Pa. lawmaker's (R) new job raises questions of ethics
Questions about whether or not a lawmaker should be allowed to work for an industry that they are in charge of regulating have arisen over the past couple of weeks.
It was recently reported in Access Harrisburg, a newsletter published by Spotlight Pa., that State Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) recently started working as the President and Chief Executive Officer for the Pennsylvania Aggregate and Concrete Association (PACA) at the same time he serves as the minority chair of the Pennsylvania House Labor and Industry Committee.
PACA is a trade organization that represents over 200 members in the crushed stone, concrete, sand and gravel, and cement industries. Grove, who is stepping down at the end of this year, would essentially vote on issues potentially impacting PACA’s bottom lines.
“ First and foremost is that we get paid full time to do this job. So having such an obvious second job, I think detracts from the 62,000 people that elected him to be their voice in Harrisburg,” State Rep. Emily Kinkead (D-Allegheny) said in an interview.
https://keystonenewsroom.com/2026/01/12/seth-grove-ethics-question-new-job/