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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Really - Why Do ALEC Members Hide?

Doing research isn't rocket science - it is just time consuming.
You keep looking for promising articles, blog entries by others, tweets by others, facebook posts by others - that you can build on, with a little research. (Today's entry started with someone's tweets.)
You hit a lot of deadends before you find something that is worth writing about.

Lately the American Legislative Exchange Council has been releasing bogus statements about transparency - which with a little bit of research prove to be false, 90% of the time.

In fact, at this point of ALEC history - they are the most opaque they have ever been.
The documents that they have released historically over time - which were in their secret vaults - were much more detailed and open about who was a member - which corporation had written or was sponsoring the legislation at the task force meeting.

Now that ALEC is claiming transparency - they are sterilizing everything they distribute and distributing only what they want the world to see.  To ALEC, sterilized junk  = transparency.  They claim all their bills on their webpage - but you won't find Stand Your Ground or Voter ID on their webpage - cause they don't want anyone to see it.

But that isn't why I am here today.
Today - I am here because of ALEC members and their secretive association with ALEC.
I have repeatedly stated over the years that most ALEC members hide their involvement/ membership with ALEC - and they do.

BUT - there's a huge problem with that in an election year.
  • You see - ALEC philosophies/policies/legislation about "limited government, free markets, and federalism" are really political issues that HAVE TO BE considered when voting for a candidate.
  • "Bundled campaign contributions" and "grassroots support" negotiated at ALEC meetings are really political issues that HAVE TO BE considered when voting for a candidate.

ALEC IS a political issue - a campaign issue.
But how can you know to ask about ALEC - when the legislator is intentionally HIDING their involvement in ALEC from everyone, except ALEC.

Here's where the research part of it comes in.
A piece in the Guardian on ALEC last December included a document that showed how many members ALEC was claiming it had in each state (which turns out to be overstated and flat out lies in a couple of states.)

Then, you actually go looking for information where ever you can reliably find it.
For the purpose of today's entry, I went looking at published state biographies that legislators submit to the Secretary of State.
What I found wasn't pretty - but it's an important point when considering who to vote for in 2014.

Examples:
ALECers Hiding their involvement with ALEC.

In Idaho
ALEC claims it has 21 members
ONLY 2 legislators admit they are ALEC members in their state issued bios
19 DO NOT

In Iowa
ALEC claims 100% of the 76 Republicans are members
ONLY 3 legislators admit they are ALEC members in their state issued bios
73 DO NOT

In Tennessee
ALEC claims it has 38 members
ONLY 10 legislators admit they are ALEC members in their state issued bios
28 DO NOT

In North Dakota
ALEC claims it has 45 members
ONLY 4 legislators admit they are ALEC members in their state issued bios
40 DO NOT

In the ALEC ravaged state of Wisconsin
ALEC claims it has 48 members
ONLY 2 legislators admit they are ALEC members in their state issued bios
46 DO NOT

In Mississippi
ALEC claims it has 51 members
ONLY 5 legislators admit they are ALEC members in their state issued bios
46 DO NOT

In Missouri
ALEC claims it has 57 members
ONLY 3 legislators admit they are ALEC members in their state issued bios
54 DO NOT

Lets look at these numbers
    TOTAL ALEC members claimed by ALEC: 336
    TOTAL ALEC members who acknowledged ALEC membership: 30
    TOTAL ALEC members who HIDE their ALEC involvement: 306

In this example of 6 states:
306 ALEC legislators HID their involvement with ALEC in the state issued biographies.
That represents 90+% of the ALEC members, claimed by ALEC,
     legislators - who DO NOT claim ALEC.
AND they are deceiving their constituents.



These ALEC members who HIDE their ALEC affiliation are really glad to let you know in their state bios that they are affiliated with other organizations.
  • They acknowledge their church – which has nothing to do with their job.
  • They mention Ducks Unlimited – which has nothing to do with their legislative job..
  • They mention  the VFW – which has nothing to do with their legislative job.
  • They mention their involvement with Girl/Boy Scouts – which has nothing to do with their legislative job..
  • They mention their lifetime membership in the NRA – which should have nothing to do with their legislative job..
  • They mention the rotary – which has nothing to do with their legislative job.
  • They mention the chamber – which has nothing to do with their legislative job.

