Alabama ALEC Politicians
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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.
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For a list of politicians with known ALEC ties, please see ALEC Politicians.
This is a partial list of Alabama 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.
Contents
Alabama Legislators with ALEC Ties
House of Representatives
- Rep. Jim Carns (R-48) [1]
- Rep. Terri Collins (R-8)[2] first joined ALEC in 2014, is an ALEC State Chair and is a member of the Education and Workforce Development Task Force[3]
- Rep. Danny Crawford (R-5)[4] first joined ALEC in 2019 and is a member of the Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[3]
- Rep. Brett Easterbrook (R-65) first joined ALEC in 2019 and is a member of the Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[3]
- Rep. David Faulkner (R-46)[5] first joined ALEC in 2015 and is a member of the Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[3]
- Rep. Danny Garrett (R-44)[5]
- Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-24)[5]
- Rep. Rhett Marques (R-91) first joined ALEC in 2019 and is a member of the Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[3]
- Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-43) first joined ALEC in 2015.[3] ALEC State Chair[6]; attended ALEC 2020 Annual Meeting[7]; attended "Workshop: New Education Polling Data with EdChoice, "CARE Constituent Management Training," "Training: Let's Talk About Workforce Development with Frank Luntz," "Jefferson Awards," and the "Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Meeting" at ALEC's 2020 States and Nation Policy Summit
- Rep. Phillip Pettus (R-1)[4] first joined ALEC in 2019 and is a member of the Education and Workforce Development Task Force[3]
- Rep. Scott Stadthagen (R-9) received ALEC's "50 under 50" legislator award[8]
- Rep. Ritchie Whorton (R-22) first joined ALEC in 2019 and is a member of the Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[3]
- Rep. Margie Wilcox (R-104)[5]
- Rep. Debbie Wood (R-38) first joined ALEC in 2019 and is a member of the Education and Workforce Development Task Force[3]
Senate
- Sen. Gerald Allen (R-21) first joined ALEC in 2011 and is a member of the Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[3]
- Sen. Arthur Orr (R-3) first joined ALEC in 2013 and is a member of the Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[3]
- Sen. Greg Reed (R-5), former Alabama State Chair[2][5][6]
- Sen. Dan Roberts (R-15), first joined ALEC in 2019 and is a former ALEC State Chair. He is a member of the Education and Workforce Development Task Force[3]
- Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-16)[9] Majority Leader
Former Representatives
- Former Rep. Greg Canfield [10][11]
- Rep. Chad Fincher (R-Mobile)[12]
- Rep. Steve Flowers, currently a syndicated political columnist and potential 2014 candidate for Alabama Public Service Commission. [1]
- Rep. Victor Gaston (R-100)[13]
- Rep. Lynn Greer (R-2)[4]
- Rep. Mike Hill (R-41)
- Rep. Mike Holmes (R-31), ALEC State Chair; attended ALEC's 2020 Annual Meeting[14]
- Rep. Richard Laird (D-37))[11]
- Former Rep. Alan Layson [1]
- Rep. Richard J. Lindsey (D-39) [1]
- Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin (R-43), former Alabama state chair[15]
- Rep. Mac McCutcheon (R-25), attended ALEC's 2020 States and Nation Policy Summit
- Former Rep. Bob McKee, listed as one of the "1999 ALEC Leaders in the States" by ALEC[16]
- Rep. Demetrius C. Newton (D-53), listed as one of the "1999 ALEC Leaders in the States" by ALEC[16]
- Tony Petelos, current Jefferson County Manager, former mayor of Hoover, and Commissioner of Alabama Department of Human Resources. [1]
- Rep. Howard Sanderford (R-20); Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[17]
- Former Rep. Allen Sanderson [1]
- Rep. Jack Williams (R-47),[18] Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force member,[19] 2014 State Legislator of the Year ALEC award-winner[20]
- Former Rep. Greg Wren (R-75),[11] ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force member,[21] pled guilty to ethics violation and resigned April 1, 2014[22]
Former Senators
- Sen. Bill Hightower (R-35)[5][23]
- Sen. Bryan Taylor (R-30)[24]
- Former Sen. Steve French (R-15)[18]
- Sen. Cam Ward (R-14)[25]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 American Legislative Exchange Council, Sourcebook, annual organizational publication, 1995
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mary Sell, Collins gets Alabama spot on conservative policy group, Decatur Daily, March 21, 2014.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 David Armiak and Arn Pearson, ALEC Has Half the Legislative Members it Claims, Exposed by CMD, December 1, 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Nick Surgey, Revealed, "Documented", August 19, 2019
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Jaime Corey NEW ALEC MEMBERSHIP LIST NAMES MORE LEGISLATORS TIED TO THE GROUP Documented, June 6, 2019
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 ALEC, State Chairs, "ALEC", accessed: June 29, 2020
- ↑ David Armiak, "ALEC 2020 Annual Meeting Attendees and Sponsors Revealed", Center for Media and Democracy, July 23, 2020, accessed August 10, 2020.
- ↑ Staff, State Rep. Scott Stadthagen earns national award from ALEC, Alabama Political Reporter, October 6, 2023.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, ALEC Leaders in the States, organizational site, archived by "ALEC Watch" in 2002, accessed November 2, 2011
- ↑ Two special House elections in Birmingham area, Associated Press, August 30, 2011, accessed April 2012
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to Robert C. Byrd and Nancy Pelosi RE: Federal health reform efforts, June 24, 2009
- ↑ Alex Walsh, Alabama Accountability Act bears strong resemblance to ALEC model legislation, Alabama Media Group blog, March 5, 2013.
- ↑ Alabama House of Representatives, Representative Victor Gaston, government biography, accessed November 2, 2011
- ↑ David Armiak, "ALEC 2020 Annual Meeting Attendees and Sponsors Revealed", Center for Media and Democracy, July 23, 2020, accessed August 10, 2020.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, "ALEC State Chairmen, organization website, accessed April 2012
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, ’99 ALEC Leaders in the States, organizational document, archived by the Wayback Machine December 8, 2000, accessed November 2012
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Rep. Jack Williams Awarded Legislator of the Year by the American Legislative Exchange Council, organizational press release, July 31, 2014.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Committee Roster 2 - Commerce, Insurance & Economic Development, organizational task force directory, June 30, 2010, document obtained and released by Common Cause, April 2012
- ↑ GOP legislator Greg Wren resigns, pleads guilty to ethics violation, WSFA Channel 12, April 1, 2014.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to Google, organizational letter with legislative member signatories, September 24, 2014.
- ↑ Sen. Bryan Taylor, "I think I registered online for ALEC and NCSL two years ago right after election," personal tweet, Twitter.com, March 8, 2013.
- ↑ Cam Ward, Links, politician's personal website, accessed November 2, 2011
