Phil Montgomery
{{#badges:AEX}} Phil Montgomery is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, having served in that capacity for 12 years, or six terms, from 1998 through 2010.[1] After those 12 years, Montgomery retired and was named as the head of the Wisconsin Public Services Commission by Governor Scott Walker in March 2011.[2]
Phil Montgomery was the 2010 American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Public Sector Board Treasurer.[3]
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Phil Montgomery and Ties to ALEC and the Koch Brothers
In 2005, Montgomery was named “Legislator of the Year” by ALEC. A press release written by ALEC regarding their choice to give him this reward praised Montgomery for “leading the fight…against government intrusion in the broadband marketplace.”[4]
A 2008 article written by Harvard College’s Nieman Watchdog revealed that Montgomery has been responsible for the presentation and passage of many ALEC-written “model bills” in the telecommunications area, as did a 2011 article by the Capital Times’ Judy Davidoff.[5][6] Montgomery is a member of ALEC's Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force.
Furthermore, according to One Wisconsin Now, a liberal advocacy group located in Madison, WI, Montgomery received the maximum amount of money possible from Koch Industries in the 2006, 2008, and 2010 election cycles.[7]
Involvement with the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
Montgomery also formerly served as the Chairman of NCSL’s Standing Committee on Communications, Financial Services & Interstate Commerce.[8] He spoke at NCSL’s 2009 fall forum on December 11, on a panel titled, “Improving Our 911 Systems.”[9]
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- ↑ [ http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1875&keyword=montgomery Phil Montgomery], Wisconsin Historical Society website, accessed July 7, 2011.
- ↑ [1], Content, Thomas. “Walker picks Montgomery to head PSC.” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. JSOnline.com. March 28, 2011. Accessed July 2, 2011.
- ↑ [2], American Association for Justice. “ALEC: Ghostwriting the Law for Corporate America.” Justice.org. May 2010. p. 17
- ↑ [3], American Legislative Exchange Council. “Montgomery Named ALEC Legislator of the Year.” WisPolitics.com. August 23, 2005. Accessed July 2, 2011.
- ↑ [4], Kushnick, Bruce. “Wisconsin: A case study in how corporations get the legislation they want.” Nieman Watchdog. NiemanWatchdog.org. July 31, 2008.
- ↑ [5], Davidoff, Judy. “On Topic: New Public Service Commission chair no fan of regulation.” Madison Capital Times. Madison.com. April 1, 2011.
- ↑ [6], “Walker Installs Koch Machine to Head Public Service Commission: Montgomery Received Koch PAC Maximum Last Three Election Cycles” One Wisconsin Now. OneWisconsinNow.org. Accessed July 2, 2011.
- ↑ [7], Montgomery, Phil. “Testimony of Honorable Phil Montgomery State Representative, Wisconsin.” Heartland Institute. Heartland.org. March 31, 2009. Accessed July 2, 2011.
- ↑ [8], “Speaker Biographies - 2009 Fall Forum.” National Conference of State Legislatures.” NCSL.org. Accessed July 2, 2011.
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