ALEC Alumni in Congress
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ALEC Alumni in Congress include[1][2]:
U.S. Senate
- Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY)
- Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO)
- Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
- Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK)
- Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ)[3]
- Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)
- Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
- Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID)
- Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)
- Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)
- Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- Former Sen. George Allen (R-VA) [4] recipient of ALEC's Thomas Jefferson Freedom Award in 1996,[5] former co-chair of ALEC Federal Forum[6][7]
U.S. House of Representatives
- Rep. Sandy Adams (R-FL)
- Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA)
- Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI)
- Rep. Rick Berg (R-ND)
- Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)
- Rep. Diane Black (R-TN)
- Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)
- Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN)
- Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) [8]
- Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
- Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA)
- Rep. Michael G. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH)
- Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO)
- Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA), former ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force member[9]
- Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA)
- Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
- Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
- Rep. James "Jim" Jordan (R-OH)
- Rep. Steve King (R-IA)
- Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)
- Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK)
- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)
- Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
- Rep. Thomas McClintock (R-CA)
- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)
- Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD)
- Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS)
- Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN)
- Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)[4] - Rep. Perlmutter is no longer listed as an ALEC alumnus in Congress by ALEC.[2]
- Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL)
- Rep. Mike D. Rogers (R-AL)
- Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR), was listed as an ALEC alumnus, but asked ALEC to remove his name from the list, telling The Oregonian, "While I did fill out the membership form, I never participated in any ALEC events or conferences."[10]
- Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA)
- Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC)
- Rep. Michael Simpson (R-ID)
- Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- Rep. Steve Southerland (R-FL)
- Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH)
- Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO)
- Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
- Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS)
- Rep. Don Young (R-AK)
Former ALEC Alumni in Congress include Former Assistant Minority Leader Don Nickles, Former Speakers of the House Dennis Hastert and John Boehner, Former House Majority Leaders Tom DeLay and Eric Cantor, Former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and Rep. Tom Price, Rep. David Rivera, and Former Deputy Majority Whip and subject of the 2006 page scandal, Mark Foley.[11]
References
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, "Senate," organization website, accessed April 18th, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, "House of Representatives," organization website, accessed April 18th, 2012
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, '99 ALEC Leaders in the States, organizational website, archived by the Wayback Machine December 8, 2000, accessed October 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, ALEC Leaders in the States, organizational document, accessed October 2012
- ↑ George Allen Press Office, The George Allen Record – Thomas Jefferson Freedom Award – August 3, 1996, campaign press release, August 3, 2011
- ↑ Voters Legislative Transparency Project, American Legislative Exchange Council - Federal Government and Corrupt Practices, organizational report, November 2011
- ↑ Bob Sloan, ALEC Pursues Control of the U.S. Senate in November – The Allen vs. Kaine Virginia Senate Race, Voters Legislative Transparency Project, September 14, 2012
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Sourcebook, annual organizational publication, 1995
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Inside ALEC, organizational newsletter, June 2012, on file with CMD
- ↑ Michelle Cole, ALEC gains foothold in Oregon, with one-fourth of legislators as members, The Oregonian, May 26, 2012.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, 2001 Annual Report, organizational report, 2002
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