American Legislative Exchange Council

Organization designed to link state legislators with corporations and create templates for state legislation

Motto: "Limited Government, Free Markets, Federalism". Advances policies of free markets, limited government, federalism, and individual liberty, through a nonpartisan public-private partnership of America's state legislators, members of the private sector, the federal government, and general public.

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Leadership & Staff

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Debbie Lesko US Representative from Arizona (2018-present)

• Board Member

Wilhelm Meierling ALEC; public relations; ALEC Individual Engagement, ALEC Executives

• Vice President, Public Affairs (Jan '13→?)

Pat Garofalo Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

• State chair

Ronald Scheberle

• executive director

Mary Kiffmeyer Minnesota state representative (R-Big Lake) and ALEC state chair. Former MN Secretary of State.

• State chair

Gregg Fulfer NM State Senator

• Position

Duane A Parde Former Director ALEC, UNESCO Appt, Phoenix Strategies

• Former Director ('96→'06)* [+1]

• Former Director Legislative Policy ('87→'94)*

Todd Wynn Director of the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs in the United States Department of the Interior

• Director of energy, environment and agriculture task force (past)

Jeffrey Lambert Certified Association Executive at ALEC

• Vice president, member relations (Apr '13→Jul '18)

Cara Sullivan ALEC

• commerce, insurance and economic development director

Board Members

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Bill Howell Former Virginia House of Delegates speaker

• Board Member

Kent Cravens

• Board Member

Tom Craddick Rep. district 82, Texas House of Representatives

• Board Member

Liston Barfield

• Board Member

Dr Richard Vedder economist, Ohio University

• member, board of scholars

Karen Fann President, Arizona State Senate; owner and CEO of a highway construction company

• Treasurer

Tom Bolvin

• Education Task Force Private chair

Michael Lamoureux

• Board Member

Susan Wagle

• Board Member

Curry Todd

• Board Member

Donors

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ExxonMobil Oil and gas exploration, production, and marketing

• Donation · 1,730,200 USD ('98→'12) [+5]

• Donation · 61,500 USD ('14)

• Donation · 61,500 USD ('15)

• Donation · 59,000 USD ('12)

• conference sponsor - Chairman level · 50,000 USD ('11)*

• Donation · 49,000 USD ('13)

David Koch Billionaire industrialist; helped fund vast conservative, libertarian political operation

• Donation · 465,000 USD

Takeda Pharmaceutical

• conference sponsor - President level · 100,000 USD ('11)*

BP America Inc

• conference sponsor - President level · 100,000 USD ('11)*

Reynolds American Inc. Manufacturer of tobacco products

• conference sponsor - President level · 100,000 USD ('11)* [+1]

• Donation/Grant

Allegheny Foundation

• Donation/Grant · 60,000 USD

Royal Dutch Shell Global oil and gas corp

• conference sponsor - Chairman level · 50,000 USD ('11)*

UnitedHealthcare

• conference sponsor - Chairman level · 50,000 USD ('11)*

Lumina Foundation for Education Inc

• Donation · 50,000 USD ('11)

Walton Family Foundation Inc Philanthropic foundation affiliated with family that owns Walmart

• Donation · 50,000 USD ('11)

Donations

Pennsylvania Leadership Council Right wing group that hosts the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference

• Donation/Grant

Andrea Leadsom Conservative Secretary of State for Defra, former energy minister, MP for South Northamptonshire

• Donation (Jul 1 '08)*

Daniel Hannan British politician, Conservative MEP for South East England

• Paid for a flight ('09)*

Child Organizations

ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force

• Child Org

ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force

• Child Org

American City County Exchange An offshoot spawned by ALEC to spread ideas about "limited government, free markets, and federalism" down to local levels of government

• division ('14→?)

ALEC Civil Justice Task Force Tort Reform

• Child Org

ALEC Private Enterprise Council

• Child Org

ALEC Justice Performance Project ALEC Justice Performance Project replaces Public Safety and Elections Task Force

• Child Org

Members

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Joe Manchin US Senator from West Virginia (2010-present)

• Member

Greg Nibert NM State Representative

• Member

William R. Rehm NM State Representative

• ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force Member

Larry R. Scott NM State Representative

• Member

James R.J. Strickler NM State Representative

• ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member *

James Townsend NM State Representative

• Member*

Sander Rue NM State Senator

• Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member*

William E. Sharer NM State Senator

• Member

George K. Munoz NM State Senator

• Member (past)*

GEO Group Second-largest private prison operator

• Member (past)

Memberships

Cooler Heads Coalition Coalition of climate denying nonprofits and organizations

• Member of Cooler Heads Coalition ('00→?)

U.S. Business Coalition for TPP Group of over 150 corporations and trade associations pushing for the TPP

• Member

Digital Due Process Coalition ECPA reform coalition

• Member

State Policy Network right-wing think tank network

• associate member

Services & Transactions

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Martin Guy Rohling

• lobbyist

Tim Andrews Political activist

• a speaker (?→'19)*

Pennsylvania State Senate

• passing bills

Scott Pruitt Trump's former EPA Administrator | Former Attorney General of Oklahoma

• Service/Transaction

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. Extracts, processes, and markets steam and metallurgical coal. Operates surface and underground mines in the Appalachia region and Colorado.

• Service/Transaction

Patrick Morrisey Attorney General of West Virginia

• helped advance bill from*

Elbert Lin ‎Solicitor General of West Virginia

• speaker (Jul 23 '15→?)*

Peter Glaser Troutman Sanders coal lobbyist

• guest (Dec '13)

Linn Energy, LLC

• 2014 conference sponsor

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. Pipeline company formed from merger of Sunoco Logistics Partners LP & Energy Transfer Partners LP

• 2014 conference sponsor

Lobbied By

George K. Munoz NM State Senator

• Lobbying

Miscellaneous Relationships

Healthcare For You Free Market Healthcare Organization

• Affiliation

EdChoice (Formerly Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice) Applying Free Market Principles to American Education

• a legislative partner*

Ron Griggs NM State Senator

• Affiliation

Thomas B Fordham Institute Conservative policy think tank with offices in Washington, D.C., Columbus,Ohio, and Dayton, Ohio

• Affiliation

The Atlantic Bridge An educational charity founded with Margaret Thatcher as its President to promote Atlanticism

• Special Partnership ('07→'11)*

Roger Helmer MEP for the East Midlands region representing the UK Independence Party (UKIP)

• Signatory to an ALEC letter ('14)* [+1]

• Featured Speaker on Climate Change ('11)*

Common Sense Policy Roundtable Right-wing Colorado think tank

• Affiliation

Democrats for Education Reform

• Affiliation