Weeks before introducing a bill to streamline data center development across Pennsylvania, [Republican] State Sen. Greg Rothman’s real estate firm quietly collected a fee from the $30 million sale of land now hosting the state’s largest proposed data center. Whether that sequence amounts to a conflict of interest — or simply an uncomfortable overlap — depends entirely on who you ask and what standard you think elected officials should be held to.
I got a pamphlet in the mail for Cliff Bentz and that did not say ANYWHERE on it that he is a Republican.
They don’t like who they are.
IMO they love who they are, but they also know the majority of voters despise them and what they stand for.
Seems like they made the wrong career move somewhere along the line.
I know a guy that hated people but he bought a motel. Didn’t work out in the long run.
This guy made between $600K - $1.2M on the sale if he only represented the buyer, and that’s without the additional quid pro quo that’s very likely coming his way. Walking away with more than 9x the average U.S. salary (and possibly far more than that) makes me think it’s working out quite well for him.
Crime does pay if you are a conservative.
Crime pays if you get away with it. Being a conservative isn’t the only way, but it sure seems an effective one.