconference.org. (Please note the Early Bird discount rate is built into the registration fee so there is no need to enter a discount code as it will be automatically applied. The PLC web site also includes a brief video tutorial to help you navigate the registration system.)

This year’s Pennsylvania Leadership Conference will provide attendees with an expanded menu of workshop sessions on Thursday and a new welcome reception on Thursday evening.

Workshop sessions include: From Community to the Capitol: Recruiting the Right Leaders; Stop Shapiro’s Tax Hikes; Getting Stuff Right: Protecting Life, Families & Religious Liberty; Are Your Ready to Run: Questions to Ask Yourself Before Running for Office; Show Me the Money: Putting the Fun in Fundraising; Faith & Politics: Appealing to Conservatives of Faith; Social Media: Battling the Keyboard Warriors; Public Speaking: Overcoming the World’s # 1 Fear; Capturing the Youth Vote: Engaging a New Generation: Citizens Alliance: Advancing State-Based Policies Grounded in Liberty; Powering Pennsylvania: Energy Policy, Prices and Jobs; Roadmap to an America First Immigration System: Election Integrity & Litigation: Inside and Outside the Commonwealth; Pennsylvania’s Shifting Coalitions; A History of the Republican Party.

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Jondavid “JD” Longo, Mayor of Slippery Rock Borough, Pennsylvania, since 2018, is a distinguished public servant, educator, and Marine Corps veteran. An Infantry Rifleman from 2008 to 2014, he served in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom and the Global War on Terror, earning the Combat Action Award. As a college educator, JD taught courses in the disciplines of Political Science, Economics, History, and Education.

As Executive Director of New Castle’s Citywide Development Corporation, Chair of the America First Policy Institute’s Pennsylvania Chapter, and a member of the America First Mayors’ Council, he drives economic and policy initiatives throughout the region.

In 2024, he served as a surrogate for President Trump and was a member of the Pennsylvania Electoral College, casting one of President Trump’s 19 electoral votes in Pennsylvania.

A first-generation Italian American, Mayor Longo is deeply connected to his heritage, which inspires his pursuit of U.S.-Italy collaboration as a 2025 National Italian American Foundation DiLella Fellow. Mayor Longo holds a Master of Public Administration & Policy from American University, a Master of Education in Secondary Education, Social Studies, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Slippery Rock University. Recognized with City & State PA 40 Under 40 and 3 PSAB Mayor of the Year nominations, his leadership shines.

(Harrisburg, PA) – Calvin R. Tucker, Chairman of the Pennsylvania/Philadelphia Black Republican Council and author of Requiem of a Contrarian: A Black Republican in the Urban Jungle and Albert Eisenberg, principal of the Red Bridge messaging firm will engage in a “conversation” at the 2026 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference on how to expand conservative outreach in urban areas.

The 2026 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference will be held April 9-11, 2026 at the Penn Harris Convention Center in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. The featured dinner speaker will be Newsmax founder/CEO Chris Ruddy. Washington Examiner columnist and Fox News contributor Joe Concha will be the luncheon speaker. Additional speakers, and panel topics will be announced over the coming weeks.

The Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is the premiere gathering of public policy conservatives each year in the Keystone State.  It is the largest and longest-running of the state-based conservative conferences regularly attracting a long list of conservative elected officials, scholars, journalists, and activists for three days of speeches, panel presentations, workshops, and networking.

Registration for the 2026 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is NOW OPEN at www.paleadershipconference.org. (Please note the Early Bird discount rate is built into the registration fee so there is no need to enter a discount code as it will be automatically applied. The PLC web site also includes a brief video tutorial to help you navigate the registration system.)

This year’s Pennsylvania Leadership Conference will provide attendees with an expanded menu of workshop sessions on Thursday and a new welcome reception on Thursday evening.

Workshop sessions include: From Community to the Capitol: Recruiting the Right Leaders; Stop Shapiro’s Tax Hikes; Getting Stuff Right: Protecting Life, Families & Religious Liberty; Are Your Ready to Run: Questions to Ask Yourself Before Running for Office; Show Me the Money: Putting the Fun in Fundraising; Faith & Politics: Appealing to Conservatives of Faith; Social Media: Battling the Keyboard Warriors; Public Speaking: Overcoming the World’s # 1 Fear; Capturing the Youth Vote: Engaging a New Generation: Citizens Alliance: Advancing State-Based Policies Grounded in Liberty; Powering Pennsylvania: Energy Policy, Prices and Jobs; Roadmap to an America First Immigration System: Election Integrity & Litigation: Inside and Outside the Commonwealth; Pennsylvania’s Shifting Coalitions; A History of the Republican Party.