BUT THEY DON'T MENTION ALEC
  • They don’t mention the organization that puts corporate-written legislation in their grubby little hand to introduce at the statehouse – which is related to their legislative job
  • They don’t mention the organization that reaffirms their commitment to free-market philosophy, that corporations are more important than their human constituents– which is related to their legislative job
  • They don’t mention the organization whose corporate members pay ALEC to ship them to meetings in order to wine and dine them at all the ALEC meetings - the same corporations who then get government of, by and for the corporations – because of their involvement with ALEC– which is related to their legislative job
ALEC philosophies/policies/legislation about "limited government, free markets, and federalism" are political issues that MUST BE considered when voting for a candidate.
BUT
how can you know this - if you don't know they are an ALEC member.

Every candidate running for office should be asked:
Are you now or have you every been a member of ALEC?
and
You could plagiarize THIS anti-ALEC PLEDGE from Oklahoma  
and ask each candidate to sign it 
- and if they say, No 
- You ask, publicly, Why Not?


If you keep electing and re-electing ALEC members
you get the corporate run government 
everyone keeps bitching about
It's finally time to
#VoteNo2ALEC
 













Sunday, May 25, 2014

Hey, Hey - Ho, Ho Ohio ALECers Have Got to Go!

Saw this - this morning
AUGUST- A third of Ohio House Republicans, including Speaker William G. Batchhelder, attended the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meeting at a posh hotel in Chicago, paid for using ALEC “scholarships.”
and thought - 
How in the hell can any legislature get anything done for "we the people"- when 1/3 of their members are from the secretive, extremist, pro-corporate American Legislative Exchange Council?

ALEC members hide their affiliation with ALEC - and how do you get rid of the dysfunction in your legislature if you don't even know whose screwing up the works?

People need to know the real politics of candidates at the state, local and county level.
The race is on by the GOP to put more extremists in office and this list has a few of them.
#VoteNo2ALEC

How do people get on an ALEC list?
That question comes up all the time.  The most common are:
  They serve on ALEC task forces
  They have paid ALEC dues through their campaign finances
  They self identified themselves somewhere , anywhere as an ALEC member.
  They have been shown as a signatory on an ALEC letter.
  They have been listed by ALEC as a member, in ALEC documents.
  They have been “outed” by a credible source, on the web.
  They have attended an ALEC meeting.
  They previously were employed by ALEC and now work in government.

Because these were pulled from the web and historical documents some of the people listed are no longer living and some of them are claiming they kicked ALEC to the curb – which I question (I think they say that just to get re-elected).

Current ALEC Member/Close Ties Affiliations
This one is pretty evident – the main purpose for knowing the people who are currently affiliated with the extremist, pro-corporate American Legislative Exchange Council is to get them out of government - any and all government.

We must make sure that all current ALEC government employees are not re-elected or not re-appointed. 

Some of the names on the list are candidates who ran for office and were not elected.  As part of their campaign expenses, they paid for an ALEC membership.  We must make sure that these people are never elected to public office and they want to be elected.

Past ALEC Member/Close Ties Affiliations
This may seem questionable to some – but it is as important as making sure that current members are not re-elected or elected.

It is important to know past members.  Just recently, many past ALEC members crawled out from behind the baseboards (like the Kochroaches they are) to run for office again or for appointments to state and federal commissions and other offices.  Because these people were not on the current lists which are posted elsewhere – they went unnoticed as ALEC members.
   Past ALEC members are appointed to US government positions.
   Past ALEC members are appointed to state positions.
   Past ALEC members become lobbyists who have influence on your legislation.
   Past ALEC members become judges who have an influence on
      your justice system and decisions.
   Past ALEC members become regents of your universities who have
      an influence on the decisions made in relation to higher education.
   Past ALEC members serve on commissions that affect the running
     of your state.
   Past ALEC members serve on councils or commissions that affect the running
     of your city, your county and your municipalities
   Past and current ALEC members are generational in some states
    (aka family of ALECers)
   Past member run for office again at a later date!!

Past and Present people with ties to ALEC
It's important to remember that all lists published anywhere on the web should be considered incomplete partial lists - because ALEC members hide their membership - because they ashamed to admit they belong to ALEC.

