Oregon ALEC Politicians
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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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For a list of politicians with known ALEC ties, please see ALEC Politicians.
This is a partial list of Oregon 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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Oregon Legislators with ALEC Ties
House of Representatives
- Rep. Sal Esquivel (R-6),[1][2] Co-chair of the Agriculture Subcommittee of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force along with CropLife America's Jeff Case[3][4]
- Rep. Bill Kennemer (R-39)[1][2]
- Rep. Michael R. McLane (R-55),[2] ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member[5]
- Rep. Sherrie Sprenger (R-Scio)[2]
- Rep. Mike Nearman (R-23)[6]
- Rep. C. Gene Whisnant (R-53); State Chair[1][7][2], State Chairman,[8] International Relations Task Force member[9] and 2011 ALEC State Legislator of the Year[10]
Senate
- Sen. Ted Ferrioli (R-John Day)[2]
- Sen. Fred Girod (R-Stayton)[2]
- Sen. Dennis Linthicum (R-28-Klamath Falls), Attended 2019 ALEC Annual conference[11]
Former Representatives
- Head of agriculture Department's rural development office in Oregon John Huffman (R-59)[7][2]
- Rep. Kim Thatcher (R-25)[12][13][2]
- Rep. Jim Thompson (R-Dallas)[2]
- Rep. Dennis Richardson (R-Central Point)[2]
- Rep. Bruce Hanna (R-7)[1][2]
- Rep. Wally Hicks (R-3),[2] ALEC Civil Justice Task Force Member[14]
- Rep. Tim Freeman (R-2),[2] ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Member[15]
- Rep. Jason Conger (R-54),[2] ALEC Civil Justice Task Force Member[14]
- Rep. Kevin Cameron (R-Salem)[2]
- Rep. Katerina Brewer (R-29),[2] ALEC International Relations Task Force Member[16]
- Rep. Shawn Lindsay (R-30),[2] ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force Member[17]
- Congressman Curt Schrader (D-5), was listed as an ALEC alumnus in Congress, 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."[18]
- Rep. Matthew Wand (R-49),[2] ALEC Civil Justice Task Force Member[14]
- Rep. Matt Wingard (R-26)[7][2] (replaced by John Davis)
Former Senators
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to Robert C. Byrd and Nancy Pelosi RE: Federal health reform efforts, June 24, 2009
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 Michelle Cole, ALEC in Oregon: Here's the list of 22 state legislator members, Oregon Live, May 29, 2012
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE TASK FORCE 35-Day Mailing - 2013 Annual Meeting, organizational document, July 3, 2013, on file with CMD.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, 2014 Annual Meeting 35-Day Mailing, organizational agenda document, accessed July 2014.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee Roster 2, organizational task force membership directory, March 31, 2011, p. 46, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012
- ↑ ALEC,ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week, ALEC, July 6, 2017.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 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, "ALEC State Chairmen, organization website, accessed April 2012
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting and Federal Relations Working Group, meeting agenda and materials, August 4, 2011, on file with CMD
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, "Solutions for the States," 38th Annual Meeting agenda, on file with CMD, August 3-6, 2011
- ↑ Nick Surgey 2019 Annual Meeting Attendees - Legislators Documented August 2019
- ↑ State of Oregon. New National Study Ranks Oregon 15th For Education. State government press release. Accessed October 4, 2011.
- ↑ Change.org. Rep. Kim Thatcher, Oregon House Rep. District 25: Stop pushing Exxon and Koch-sponsored ALEC bills!. Organization's petition. Accessed October 4, 2011.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 American Legislative Exchange Council, Director - Full Name and Address, organizational task force membership directory, June 30, 2011, p. 31, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Roster, organizational task force membership directory, October 27, 2010, p. 10, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, IR Task Force, June 29, 2011, organizational membership spreadsheet, June 29, 2011, p. 32, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Michelle Cole, ALEC gains foothold in Oregon, with one-fourth of legislators as members, The Oregonian, May 26, 2012.
