PA Economic Growth PAC (PAEGP) is a political action committee dedicated to attacking LGBT students, banning books, de-funding districts and dismantling public education.
They are funded by wealthy hard-right donors who want corporate influence to infiltrate our school districts.
Most importantly, they’re gross. They’re “The Gross PAC”.
The Gross PAC focuses its efforts in York County, where it boasts that 48 candidates won their elections with the PAC’s endorsement in 2023.
PAEGP also bankrolls and endorses candidates for the General Assembly of the Commonwealth. These politicians include Senator Dawn Keefer and Representatives Mike Jones and Wendy Fink.
The Gross PAC doesn’t care about equal access to public schools.
They’d rather ban books about Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, or pull novels written by black, Hispanic, LGBT or woman authors from library shelves.
The Gross PAC doesn’t care about making students feel safe and respected at school.
They’d rather harass and intimidate students that are different from them, including LGBTQ students. That’s why they want to call students by deadnames, inspect the genitals of student-athletes, and install windows to peep into middle school bathrooms.
Like we said, gross.
The Gross PAC doesn’t care about fiscal responsibility.
They’d rather under-fund their schools and starve them of resources, starting a death spiral that sends staff fleeing out of the district, tanks district rankings and lowers property values. On the bright side, they’ll make sure private charters get any money the district loses and their businesses don’t claw back.
The Gross PAC doesn’t care about transparency or fairness.
They’d rather their candidates break state Sunshine Laws, meet in secret warehouses, and give tax breaks to their favorite real estate developers while making district homeowners foot the bill.
So what is The PA Economic Growth PAC?
A Slush Fund for Dismantling Schools.
A Platform for Attacking PA Families.
That’s “The Gross PAC.”
Source: PA Economic Growth PAC website. Used under fair use for the purposes of political critique, education and commentary.