John  Adams
Dixie Allen
Ron  Amstutz 
Marlene Anielski
Jeffrey Armbruster
Steve Austria
Kevin Bacon
Nan Baker
Troy Balderson
William Batchelder
Sam Bateman
Peter A Beck
Terrence Blair
Charles R Blasdell
Louis W.  Blessing, Jr.
John Boehner
Terry  Boose
Andrew Brenner
Tom Brinkman Jr
Danny  Bubp
Jim Buchy
Steve Buehrer
David Burke
James Butler
John A Carey
Jim Carmichael
Gary Cates
Andrew  Ciafardini
Patricia Clancy
William P Coley II
Thom Collier
Courtney Combs
Kevin Coughlin
Robert Cupp
Rex Damschroder
David T Daniels
Jo Ann Davidson
Timothy  Derickson
Kevin R DeWine
Mike Dovilla
Grace Drake
Clyde Evans
David Evans
kieth L Faber
Larry  Flowers
Randy Gardner
Bob Gibbs
Michael E Gilb
Karen Gillmor
Paul E Gilmor
Anne Gonzalez
David Goodman
Bruce W Goodwin
Doug  Green
Tim J Grendell
Cheryl Grossman
Robert D Hackett
Christina M Hagan
Joseph Haines
David L Hall
William Hayes
Mike Henne
Brian D Hill
Cliff  Hite
Ron Hood
Charles F Horn
Jay  Hottinger
Jim Hughes
Jon Husted
Matt Huffman
Jeff Jacobson
Bruce  Johnson
Greg  Jolivette
Shannon Jones
Kris  Jordan
Jim Jordan
John Kasich
Casey Kozlowski
Allen Landis
Frank Joseph Larose, Jr.
Robert Latta
Peggy B Lehner
Donald E (Buz) Lukens
Ron Maag
Jarrod  Martin
Jeff McClain
Ross W McGregor
Todd M McKenney
Patricia Mead
Robert Mecklenborg
Seth  Morgan
Larry  Mumper
Robert Netzley
Tom Niehaus
Corwin Nixon
Robert Ney
Lynn Olman
Joy Padgett
Tom Patton
Sally  Perz
Jon M Peterson
Steve Reinhard
Tom Raga
Jim Raussen
Wes Retherford
Linda Riedelbach
Kristina D Roegner
Mark Romanchuk
Cliff  Rosenberger
Margaret Ann Ruhl
Barbara  Sears
Bill Seitz
Arlene Setzer
Timothy  Schaffer
Jeanne M Schmidt
Michelle Schneider
Bill Schuck
Robert Schuler
Geoffrey C Smith
Todd  Snitchler
Robert F Spada
Peter Stautberg
Gerald  Stebleton
Michael Stinziano
Steve Stivers
Gary C Suhadolnik
Mary  Taylor
Lou Terhar
Andy Thompson
Pat Tiberi
Jim Trakas
Joe  Uecker
Dale  Van Vyven 
Lynn R Wachtmann
Mark D  Wagoner, Jr.
John White
Jason Wilson
Larry  Wolpert
Ronald E Young
James J Zehringer

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

ALECers in the KY & GA Primaries


The hope is to give you as much information as I can, so we can take out the extremists of the American Legislative Exchange Council in November.

Remember these lists are partials lists - cause most ALEC members hide their memberships - because they are thoroughly ashamed of their affiliation with ALEC. Vet every candidate, every time.

Cash and Boots to the Ground are needed in every race, every state, every candidate - to get rid of ALEC.

Even if it's not your district - it is your country!

#VoteNo2ALEC 
Work against ALEC candidates!


May 20 Primaries
Kentucky
Not very many primary challenges here – only one with an ALECER
Addia Kathryn WUCHNER – won


May 20 Primaries
Georgia
Based on what little I know of Georgia politics – this is the best I can give you.
In the run-offs, if you know any Repubs - get them to vote for the non-ALECer
ALECer Jack Kingston was defeated in the GOP primary for US Senate
BUT David Perdue will face Rep. Jack Kingston in a July runoff election for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Saxby Chambliss.
Can Still get rid of him!

Ralph Hudgens  - Commissioner of Insurance – won – ran unopposed, will be facing Dem Liz Johnson

John Mark Butler  - Commissioner of Labor – won – ran unopposed, will be facing Dem Robbin Shipp

Barry Loudermilk won his primary challenge, but may have to runoff against Bob Barr – for ALECer Phil Gingrey’s seat  - chance to get rid of ALEC completely in that position - - no Dem challenger

Doug Collins challenge (his Dad, Mac – was an ALECer, too) will compete in runoff against Jody Hice and winner will be facing Dem David Vogel


LONGSHOTS – NEED COMMITTED WRITE-INS
To be a qualified write-in candidate only requires sending a notice to the Secretary of State's Office and running a legal ad in a newspaper.

