Colorado ALEC Politicians
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This is a partial list of Colorado 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.
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Colorado Legislators with ALEC Ties
House of Representatives
- Rep. Laura Bradford (R-55)[1] (did not seek reelection in 2012)
- Rep. B J Nikkel (R-49), State Chairman[2] and Member of ALEC's Public Safety and Elections Task Force[3] (did not run for reelection in 2012)
- Rep. Larry G. Liston (R-16); Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[4] (could not run for reelection to the House in 2012 due to term limits; ran for Senate District 10 instead and lost the primary election in June 2012)
- Rep. Robert S. Gardner (R-21); Civil Justice Task Force [5]
- Rep. Mark Waller (R-15); Civil Justice Task Force[6] and Communications and Technology Task Force[7]
- Rep. Cindy Acree (R-40)[8]; Health and Human Services Task Force[9]
- Rep. Kenneth Summers (R-22); Health and Human Services Task Force[10] (ran for election in Senate District 22 in November 2012 and lost)
- Rep. Carole R. Murray (R-45); Education Task Force[11]
- Rep. Frank McNulty (R-43); Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[12]
- Rep. Thomas Massey (R-60) (term limited in 2012)
- Rep. Cheri Gerou (R-25); Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[13]
- Rep. David G. Balmer (R-39) listed as ALEC member while serving in NC House. [14]
Senate
- Sen. Greg Brophy (R-1); Public Safety and Elections Task Force [3]
- Sen. Bill Cadman (R-10), State Chairman[2]; Civil Justice Task Force Member [15]
- Sen. Kent Lambert (R-9)[8]
- Sen. Kevin Lundberg (R-15); Health and Human Services Task Force[16]
- Sen. Steve King (R-7)[17]
- Sen. Scott W. Renfroe (R-13); Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[18]
Former Legislators
- Former Rep. Tom Blickensderfer (Senate Majority Leader), listed in the "1999 ALEC Leaders in the States" by ALEC[19]
- Former Sen. Sam Cassidy, Lt. Gov. 1994-1995 [14]
- Former Rep. Doug Dean (R, Speaker of the House, now Director of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission), listed in the "1999 ALEC Leaders in the States" by ALEC[19]
- Former Rep. Russell George (Speaker of the House), listed in the "1999 ALEC Leaders in the States" by ALEC[19]
- Former Rep. William G. Kaufman (R, Speaker Pro Tempore, now member of the Colorado Transportation Commission), listed in the "1999 ALEC Leaders in the States" by ALEC[19]
Former Senators
- Sen. Keith C. King (R-12); Education Task Force[20]
- Former Sen. Mike Kopp (R-22); Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[21]
- Former Sen. Doug Lamborn (R) (current U.S. House Rep.[22]), listed in the "1999 ALEC Leaders in the States" by ALEC[19]
- Former Sen. David Owen (R), former ALEC National Board member and State Chair
- Former Sen. Ray Powers (R, Senate president, died 2008), former ALEC National Chair[19]
- Former Sen. Steve Ruddick [14]
- Sen. Nancy Spence (R-27), former co-chair, Education Task Force[23][24]
References
- ↑ Email from Laura Bradford to Anne Landman, dated July 29, 2011, 9:35:12 AM MDT, saying she paid $100 dues to ALEC in November, 2010, covering two years' membership, making her a member through November of 2012
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, "ALEC State Chairmen, organization website, accessed April 2012
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 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
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, organizational task force membership directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ organizational member spreadsheet, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ member spreadsheet, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Communications and Technology Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ Jump up to: 8.0 8.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to Robert C. Byrd and Nancy Pelosi RE: Federal health reform efforts, June 24, 2009
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ 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, Directory – Full Name and Address, Tax and Fiscal Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ Jump up to: 14.0 14.1 14.2 American Legislative Exchange Council, Sourcebook, annual organizational publication, 1995
- ↑ organizational member spreadsheet, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Claudette Konola Hickenlooper to the Rescue, blog, May 12, 2011
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, organizational task force membership directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ Jump up to: 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 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, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Congressman Doug Lamborn, About, U.S. House of Representatives member biography, accessed November 2012
- ↑ 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 Inside ALEC Nov./Dec. 2009, organization newsletter, November/December 2009, p. 25, accessed 2011. This website has been altered by ALEC. An archived version from April 7, 2011, is available here.
