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* Sen. Nan G. Orrock (D-36); [[Communications and Technology Task Force]]<ref> American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.commoncause.org/issues/more-democracy-reforms/alec/whistleblower-complaint/original-complaint/National_ALEC_Exhibit_4_TaIT_2011_Annual_Meeting.pdf Directory – Full Name and Address], Communications and Technology Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause </ref>  - '''Sen. Orrock announced she was cutting ties with and denounced ALEC on April 17, 2012.'''<ref name="RawStory">David Ferguson, [http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/04/17/georgia-lawmaker-quits-alec-calls-it-radical-group-with-dangerous-agenda/ Georgia lawmaker quits ALEC, calls it ‘radical’ group with ‘dangerous agenda’], ''Raw Story'', April 17, 2012, accessed April 2012</ref> See [[Legislators Who Have Cut Ties to ALEC]] for more.
 
* Sen. Nan G. Orrock (D-36); [[Communications and Technology Task Force]]<ref> American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.commoncause.org/issues/more-democracy-reforms/alec/whistleblower-complaint/original-complaint/National_ALEC_Exhibit_4_TaIT_2011_Annual_Meeting.pdf Directory – Full Name and Address], Communications and Technology Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause </ref>  - '''Sen. Orrock announced she was cutting ties with and denounced ALEC on April 17, 2012.'''<ref name="RawStory">David Ferguson, [http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/04/17/georgia-lawmaker-quits-alec-calls-it-radical-group-with-dangerous-agenda/ Georgia lawmaker quits ALEC, calls it ‘radical’ group with ‘dangerous agenda’], ''Raw Story'', April 17, 2012, accessed April 2012</ref> See [[Legislators Who Have Cut Ties to ALEC]] for more.
 
* Sen. Ed Setzler (R-37); [[Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]] <ref name="TAXNOLA">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.commoncause.org/issues/more-democracy-reforms/alec/whistleblower-complaint/original-complaint/National_ALEC_Exhibit_4_TFP_2011_Annual_Meeting.pdf organizational task force membership directory], June 30, 2011, p. 31, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012</ref>
 
* Sen. Ed Setzler (R-37); [[Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]] <ref name="TAXNOLA">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.commoncause.org/issues/more-democracy-reforms/alec/whistleblower-complaint/original-complaint/National_ALEC_Exhibit_4_TFP_2011_Annual_Meeting.pdf organizational task force membership directory], June 30, 2011, p. 31, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012</ref>
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* Sen. Bruce Thompson (R-14) [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/ALEC_State_Chairmen State Chair] <ref name=Chairs> ALEC [https://www.alec.org/about/state-chairs/ Chairs] "ALEC", accessed: June 29, 2020</ref>; received meals or entertainment from corporate lobbyists at the time of a 2015 ALEC meeting in Savannah, Georgia,<ref name="keefe 11alive"/>
 
  
 
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* Sen. Jesse Stone (R-23); [[Civil Justice Task Force]]<ref> [http://www.commoncause.org/issues/more-democracy-reforms/alec/whistleblower-complaint/original-complaint/National_ALEC_Exhibit_4_Civil_Justice_2011_Annual_Meeting_New_Orleans.pdf organizational member spreadsheet], August 2011,  obtained and released by Common Cause </ref>
 
* Sen. Jesse Stone (R-23); [[Civil Justice Task Force]]<ref> [http://www.commoncause.org/issues/more-democracy-reforms/alec/whistleblower-complaint/original-complaint/National_ALEC_Exhibit_4_Civil_Justice_2011_Annual_Meeting_New_Orleans.pdf organizational member spreadsheet], August 2011,  obtained and released by Common Cause </ref>
 
* Sen. Ross Tolleson (R-20); [[Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force]]<ref> American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.commoncause.org/issues/more-democracy-reforms/alec/whistleblower-complaint/original-complaint/National_ALEC_Exhibit_4_EEA_2010_SNPS.pdf Directory – Full Name and Address], Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Membership Directory, December 2010, obtained and released by Common Cause </ref>  
 
* Sen. Ross Tolleson (R-20); [[Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force]]<ref> American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.commoncause.org/issues/more-democracy-reforms/alec/whistleblower-complaint/original-complaint/National_ALEC_Exhibit_4_EEA_2010_SNPS.pdf Directory – Full Name and Address], Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Membership Directory, December 2010, obtained and released by Common Cause </ref>  
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* Sen. Bruce Thompson (R-14) [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/ALEC_State_Chairmen State Chair] <ref name=Chairs> ALEC [https://www.alec.org/about/state-chairs/ Chairs] "ALEC", accessed: June 29, 2020</ref>; received meals or entertainment from corporate lobbyists at the time of a 2015 ALEC meeting in Savannah, Georgia,<ref name="keefe 11alive"/>
 
