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Friday, November 11, 2011

Progressives Meet - ALEC is on the Agenda

Saw a post on Huffington this morning that was of interest



More than 60 state legislators are gathering for the invite-only leadership retreat hosted by the Progressive States Network, a group providing research, networking, policy and messaging support to progressive lawmakers at the state level.
And I had to smile to myself
- progressives bring together 60 legislators
- and ALEC brings together hundreds of legislators
     - with the help of corporate sponsorships, of course.

Later in the article it stated this:

 
But the organization is also not designed to exactly mirror ALEC, argued Washington state Sen. Karen Keiser (D), secretary of PSN's board.

"I don't think we're into a marching-order kind of approach," she said, adding, "There's commonality of interests, but I don't think we have the kind of boiler plate talking point approach that you might see at ALEC."

Pratt acknowledged that progressives still have far to go to counter ALEC, but argued that the ballot victories on Tuesday show the tide could be turning.

Yep, I would agree - not much luck in giving progressives "marching orders",
    unlike ALEC members
     - we have a tendency to be able to process information independently
           and think for ourselves
           and don't need to be "indoctrinated", "brainwashed" or "educated".

Yep - I would say that we have a ways to go to counter ALEC.

But there are always starting points - there is always hope.

If you are not familiar with Progressive States Network, I would suggest you take a quick trip around their webpage.  If you like what you see - hit the donate button - so they can continue their progressive ways.


I found this while clicking links on their site
- was disappointed I didn't see more signatures
- but in hindsight I am glad there are more than two signatures on the letter.

Also had to chuckle about the fact that these people aren't afraid of their affiliation with PSN.
ALEC legislators have to lie about their affiliation with the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Hmmmm......



We, the undersigned, state legislators representing constituents from every region of the nation, strongly support the immediate passage of the federal American Jobs Act – a common-sense package of proposals that recognize the crisis of job losses in the states while adopting effective job-creation solutions that many of our states are already advancing.

