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Deb Peters is a Republican member of the State Senate in South Dakota, representing the 9th District. She is on the Appropriations Committee and is Vice-Chair of the Government Operations and Audit Committee.[1]
Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council
Peters is the South Dakota State Chairman 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 PRWatch.org site.
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- ↑ South Dakota Legislature. Senator Deb Peters. Government website. Accessed May 25, 2011.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council. State Chairmen. Organizational website. Accessed July 9, 2011.
