About Rep. Garth Everett

Garth was born and raised in Montoursville, Pennsylvania, attended Montoursville public schools and graduated from high school in 1972.
Garth received an Air Force ROTC 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, served on active duty for more than 20 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.
Upon his retirement from the Air Force, Garth attended and graduated from the Penn State’s Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle in 2000.
After graduating from law school, Garth and his family moved back home and he took up the practice of law specializing 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.
In 2006, he ran for and was elected to the House of Representatives for the 84th House District in Lycoming County. He is currently serving his fourth term.
In the current session, Garth has been appointed to the House Appropriations Committee and State Government Committee, and will continue his service on the Environmental Resources and Energy and Game and Fisheries committees.
Garth serves on the board of directors and is treasurer for the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. He also serves on the board of directors for the Chesapeake Bay Commission.
Married to the former Susan Shultz of Montoursville, Sue and Garth have two grown daughters, Megan Everett and Corinne (Everett) McLaughlin, son-in-law, Matthew McLaughlin and two grandchildren, Riley and Nolan McLaughlin.
In his spare time, Garth is a runner and enjoys a wide variety of outdoor sports. He serves on the board of directors of the River Valley Regional YMCA and is a member of the NRA, VFW, American Legion, Oregon East Running Club and a number of local conservation and stream preservation organizations. Sue and Garth are members of Muncy’s First United Methodist Church and reside in Muncy.
Garth received an Air Force ROTC 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, served on active duty for more than 20 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.
Upon his retirement from the Air Force, Garth attended and graduated from the Penn State’s Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle in 2000.
After graduating from law school, Garth and his family moved back home and he took up the practice of law specializing 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.
In 2006, he ran for and was elected to the House of Representatives for the 84th House District in Lycoming County. He is currently serving his fourth term.
In the current session, Garth has been appointed to the House Appropriations Committee and State Government Committee, and will continue his service on the Environmental Resources and Energy and Game and Fisheries committees.
Garth serves on the board of directors and is treasurer for the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. He also serves on the board of directors for the Chesapeake Bay Commission.
Married to the former Susan Shultz of Montoursville, Sue and Garth have two grown daughters, Megan Everett and Corinne (Everett) McLaughlin, son-in-law, Matthew McLaughlin and two grandchildren, Riley and Nolan McLaughlin.
In his spare time, Garth is a runner and enjoys a wide variety of outdoor sports. He serves on the board of directors of the River Valley Regional YMCA and is a member of the NRA, VFW, American Legion, Oregon East Running Club and a number of local conservation and stream preservation organizations. Sue and Garth are members of Muncy’s First United Methodist Church and reside in Muncy.