Lynn Westmoreland won her primary challenge –  no Dem challenger to oust her
Austin Scott  - won – ran unopposed–  no Dem challenger to oust him
Tom Graves won his primary challenge –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Jack Hill - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Hunter Hill - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Richard Jeffares - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Tommie Williams - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Jack Murphy barely won his primary challenge –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Judson Hill - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Nan Orrock - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Renee Unterman - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger
Frank Ginn - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
David Shafer - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Steve Gooch - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
John Meadows - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
David Ralston won his primary challenge –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Stephen Allison won his primary challenge –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Howard Maxwell won his primary challenge –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Mark Hamilton won his primary challenge –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Mike Dudgeon - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Lee Hawkins - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Carlton Rogers - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Ed Setzler - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Earl Ehrhart - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Sharon Cooper - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust her
Don Parsons won his primary challenge –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Matt Dollar - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust her
Jan Jones - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust her
Chuck Martin - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Wendell Willard - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Randy Nix - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Lynn Smith - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust her
Mike Jacobs won his primary challenge –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Buzz Brockway - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Brett Harrell - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
David Casas - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Dale Rutledge - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Bruce Williamson, ALEC State Chair - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Terry England - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Mickey Channell - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Barry Fleming - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Ben Harbin - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Barbara Sims - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust her
Richard Smith - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Robert Dickey - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Larry O’Neal - won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Jimmy Pruett won his primary challenge –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Jay Roberts won his primary challenge –  no Dem challenger to oust him
Jan Tankersley won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust her
Lillian “Penny” Houston won – ran unopposed –  no Dem challenger to oust her

William Hamrick – won – ran unopposed Superior Court Judge, Coweta Circuit

GOOD NEWS
Delvis Dutton was defeated in his primary challenge
Don Balfour was defeated in his primary challenge

GOOD NEWS AND OUR NOVEMBER OPPORTUNITIES
Tom Price  - won – ran unopposed, will be facing Dem Robert G Montigel
Ellis Black won his primary challenge, will be facing Dem Bikram Mohanty
Ross Tolleson  - won – ran unopposed, will be facing Dem Sheikh “Chad” Rahman
Jesse Stone - won – ran unopposed, will be facing Dem Diane Brack Evans
Bill Heath - won – ran unopposed, will be facing Dem Charles Winter
Fran Millar won her primary challenge –  will be facing Dem Tamara Johnson
Bill Heath - won – ran unopposed, will be facing Dem Akhtar Sadiq
Katie Dempsey - won – ran unopposed, will be facing Dem Richard Garrett
Kevin Cooke - won – ran unopposed, will be facing Dem Pat Rhudy
Paulette Rakestraw Braddock - won – ran unopposed, will be facing Dem Sandra Fuller
Sam Teasley - won – ran unopposed, will be facing Dem Bill Bolton
Harry Geisinger - won – ran unopposed –  will be facing Dem Jimmy Johnson
Lynn Riley - won – ran unopposed –  will be facing Dem Paul Troop
John Yates - won – ran unopposed –  will be facing Dem Mario Driver
Tom Rice - won – ran unopposed –  will be facing Dem Amreeta Regmi
Gerald Greene - won – ran unopposed –  will be facing Dem Ezekial Holley


Interesting Ballot Questions

Democratic Party Questions
94.73% yes - - Should Georgia raise the state minimum wage above the current $5.15 an hour?
87.93% yes - Should Georgians' federal tax dollars be returned to Georgia to fund Medicaid expansion and relieve the indigent care burden on our hospitals?
85.52% yes - Should the Constitution of Georgia be amended to make the education budget Georgia's first funding priority?

Try to do more - but reviewing primary results is liking watching ice melts - but takes 10 times as long.

Whatever happens
#VoteNo2ALEC

Texas ALEC primary results are  >>>HERE<<<

Monday, May 19, 2014

PA Primaries Must Say No! to ALEC

I'd like to say something witty about tomorrows primary in Pennsylvania but I can't.
Because eprobably the nastiest ALEC member in the US (known to date) serves in Pennsylvania.

Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, the founder of the Tanton Network’s State Legislators for Legal Immigration

State Legislators for Legal Immigration is a coalition of anti-immigrant state-elected officials.   

SLLI works hand-in-hand with the John Tanton Network to distort the issue of immigration and undermine America’s values of equality and liberty.  .
And at last count (before they took it off their webpage) 67% of its members were ALECers that Metcalfe probably recruited at ALEC meetings

 People need to know the real politics of candidates at the state, local and county level.
The race is on by the GOP to put more extremists in office and this list has a few of them.
#VoteNo2ALEC

How do people get on an ALEC list?
That question comes up all the time.  The most common are:
  They serve on ALEC task forces
  They have paid ALEC dues through their campaign finances
  They self identified themselves somewhere , anywhere as an ALEC member.
  They have been shown as a signatory on an ALEC letter.
  They have been listed by ALEC as a member, in ALEC documents.
  They have been “outed” by a credible source, on the web.
  They have attended an ALEC meeting.
  They previously were employed by ALEC and now work in government.

Because these were pulled from the web and historical documents some of the people listed are no longer living and some of them are claiming they kicked ALEC to the curb – which I question (I think they say that just to get re-elected).

Current ALEC Member/Close Ties Affiliations
This one is pretty evident – the main purpose for knowing the people who are currently affiliated with the extremist, pro-corporate American Legislative Exchange Council is to get them out of government - any and all government.

We must make sure that all current ALEC government employees are not re-elected or not re-appointed. 

Some of the names on the list are candidates who ran for office and were not elected.  As part of their campaign expenses, they paid for an ALEC membership.  We must make sure that these people are never elected to public office and they want to be elected.

Past ALEC Member/Close Ties Affiliations
This may seem questionable to some – but it is as important as making sure that current members are not re-elected or elected.

It is important to know past members.  Just recently, many past ALEC members crawled out from behind the baseboards (like the Kochroaches they are) to run for office again or for appointments to state and federal commissions and other offices.  Because these people were not on the current lists which are posted elsewhere – they went unnoticed as ALEC members.
   Past ALEC members are appointed to US government positions.
   Past ALEC members are appointed to state positions.
   Past ALEC members become lobbyists who have influence on your legislation.
   Past ALEC members become judges who have an influence on
      your justice system and decisions.
   Past ALEC members become regents of your universities who have
      an influence on the decisions made in relation to higher education.
   Past ALEC members serve on commissions that affect the running
     of your state.
   Past ALEC members serve on councils or commissions that affect the running
     of your city, your county and your municipalities
   Past and current ALEC members are generational in some states
    (aka family of ALECers)
   Past member run for office again at a later date!!

Past and Present people with ties to ALEC
It's important to remember that all lists published anywhere on the web should be considered incomplete partial lists - because ALEC members hide their membership - because they ashamed to admit they belong to ALEC.


Earl M Baker
Matt  Baker
Stephen Barrar
John Bear
David J Brightbill
Patrick Browne
Raymond Bunt
Richard Cessar
Paul Clymer
J Doyle Corman
Roy W Cornell
Jim Cox
Craig Dally
Charlie  Dent
Brian L Ellis
John R.  Evans
Howard L Fargo
Robert J Flick
Michael Fitzpatrick
Vincent  Fumo
Matt Gabler
Ron Gamble
Richard Geist
Robert Godshall
Stewart J.  Greenleaf
James D Greenwood
Seth Grove
James Gerlach 
Joseph M Gladeck, Jr
Glen Grell
Marcia Hahn
Kate Harper
Julie Harhart
Melissa Hart
Arthur Hershey
Dick Hess
Scott Hutchinson
Robert C Jubelirer
Thomas H Killion
Dave King
Nick Kotik
Dennis Leh
F Joseph Loeper
Roger A Madigan
Sandra Major
Ronald  Marsico
Richard A McClatchy
Bob Mensch
James Merry
Daryl Metcalfe
Ronald  Miller
Jerry Nailor
Fred Noye
Michael A.  O'Pake
John E Peterson
John Peterson
Ron Peterson
John M Perzel
Merle Phillips
Jeffrey Piccola
John Pippy
Joseph R Pitts
Todd  Platts
Kathy L Rapp
Harry Readshaw
Robert Reber
Roy Reinard
Robert Robbins
Samuel Rohrer
Carole Rubley
Matthew Ryan
George Saurman
Stan Saylor
Curt Schroeder
Paul Semmell
Donald E (Buz) Snyder
Jess Stairs
Dick Stevenson
J Barry Stout
Jerre Strittmatter
Fred Taylor
Elinor Taylor
Fred Trello
Katie TRUE
Mike  Turzai

KY - Kick ALECers Out at Your Primaries

Kentucky - primaries are coming up.

