Garth was born and raised in Montoursville, Pennsylvania, attended Montoursville public schools and graduated from high school in 1972.
Garth received an AFROTC scholarship to attend college and graduated from Penn State in 1976. Upon graduation from Penn State, Garth was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force where he served for 20½ years and attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel before retiring in 1997. He spent most of his time in the Air Force as a navigator on KC-135 air refueling aircraft and in related air operations positions along with other assignments to headquarters and command jobs.
After leaving the Air Force, Garth attended and graduated from the Penn State’s Dickinson School of Law at Carlisle in 2000.
Following law school, Garth moved back home and took up the practice of law with McNerney Page Vanderlin & Hall at its office in Halls Station near Pennsdale and specialized in municipal and civil law. While practicing law, he served as the solicitor for a number of townships, boroughs, school districts, and municipal authorities in the local area.
Garth was recently elected to his second term in office as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 84th House District in Lycoming County.
This session, Garth has been appointed to serve on the House Environmental Resources and Energy, Game and Fisheries, and Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness committees.
Married to the former Susan Shultz of Montoursville, Sue and Garth have two grown daughters, Megan and Cori.
In his spare time, Garth is a runner and enjoys outdoor sports. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the River Valley Regional YMCA, the NRA, the VFW, the American Legion, the Highland Lake 40 & 8, the Oregon East Running Club and a number of local conservation and preservation organizations. Sue and Garth are members of St. Andrew Lutheran Church and reside in Muncy.
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