* Sen. Renee Unterman (R-45)<ref name="HHS Letter"/>; [[Health and Human Services Task Force]]<ref> American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.commoncause.org/issues/more-democracy-reforms/alec/whistleblower-complaint/original-complaint/National_ALEC_Exhibit_4_HHS_2011_Annual_Meeting.pdf Directory – Full Name and Address], Health and Human Services Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause </ref>
 
* Sen. Renee Unterman (R-45)<ref name="HHS Letter"/>; [[Health and Human Services Task Force]]<ref> American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.commoncause.org/issues/more-democracy-reforms/alec/whistleblower-complaint/original-complaint/National_ALEC_Exhibit_4_HHS_2011_Annual_Meeting.pdf Directory – Full Name and Address], Health and Human Services Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause </ref>
 
* Sen. [[John Wiles]] (R-37), former [[ALEC State Chairmen|State Chairman]]<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council, [https://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/7/72/ALEC_State_Chairmen_Exposed.pdfALEC State Chairmen], document exposed by the Center for Media and Democracy, July 13, 2011</ref>
 
* Sen. [[John Wiles]] (R-37), former [[ALEC State Chairmen|State Chairman]]<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council, [https://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/7/72/ALEC_State_Chairmen_Exposed.pdfALEC State Chairmen], document exposed by the Center for Media and Democracy, July 13, 2011</ref>

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About ALEC
ALEC is a corporate bill mill. It is not just a lobby or a front group; it is much more powerful than that. Through ALEC, corporations hand state legislators their wishlists to benefit their bottom line. Corporations fund almost all of ALEC's operations. They pay for a seat on ALEC task forces where corporate lobbyists and special interest reps vote with elected officials to approve “model” bills. Learn more at the Center for Media and Democracy's ALECexposed.org, and check out breaking news on our ExposedbyCMD.org site.

For a list of politicians with known ALEC ties, please see ALEC Politicians.

This is a partial list of Georgia politicians that are known to be involved in, or previously involved in, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). It is a partial list. (If you have additional names, please add them with a citation. The names in this original list were verified as of posting.)

Legislators who have cut ties with ALEC publicly are also listed here.

Georgia Legislators with ALEC Ties

House of Representatives

  • Rep. Jon Burns (R-159); received meals or entertainment from corporate lobbyists at the time of a 2015 ALEC meeting in Savannah, Georgia.[1]
  • Rep. John Carson (R-46) ALEC State Chair;[2] received meals or entertainment from corporate lobbyists at the time of a 2015 ALEC meeting in Savannah, Georgia.[1]
  • Rep. David Clark (R-100); received meals or entertainment from corporate lobbyists at the time of a 2015 ALEC meeting in Savannah, Georgia.[1]
  • Rep. Sharon Cooper (R-45)[3]; Health and Human Services Task Force[4]
  • Rep. John Corbett (R-174); received meals or entertainment from corporate lobbyists at the time of a 2015 ALEC meeting in Savannah, Georgia.[1]
  • Rep. Katie Dempsey (R-13); received meals or entertainment from corporate lobbyists at the time of a 2015 ALEC meeting in Savannah, Georgia.[1]
  • Rep. Gerald Greene (R-149); International Relations Task Force[5]
  • Rep. Lee Hawkins (R-27); received meals or entertainment from corporate lobbyists at the time of a 2015 ALEC meeting in Savannah, Georgia.[1]
  • Rep. Jan Jones (R-47); Education Task Force[6]
  • Rep. Trey Kelley (R-16); received meals or entertainment from corporate lobbyists at the time of a 2015 ALEC meeting in Savannah, Georgia.[1]
  • Rep. Eddie Lumsden (R-12); received meals or entertainment from corporate lobbyists at the time of a 2015 ALEC meeting in Savannah, Georgia.[1]
  • Rep. Charles E. Martin (R-49); Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[7]
  • Rep. Butch Parrish (R-158); received meals or entertainment from corporate lobbyists at the time of a 2015 ALEC meeting in Savannah, Georgia.[1]
  • Rep. Don L. Parsons (R-44); Communications and Technology Task Force[8]
  • Rep. Alan Powell (R-33)[9]
  • Rep. Lynn Smith (R-70); Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[10]
  • Rep. Richard Smith (R-139)[9]
  • Rep. Darlene Taylor (R-173)[9]
  • Rep. Bill Werkheiser (R-157); received meals or entertainment from corporate lobbyists at the time of a 2015 ALEC meeting in Savannah, Georgia.[1]
  • Rep. Bruce Williamson (R-112), Majority Caucus Secretary/Treasurer[9][11] state co-chair;[1] received meals or entertainment from corporate lobbyists at the time of a 2015 ALEC meeting in Savannah, Georgia.[1]

Senate

Office Holders

  • Public Service Commissioner Jason Shaw[9]