People need to know the real politics of candidates at the state, local and county level.
The race is on by the GOP to put extremists in office and this list has a few of them.

How do people get on an ALEC list?
That question comes up all the time.  The most common are:
  They serve on ALEC task forces
  They have paid ALEC dues through their campaign finances
  They self identified themselves somewhere , anywhere as an ALEC member.
  They have been shown as a signatory on an ALEC letter.
  They have been listed by ALEC as a member, in ALEC documents.
  They have been “outed” by a credible source, on the web.
  They have attended an ALEC meeting.
  They previously were employed by ALEC and now work in government.

Because these were pulled from the web and historical documents some of the people listed are no longer living and some of them are claiming they kicked ALEC to the curb – which I question (I think they say that just to get re-elected).

Current ALEC Member/Close Ties Affiliations
This one is pretty evident – the main purpose for knowing the people who are currently affiliated with the extremist, pro-corporate American Legislative Exchange Council is to get them out of government - any and all government.

We must make sure that all current ALEC government employees are not re-elected or not re-appointed. 

Some of the names on the list are candidates who ran for office and were not elected.  As part of their campaign expenses, they paid for an ALEC membership.  We must make sure that these people are never elected to public office and they want to be elected.

Past ALEC Member/Close Ties Affiliations
This may seem questionable to some – but it is as important as making sure that current members are not re-elected or elected.

It is important to know past members.  Just recently, many past ALEC members crawled out from behind the baseboards (like the Kochroaches they are) to run for office again or for appointments to state and federal commissions and other offices.  Because these people were not on the current lists which are posted elsewhere – they went unnoticed as ALEC members.
   Past ALEC members are appointed to US government positions.
   Past ALEC members are appointed to state positions.
   Past ALEC members become lobbyists who have influence on your legislation.
   Past ALEC members become judges who have an influence on
      your justice system and decisions.
   Past ALEC members become regents of your universities who have
      an influence on the decisions made in relation to higher education.
   Past ALEC members serve on commissions that affect the running
     of your state.
   Past ALEC members serve on councils or commissions that affect the running
     of your city, your county and your municipalities
   Past and current ALEC members are generational in some states
    (aka family of ALECers)
   Past member run for office again at a later date!!

Past and Present people with ties to ALEC
It's important to remember that all lists published anywhere on the web should be considered incomplete partial lists - because ALEC members hide their membership - because they ashamed to admit they belong to ALEC.


John Ackerson
Denise Harper-Angel
Walter Blevins
Charlie Borders
Fred F Bradley
Tom  Buford
Julian M Carroll
Ron Crimm
Robert R Damron
Jim DeCesare
Julie  Denton
Joseph M Fischer
Danny Ford
Carroll Gibson
David P Givens
Brett Guthrie
Mike  Harmon
Kenneth F Harper
Ernie Harris
Bob Heleringer
Melvin B Henley
Jimmy Higdon
Brent Housman
Tom Jensen
Louis Johnson
Ray S Jones, II
Danny C Kelly
Alice Kerr
Kim King
Bill  Lile
Marshall Long
Paul  Marcotte
Vernie D McGaha
Clyde Middleton
Brad Montell
Virgil Moore
Gerald A Neal
Clarend D Noland, Jr
Anne M Northup
David Osborne
Ruth Palumbo
Joey Pendleton
Dorsey Ridley
Tom Riner
John Rodgers
Richard L Roeding
Sal Santoro
John Schickel
Daniel J Seum
Tim Shaughnessy
Brandon Smith
Tom Smith
Kathy W Stein
Katie K Stine
Robert Stivers
Susan Stokes
Tommy Todd
Elizabeth Tori
Johnny Ray Turner
Florence D Waide
Jack  Westwood
David  Williams
Jex Williams
Kenneth W Winters
James E Worley
Addia Kathryn  Wuchner
Jill York
Jim Zimmerman