Ray Merrick

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Ray Merrick is a Republican member of the Kansas State Senate. He is a member of the following committees: Commerce, Utilities and Financial Institutions and Insurance.[1]

Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council

Merrick is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). He is both the Kansas State Chairman for ALEC, as well as a member of its Board of Directors.[2][3]

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.


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  1. Ray Merrick, Kansas Legislature, KSLegislature, Accessed July 7, 2011.
  2. Board of Directors, American Legislative Exchange Council, ALEC.org, Accessed July 7, 2011.
  3. State Chairmen, American Legislative Exchange Council, ALEC.org, Accessed July 7, 2011.


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