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The American Legislative Exchange Council, otherwise known by the acronym ALEC, is a non-profit 501(c) political organization established in 1973 in Chicago.[1] The legislative members are state and federal legislators. It is a forum to allow the members to write model laws and discuss legislative language with other members. ALEC meetings are an opportunity for the corporate and non-profit leaders to meet and provide feedback to legislators. Member legislators can then use these model bills as templates for their own bills.
ALEC's vision statement is "A nonpartisan membership association for conservative state lawmakers who shared a common belief in limited government, free markets, federalism, and individual liberty. Their vision and initiative resulted in the creation of a voluntary membership association for people who believed that government closest to the people was fundamentally more effective, more just, and a better guarantor of freedom than the distant, bloated federal government in Washington, D.C."[2]
ALEC keeps its membership, activities and communications confidential.[3] This list includes members whose identity primarily has become known through internal documents revealed to Common Cause and by research by members of the press.
The ALEC Board of Scholars is composed of the following:[4]
As of December 2017, the ALEC board of directors is composed of the following:[5]
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The ALEC board of directors is composed of the following:[7]
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The ALEC private enterprise board is composed of the following corporate leaders:[8]
Person | Company | Title | Sector | Status |
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William Carmichael | American Bail Coalition | Vice Chair | Bail Bonds | Active |
John Del Giorno | GlaxoSmithKline | Vice Chairman | Pharmaceutical | Active |
David Powers | Reynolds American | Treasurer | Tobacco | Active |
Lisa A. Sano Blocker | Energy Future Holdings | Board Member | Energy/Oil | Active |
Jeffrey Bond | PhRMA | Board Member | Pharmaceutical | Active |
Robert Jones | Pfizer Inc. | Board Member | Pharmaceutical | Active |
Kenneth Lane | Diageo | Board Member | Alcoholic Beverages | Active |
Pat Thomas | United Parcel Service | Board Member | Shipping | Active |
Kelly Mader | Peabody Energy | Board Member | Energy/Oil | Active |
Mike Morgan | Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC | Board Member | Timber/Oil/Chemicals | Active |
Daniel Smith | Altria | Board Member | Tobacco | Active |
Cynthia Bergman | ExxonMobil | Board Member | Energy/Oil | Active |
Roland Spies | State Farm Insurance | Board Member | Insurance | Active |
ALEC state chairs from state legislatures are:[9]
ALEC presently has 9 task forces to "commission research, publish papers, convene workshops, issue alerts, and serve as clearinghouses of information on free market policies in the states." Each task force is co-chaired by one state legislator (termed "public") and one corporate representative(termed "private"), but Private Co-Chairs have veto power over final decisions of their task force. The primary goal of these task forces is to develop model policies for the country. "The centerpiece to the Task Forces is ALEC's model legislation. To date, ALEC has considered, written, and approved hundreds of model bills, resolutions, and policy statements."[10]
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