ALEC International Relations Task Force
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International Relations Task Force:
Contents
Leaders
- Harold Brubaker (R-NC), Public Sector Chair[1]
- David Powers (Vice President, State Government Relations, Reynolds American, Inc.), Private Sector Chair[2]
Reynolds American is a tobacco company based in Winston-Salem, NC, the parent company of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, American Snuff Co.,LLC, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc., and Niconovum AB. It is the third largest tobacco company in the United States[3] and, as part of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement, paid approximately $1.45 billion to the participating states over five years due to the cancer, deaths and other adverse health consequences of smoking tobacco.[4] In 2010, R.J. Reynolds had Net Sales of $8.6 billion and a Net Income of $1.1 billion.[5] Its former CEO, Susan M. Ivey, made $6.2 million the same year (effective March 1, 2011, Daniel Delen is the CEO).[6] In 2010, Reynolds American gave a total of $430,820 to politicians: $397,800 to Republicans and $33,000 to Democrats.[7]
Legislative Members
- William Hewes, III (R-MS), Former Public Sector Chair[8]
- Curt Bramble (R-UT) (also on ALEC's Board of Directors and a State Chair)[9][10]
- William (Bill) H. Payne (R-NM) (New Mexico State Senate Minority Whip, retired Rear Admiral (SEAL) in the United States Navy, former Deputy Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy, U.S. Central Command)[12]
- Roger Helmer (Member of the European Parliament representing the United Kingdom's East Midlands region), International Legislator member[13]
Staff
- Karla Jones, Director (also Director of the Federal Relations Working Group)[14][15]
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References
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council International Relations Task Force, organization website, accessed May 27, 2011
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Fortune 500: 284. Reynolds American, Fortune Magazine, May 23, 2011
- ↑ R.J. Reynolds Master Settlement Agreement, company website, accessed June 14, 2011
- ↑ Reynolds American Inc. Form 10-K, SEC filing, February 23, 2011
- ↑ Reynolds American Inc. Schedule 14A, SEC filing, March 25, 2011
- ↑ Center for Responsive Politics Reynolds American, online political donation profile, accessed June 14, 2011
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Sep./Oct. 2009, organization newsletter, September/October 2009, p. 15
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Nov./Dec. 2009, organization newsletter, November/December 2009, p. 6
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Board of Directors, organization website, accessed May 27, 2011
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council ALEC State Chairmen, organization website, accessed May 27, 2011
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC May 2011, organization newsletter, May 2011, p. 19
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Sep./Oct. 2010, organization newsletter, September/October 2010, p. 16
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council International Relations Task Force, organization website, accessed May 27, 2011
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Karla Jones, organization bio, accessed May 27, 2011
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