227 legislators from 48 states and 3 territories have signed as of November 3, 2011.
ALABAMA
Rep. Napoleon Bracy
ALASKA
Sen. Johnny Ellis
ARIZONA
Sen. Albert Hale
Rep. Daniel Patterson
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
Rep. Bruce Wheeler
ARKANSAS
Rep. Jim Nickels
CALIFORNIA
Asm. Roger Dickinson
Sen. Elaine Alquist
COLORADO
Sen. Angela Giron
Rep. John Kefalas
Rep. Beth McCann
Rep. Judy Solano
Rep. Angela Williams
CONNECTICUT
Rep. James Albis
Rep. David Baram
Rep. Gregory Haddad
Rep. Gary Holder-Winfield
Rep. Roland Lemar
Rep. Matthew Lesser
Rep. Diana Urban
Rep. Christopher Wright
FLORIDA
Rep. Mark Pafford
Rep. Alan Williams
GEORGIA
Rep. Karla Drenner
Rep. Pedro Marin
Rep. Earnest Smith
Sen. Curt Thompson
GUAM
Sen. Benjamin Cruz
HAWAII
Sen. Les Ihara
Rep. Angus McKelvey
Rep. Roy Takumi
Sen. Brian Taniguchi
IDAHO
Rep. Brian Cronin
Sen. Nicole LeFavour
Rep. John Rusche
Rep. Elaine Smith
ILLINOIS
Sen. Jacqueline "Jacqui" Collins
Sen. William Delgado
Sen. Mattie Hunter
Sen. David Koehler
INDIANA
Rep. Mary Ann Sullivan
Rep. Cherrish Pryor
IOWA
Sen. Joe Bolkcom
Sen. Jeff Danielson
Sen. Bill Dotzler
Sen. Robert E. Dvorsky
Sen. Jack Hatch
Rep. Bruce Hunter
Rep. Patrick Murphy
Rep. Sharon Steckman
KANSAS
Rep. Ed Trimmer
LOUISIANA
Rep. Jared Brossett
MAINE
Rep. Anna Blodgett
Rep. Sheryl Briggs
Rep. Mark Bryant
Rep. Paul Gilbert
Rep. Anne Graham
Rep. Denise Harlow
Rep. Jon Hinck
Rep. Melissa Innes
Rep. Chuck Kruger
Rep. Walter Kumiega
Rep. Maeghan Maloney
Rep. Edward Mazurek
Rep. Kim Monaghan-Derrig
Rep. Ann Peoples
Rep. Donald Pilon
Rep. Charles Priest
Rep. Peggy Rotundo
Rep. Diane Russell
Rep. Linda Sanborn
Rep. Peter Stuckey
Rep. Sharon Treat
Rep. Joan Welsh
MARYLAND
Del. Sam Arora
Del. Al Carr
Del. Barbara Frush
Del. Tawanna Gaines
Del. Anne Healey
Del. Tom Hucker
Sen. Nancy J. King
Sen. Richard Madaleno
Sen. Roger Manno
Del. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Del. Kirill Reznik
Del. Shane Robinson
Del. Samuel I. Rosenberg
Del. Mary Washington
Sen. Norman Stone
Sen. Ronald Young
MASSACHUSETTS
Rep. Denise Andrews
Sen. James Eldridge
Rep. Denise Provost
Rep. Carl Sciortino
MICHIGAN
Sen. Glenn S. Anderson
Rep. Charles Smiley
Rep. Alberta Tinsley-Talabi
MINNESOTA
Sen. D. Scott Dibble
Rep. Rick Hansen
Rep. Jeff Hayden
Sen. Linda Higgins
Rep. Carolyn Laine
Rep. Erin Murphy
MISSISSIPPI
Sen. Albert Butler
MISSOURI
Rep. Eileen McGeoghegan
Rep. Margo McNeil
Rep. Genise Montecillo
Rep. Stacey Newman
Rep. Jeanette Mott Oxford
Rep. Sharon Pace
MONTANA
Rep. Dick Barrett
Sen. Gary Branae
Rep. Margie MacDonald
Rep. Sue Malek
NEBRASKA
Sen. Amanda McGill
Sen. Jeremy Nordquist
NEVADA
Asm. Paul Aizley
Sen. Shirley Breeden
Sen. David Parks
Asm. Peggy Pierce
Sen. Mike Schneider
Asm. Tick Segerblom
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Rep. Cynthia Chase
Rep. Rich DiPentima
Rep. Gladys Johnsen
Rep. Suzanne Smith
Rep. Charles Townsend
Rep. David Watters
Rep. Charles Weed
NEW JERSEY
Sen. Shirley Turner
NEW MEXICO
Rep. Gail Chasey
Rep. Eleanor Chavez
Rep. Miguel P Garcia
Sen. Cisco McSorley
Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino
Sen. Peter Wirth
NEW YORK
Asm. Richard N. Gottfried
NORTH CAROLINA
Rep. Kelly Alexander
Rep. Rosa Gill
Rep. Rick Glazier
Rep. Pricey Harrison
Sen. Ellie Kinnaird
Rep. Rodney Moore
NORTH DAKOTA
Rep. Eliot Glassheim
Rep. Kathy Hogan
Sen. Tim Mathern
OHIO
Rep. Ted Celeste
Rep. Mike Foley
Rep. Bob Hagan
Sen. Michael J. Skindell
OKLAHOMA
Rep. Al McAffrey
Rep. Mike Shelton
Sen. Jim Wilson
OREGON
Rep. Peter Buckley
Sen. Jackie Dingfelder
Sen. Diane Rosenbaum
PENNSYLVANIA
Rep. Angel Cruz
Rep. Lawrence Curry
Rep. Flo Fabrizio
Rep. Kevin Murphy
PUERTO RICO
Sen. Luz Arce PR
RHODE ISLAND
Sen. Frank Ciccone
Rep. Raymond Hull
Sen. John J. Tassoni, Jr.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Rep. Robert Williams
Rep. Jackson Whipper
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sen. Angie Buhl
Rep. Frank Kloucek
Rep. Larry Lucas
Rep. David Sigdestad
Rep. Kevin Killer
TENNESSEE
Rep. Tommie Brown
TEXAS
Rep. Lon Burnam
Rep. Garnet Coleman
Sen. Rodney Ellis
Rep. Jessica Farrar
Rep. Marisa Marquez
UTAH
Rep. David Litvack
VERMONT
Rep. Bill Botzow
Rep. Johannah Donovan
Rep. Sarah Edwards
Rep. Bill Frank
Rep. Patsy French
Rep. Helen Head
Rep. Martha Heath
Rep. Kathleen Keenan
Rep. Warren Kitzmiller
Rep. Joan Lenes
Rep. Lucy Leriche
Rep. Jason Lorber
Rep. Jim Masland
Rep. Jim McCullough
Rep. Mike Mrowicki
Rep. Carolyn Partridge
Rep. Paul Poirier
Rep. Kesha Ram
Rep. Kriaty Spengler
Rep. Jeff Wilson
Rep. Suzi Wizowaty
VIRGINIA
Del. Jeion Ward
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Sen. Usie Richards
WASHINGTON
Sen. Maralyn Chase
Rep. Eileen Cody
Sen. Steve Conway
Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon
Rep. David Frockt
Rep. Kathy Haigh
Rep. Laurie Jinkins
Sen. Karen Keiser
Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles
Rep. Marcie Maxwell
Rep. Jim Moeller
Sen. Sharon Nelson
Rep. Mike Sells
Rep. Derek Stanford
WEST VIRGINIA
Del. Nancy Guthrie
Sen. Ron Miller
Del. John Doyle
WISCONSIN
Sen. Spencer Coggs
Rep. Elizabeth Coggs
Rep. Mark Pocan
Rep. Kelda Roys
Rep. Christine Sinicki
WYOMING
Rep. Ken Esquibel
Rep. James Byrd
Sen. D. Scott Dibble
Rep. Rick Hansen
Rep. Jeff Hayden
Sen. Linda Higgins
Rep. Carolyn Laine
Rep. Erin Murphy

Folks, these are our progressive legislators.

Take a moment and
go to their campaign webpage and
Send them some money!

REMEMBER - these folks don't have corporate sponsorship to get re-elected - like ALEC members do.
REMEMBER - Corporate Sector / Private Enterprise ALEC members support the ALEC legislators who write  legislation - of, by and for the CORPORATIONS.

WE need to support these progressive legislators with OUR dollars
- these are the people who support representation of, by and for the PEOPLE.

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