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Seth Grove

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Seth Grove
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Pennsylvania State House District 196
Incumbent
In office
2009 - Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position 4
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$82,026/year
Per diem$159/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected2008
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sYork College, 2002
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Seth Grove is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 196.

Grove earned his BA in Public Administration from York College in 2002. He then attended Graduate Work in Political Management at George Washington University.

Grove has worked as a Legislative Assistant for both State Representative Todd Platts and State Representative Stan Saylor. He has also worked for State Representative Keith Gillespie as Chief of Staff.

In 2009, Grove joined the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He has served in that position since, representing the 196th District.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Grove served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013
• Appropriations
• Education
• Finance
• Labor & Industry
• Rules

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Grove served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Grove served on these committees:

Issues

Campaign themes

Grove's website highlights the following campaign themes:[1]

Creating the environment for businesses to thrive and create jobs in Pennsylvania

  • Excerpt:"Businesses of all sizes are struggle in a weak economy. It is imperative all governmental entities reduce the regulatory, tax, and judicial burdens which are stifling economy growth and are inhibiting businesses from creating jobs and lowering the unemployment rate."

Local Tax Reform

  • Excerpt:"Property taxes are an archaic and ineffective means for tax collections. By giving local governments the ability to switch to more widely accepted tax structure based on an individual’s ability to pay rather than their perceived wealth, we will be able to finally move away from a property tax collection system all eliminate them once and for all. "

Protecting Taxpayers

  • Excerpt:"It is always easier to spend someone else’s money. I fully believe state tax dollars are OUR money and will continue to scrutinize every penny that is spent. Fraud, waste, and inefficiencies must be eliminated to ensure tax dollars are properly being spent on core governmental functions. "

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Grove ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 196. Grove defeated Dan Bradley in the Republican primary on April 24 and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 196, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgSeth Grove Incumbent 100% 26,408
Total Votes 26,408

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Grove won re-election to the 196th District Seat in 2010. He defeated Dan Bradley in the primary election, receiving 5,265 votes while Bradley received 2,038. Grove defeated Democrat Curtis Kann and Libertarian William Kohler in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]

Pennsylvania State House, District 196
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Seth Grove (R) 16,527 74.6%
Curtis Kann (D) 4,322 19.5%
William Kohler (L) 1,312 5.9%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Grove won re-election to the 196th District seat of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He received 25,382 votes running unopposed.[5]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 196
Candidates Votes Percent
Seth Grove (R) Green check mark.jpg 25,382 100.0%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Grove received $39,888 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[6]


Personal

Grove has a wife, Kacey.

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References

  1. ↑ electsethgrove.com - Issues
  2. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, Official Primary Results
  3. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List In Ballot Order," March 26, 2012
  4. ↑ 2010 general election results from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's office
  5. ↑ Official 2008 state house election results from the Pennsylvania Department of State
  6. ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 donations
Political offices
Preceded by
' 		Pennsylvania House Of Representatives District 196
2009–present 		Succeeded by
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v • d • e
Republican majority Current members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
House Speaker: Samuel Smith (R) • House Majority Leader: Mike Turzai (R) • House Minority Leader: Frank Dermody (D)
   
  1. Nicholas Micozzie (R)
  2. Margo Davidson (D)
  3. William Adolph, Jr. (R)
  4. Gregory Vitali (D)
  5. Duane Milne (R)
  6. Thomas Killion (R)
  7. Edward Neilson (D)
  8. Brendan Boyle (D)
  9. Kerry Benninghoff (R)
  10. Kevin Boyle (D)
  11. Michael McGeehan (D)
  12. John Sabatina, Jr. (D)
  13. Michael O'Brien (D)
  14. Mario Scavello (R)
  15. John Taylor (R)
  16. Scott Petri (R)
  17. James Clay (D)
  18. Angel Cruz (D)
  19. W. Curtis Thomas (D)
  20. Brian Sims (D)
  21. Julie Harhart (R)
  22. William Keller (D)
  23. Maria Donatucci (D)
  24. Jordan Harris (D)
  25. Gary Day (R)
  26. James Roebuck, Jr. (D)
  27. Rosemary Brown (R)
  28. Vanessa Brown (D)
  29. Ronald Waters (D)
  30. Louise Williams Bishop (D)
  31. Will Tallman (R)
  32. Pamela Delissio (D)
  33. Michelle Brownlee (D)
  34. Seth Grove (R)
  35. J.P. Miranda (R)
  36. Rosita Youngblood (D)
  37. Stephen Bloom (R)
  38. Cherelle Parker (D)
  39. Stephen Kinsey (D)
  40. Mark Cohen (D)
  41. Dwight Evans (D)


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