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Billy Hewes, III is a Republican member of the State Senate in Mississippi, representing the 49th District. Hewes is President Pro Tempore and serves on the following committees: Rules (Chair); Business and Financial Institutions; Compilation, Revision and Publication; Elections; Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res; Ethics; Finance; Highways and Transportation; Housing; Insurance; Legislative Budget Committee; Municipalities; Ports and Marine Resources; Public Health and Welfare.[1]
Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council
Hewes is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), as of 2011.[2]
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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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- ↑ Mississippi State Senate. Billy Hewes. Government website. Accessed May 26, 2011.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council. State Chairmen. Organizational website. Accessed July 9, 2011.
