All military personnel, both active and veterans, will receive free admission with valid ID.
May will be working out of the Williamsport office, Executive Plaza, 4th Floor, 330 Pine St. As Regional Director, May will manage the Williamsport office and staff to ensure community needs are met and constituent casework services are completed in a timely and effective manner.
May was the Northeastern Regional Public Affairs Manager for the Pennsylvania Treasury and regional Community Relations Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
From 1999 to 2006, May served as an officer and chaplain in the U.S. Army. During his last three years on active duty, Chaplain (CPT) May served in Iraq with the soldiers on the front lines; at Walter Reed Hospital, with soldiers who have been injured in war; and at Arlington National Cemetery.
“James has a long and distinguished track record of public service, including serving in uniform as a U.S. Army Chaplain, as well as with Pennsylvania state government,” Meuser said. “We look forward to James continuing his good work on behalf of the constituents of the 9th District.”
May said, “I am excited to continue my service to the community in my new role with Congressman Meuser. I look forward to being a part of the Congressman’s team and promoting the standard of excellence constituents deserve.”
May and his wife, Jill, have three children and one grandchild.
May will serve constituents in Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, and part of Luzerne and Lycoming counties.
Stacy Garrity is a retired U.S. Army Reserve Colonel who served for 30 years in the Army Reserve, including three deployments during the Gulf War and Iraq War. She was awarded the Bronze Star twice and the Legion of Merit for her service. Garrity was also known as “The Angel of the Desert” for her performance at Camp Bucca in Iraq, where she managed an internment camp without any reported abuse of detainees. She left the Army Reserve in 2016 at the rank of colonel and has since been involved in politics, serving as the Treasurer of Pennsylvania since 2021.
Major General John R. Pippy was sworn in as the 55th Adjutant General of Pennsylvania in February of 2025.
In his role, he is both Commander of the third-largest national Guard in the country and Secretary of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs under Governor Josh Shapiro.
MG Pippy is a 1992 graduate of The United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. He has served in a variety of other command and staff positions within the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, including two deployments to the Middle East.
MG Pippy also served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly for 16 years, retiring in 2012 from the Senate after serving nine years as a State Senator and seven years in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Pippy is a resident of Moon Township, Pennsylvania with his wife, Kathy. They have one adult daughter, Katelyn.
Prior to assuming this position, Pippy most recently served as the director, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Pennsylvania National Guard, and as the deputy chief of engineers for National Guard Affairs at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Headquarters (Washington D.C).
He has also served in a variety of other command and staff positions within the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, which included two deployments to the Middle East. He deployed as the engineer director and headquarters battalion commander of Special Operations Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve from September 2016 to July 2017.
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