Dolores Mertz
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Dolores Mertz has been a Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives since 1988 and is also a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), having served as National Chairwoman in 2007.[1][2] Former President George W. Bush stated that he “appreciated” Mertz's leadership in a 2007 speech to the American Legislative Exchange Council.[3]
The Iowa legislature also passed a resolution honoring Mertz for her appointment as ALEC National Chairwoman.[4]
In August 2011, Mertz was awarded ALEC's 2011 William J. Raggio Excellence in Leadership and Outstanding Service Award for having been a member of ALEC for a minimum of 10 years, having served in a leadership position within ALEC, and having made a "demonstrable contribution to the success of ALEC through advancing Jeffersonian principles, recruitment, fundraising, or other comparable activity."[5]
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- ↑ Dolores Mertz, Iowa Legislature General Assembly Profile, Accessed July 9, 2011.
- ↑ Dolores Mertz, Legislator Profile, The Iowa Legislature, Legis.Iowa.gov, Accessed July 9, 2011.
- ↑ [1], “President Bush Addresses the American Legislative Exchange Council, Discusses Budget, Education and War on Terror.” George W. Bush White House Archives. GeorgeWBush-WhiteHouse.Archives.Gov. July 26, 2007. Accessed July 3, 2011.
- ↑ Iowa House Resolution 11, The Iowa Legislature, Legis.Iowa.Gov, Accessed July 3, 2011.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, "Solutions for the States," 38th Annual Meeting agenda, on file with CMD, August 3-6, 2011
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