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Calvin R. Tucker is President & CEO of Eagles Capital Advisors, LLC, a lobbying, financial, and economic development consulting firm focused on expanding access to capital and opportunity in underserved communities nationwide. A veteran Republican conservative strategist, Tucker served as Deputy Chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party and Director of Engagement and Advancement, acting as a bridge between the GOP and minority communities statewide and nationally.

He served as Co-Chairman of Pennsylvania State Treasurer Stacy Garrity’s 2020 Inauguration Committee and Steering Committee, and previously served as a Philadelphia Ward Leader and Treasurer of the Philadelphia Republican City Committee. Tucker was a Trump Pennsylvania Media Surrogate and African American Advisor, a 2017 presidential nominee to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, and a three-time Republican National Convention delegate.

He is Chairman of the Pennsylvania/Philadelphia Black Republican Council and author of Requiem of a Contrarian: A Black Republican in the Urban Jungle.

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Albert Eisenberg is the Principal of Red Bridge, an award-winning political messaging agency that helps campaigns and causes reach their next generation of supporters. Albert got his start in politics in his home city of Philadelphia in 2015. His team's work has been unique in putting America’s Political Realignment into action, reaching youth, moderate and diverse voter groups in Pennsylvania and nationally.

Albert has served as an advisor to nonprofits and campaigns from local to national, including leading outreach to diverse voter groups in dozens of federal races.

In 2019, Albert helped found the nonprofit media outlets Broad + Liberty. His writing has appeared in Politico, RealClearPolitics, Fox News, The Free Press, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and elsewhere. Follow him on X @albydelphia.

(Harrisburg, PA) – Joe Concha, Washington Examiner columnist and Fox News contributor will be the speaker at the 2026 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference concluding luncheon on Saturday, April 11^th.  The 2026 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference will be held April 9-11, 2026 at the Penn Harris Convention Center in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

The featured dinner speaker will be Newsmax founder/CEO Chris Ruddy. Additional speakers, and panel topics will be announced over the coming weeks. This year’s Pennsylvania Leadership Conference will provide attendees with an expanded menu of workshop sessions on Thursday and a new welcome reception on Thursday evening.

The Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is the premiere gathering of public policy conservatives each year in the Keystone State.  It is the largest and longest-running of the state-based conservative conferences regularly attracting a long list of conservative elected officials, scholars, journalists, and activists for three days of speeches, panel presentations, workshops, and networking.

Registration for the 2026 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is NOW OPEN at www.paleadershipconference.org. (Please note the Early Bird discount rate is built into the registration fee so there is no need to enter a discount code as it will be automatically applied. The PLC web site also includes a brief video tutorial to help you navigate the registration system.)

Workshop sessions include: From Community to the Capitol: Recruiting the Right Leaders; Stop Shapiro’s Tax Hikes; Getting Stuff Right: Protecting Life, Families & Religious Liberty; Are Your Ready to Run: Questions to Ask Yourself Before Running for Office; Show Me the Money: Putting the Fun in Fundraising; Faith & Politics: Appealing to Conservatives of Faith; Social Media: Battling the Keyboard Warriors; Public Speaking: Overcoming the World’s # 1 Fear; Capturing the Youth Vote: Engaging a New Generation: Citizens Alliance: Advancing State-Based Policies Grounded in Liberty; Powering Pennsylvania: Energy Policy, Prices and Jobs; Roadmap to an America First Immigration System: Election Integrity & Litigation: Inside and Outside the Commonwealth; Pennsylvania’s Shifting Coalitions; A History of the Republican Party.

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Joe Concha is one of the most visible faces on Fox News and Fox Business, appearing hundreds of times on the network per year. Programs where you can catch joe include Hannity, Jesse Watters Primetime, Fox & Friends, America’s Newsroom, Outnumbered, Varney & Company, Kudlow and Mornings with Maria. He also is a rotating co-house on The Big Weekend Show and has co-hosted The Five.

Concha is also a senior writer at the Washington Examiner and a New York Times bestseller.

A father to Cameron and Liam and husband to ER doctor Jean Eileen, he is a longtime resident of New Jersey.

An avid baseball and football watcher, Joe still stays active athletically by playing in his town’s beer softball league and flag football leagues when he isn’t coaching his son and daughter.

Joe’s speeches are both a combination of unique facts and laugh-out-loud humor.

Register for the 2025 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference TODAY at www.paleadershipconference.org.