Former Representatives

Former Senators

References

  1. ↑ Jump up to: 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 Brendan Keefe, "A charity for lawmakers? ALEC feeds them bills," WXIA/11Alive, July 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to Google, organizational letter with legislative member signatories, September 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ Jump up to: 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to Robert C. Byrd and Nancy Pelosi RE: Federal health reform efforts, June 24, 2009
  4. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Health and Human Services Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  5. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, International Relations Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  6. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Education Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  7. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, organizational task force membership directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  8. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development Task Force Membership Directory, August 2010, obtained and released by Common Cause
  9. ↑ Jump up to: 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named docu
  10. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Membership Directory, December 2010, obtained and released by Common Cause
  11. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Durbin Response Letter, signatory letter to Senator Richard Durbin, August 8, 2013.
  12. ↑ ALEC, State of Georgia w/ State Legislator of the Month Sen. John Albers, Across the States 111, February 8, 2022.
  13. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Communications and Technology Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  14. ↑ ALEC, ALEC and Georgia State Legislators gather to learn about Criminal Justice reforms, February 16, 2012
  15. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Director – Full Name and Address, organizational task force membership directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  16. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Communications and Technology Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  17. ↑ David Ferguson, Georgia lawmaker quits ALEC, calls it ‘radical’ group with ‘dangerous agenda’, Raw Story, April 17, 2012, accessed April 2012
  18. ↑ Jump up to: 18.0 18.1 18.2 American Legislative Exchange Council, organizational task force membership directory, June 30, 2011, p. 31, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012
  19. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Sourcebook, annual organizational publication, 1995
  20. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Communications and Technology Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  21. ↑ Jump up to: 21.0 21.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, "ALEC Leaders in the States, organizational list, 2005. Archived at archive.org, accessed February 5, 2015.
  22. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Health and Human Services Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  23. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Education Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  24. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, International Relations Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  25. ↑ organizational member spreadsheet, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  26. ↑ Jump up to: 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 American Legislative Exchange Council, Public Safety & Elections Task Force 2011 Spring Task Force Summit April 29, 2011 Minutes, organizational document, June 30, 2011, p. 5, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012
  27. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Education Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  28. ↑ Jump up to: 28.0 28.1 28.2 American Legislative Exchange Council, ’99 ALEC Leaders in the States, organizational document, archived by the Wayback Machine December 8, 2000, accessed November 2012
  29. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Membership Directory, December 2010, obtained and released by Common Cause
  30. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Inside ALEC, organizational newsletter, June 2012, on file with CMD
  31. ↑ State of Georgia. Congressman Tom Graves. Government website. Accessed August 8, 2011.
  32. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Public Safety Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  33. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, International Relations Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  34. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Membership Directory, December 2010, obtained and released by Common Cause
  35. ↑ Mark Hatfield, About Mark, state senate campaign website, accessed July 23, 2012
  36. ↑ Jump up to: 36.0 36.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, "ALEC State Chairmen, organization website, accessed April 2012
  37. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Communications and Technology Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  38. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting and Federal Relations Working Group, meeting agenda and materials, August 4, 2011, on file with CMD
  39. ↑ Jump up to: 39.0 39.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, "Solutions for the States," 38th Annual Meeting agenda, on file with CMD, August 3-6, 2011
  40. ↑ organizational member spreadsheet, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  41. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Health and Human Services Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  42. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Education Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  43. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, organizational task force membership directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  44. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, – Full Name and Address, Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  45. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, International Relations Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  46. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Membership Directory, December 2010, obtained and released by Common Cause
  47. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Health and Human Services Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  48. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, organizational task force membership directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  49. ↑ DonBalfour.com, Meet Don, accessed March 19, 2012.
  50. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, International Relations Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  51. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Education Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  52. ↑ organizational member spreadsheet, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  53. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Full Name and Address, Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  54. ↑ ALEC Action, State Lawmakers Tell Congress: Give states more flexibility in the American Health Care Act, March 17, 2017
  55. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Director – Full Name and Address, organizational task force membership directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  56. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Health and Human Services Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  57. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Honors HillSen. Judson Hill with Legislator of the Year Award, Targeted News Service, August 5, 2014.
  58. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Communications and Technology Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  59. ↑ ALEC, ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week, ALEC, July 28, 2017.
  60. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Education Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  61. ↑ Jump up to: 61.0 61.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to Senate Majority Leader Reid, RE: the EPA’s plan to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, March 10, 2010
  62. ↑ ALEC Action, State Lawmakers Tell Congress: Give states more flexibility in the American Health Care Act, March 17, 2017
  63. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, International Relations Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  64. ↑ organizational member spreadsheet, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  65. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Membership Directory, December 2010, obtained and released by Common Cause
  66. ↑ ALEC Chairs "ALEC", accessed: June 29, 2020
  67. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Health and Human Services Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  68. ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, State Chairmen, document exposed by the Center for Media and Democracy, July 13, 2011
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