Iowa - The "I Think I Can" ALEC State

Iowa

The birth state of Michelle Bachmann.

Compared to Wisconsin, they are the poor cousin state-

they just keep trying harder and harder

to be the State of ALEC.

Based on my research I think Iowa is jealous of those other states that have so many members - so they just keep pumping out more public and private sector members for American Legislative Exchange Council(ALEC) - just like the little engine.

This is the state where ALL house members belong to ALEC, unless they "opt out" - See this blogger entry.
Is that what Iowa constituents want - or what ALEC prefers?

Below you will find a list of people who have an association with to have been linked with ALEC – many are even verifiable Iowa ALEC members.

Each person on the list has been compiled and cited using the web and you can also find the proof by researching through ALEC documents, reports and magazines, or examining the financial documentation of the Iowa campaign reporting webpage, or the Iowa Red Book or a state or other webpage bio or article.

Dwayne	Alons	IA
Jerry	Behn	IA
Leonard L	Boswell	IA
Nancy	Boettger	IA
Terry T	Branstad	IA
Danny C	Carroll	IA
Mark	Davitt	IA
Betty	DeBoef	IA
Robert S	Dvorsky	IA
Greg	Forristall	IA
Theresa	Garman	IA
Chuck	Gipp	IA
Sue	Greiner	IA
Michael E	Gronstal	IA
Chris	Hagenow	IA
Roger	Halvorson	IA
Geri D	Huser	IA
Stewart E	Iverson	IA
Elizabeth	Jacobs	IA
David J	Johnson  (#1115)	IA
John P	Kibbie	IA
Steve	King	IA
Mary E	Kramer	IA
Jeffrey M	Lamberti	IA
Andrew J	McKean	IA
Larry	McKibbben	IA
Delores	Mertz	IA
Linda	Miller	IA
Pat	Murphy	IA
Richard E	Myers	IA
Dawn	Pettengill	IA
Christopher C	Rants	IA
James	Seymour	IA
Brent J	Siegrist	IA
Steven E	Sukup	IA
Linda	Upmeyer	IA
Jamie	VanFossen	IA
Tom	Vilsak	IA
Ralph	Watts	IA
Ron	Wieck	IA
Brad	Zaun	IA
Mark	Zieman	IA

11/10/11 - ADD
Jeff Angelo

So what – what if people had a list – what does that accomplish? 

What would happen if people had a list - what will it accomplish? 

Does it really hurt ALEC if a list were available or would ALEC just go on – business as usual?

How would this information be used in a constructive way?

What is next – we HAVE TO REMOVE all ALEC members from state and federal government.  It is our role to make sure that they don’t get re-elected.  Now is the time for “boots to the ground” to use the information we have compiled on ALEC members and ALEC “model legislation” to prove to others that ALEC members MUST be removed from public service at any and all levels. 

ALEC just completed their four day conference where ALEC Corporations told your legislators what legislation they wanted to have passed and what legislation they did not want to have passed.

ALEC members are not serving the public – they are serving the ALEC corporations.  It does not matter how ALEC or their members spin this story over the next couple months it is important for you – to remember and to talk about the following fact:

When was the last time YOU got to sit with your legislator for two or three days and tell your legislator what YOUR needs are and help your legislator write legislation that benefited YOU?

Your ALEC legislator does this multiple times a year with corporations – so when push come to shove – it is evident who your legislator is representing – the ALEC corporations.

Past members are important – because they may come up for a state or federal appointment.

Campaign reports – report campaigns – so someone may be on the list that did not win  - but you can bet your boots they will try again.

AND PLEASE don’t confuse this David J Johnson with the good guy who is David A Johnson (David A is NOT an ALEC member).

ALEC members and those affiliated with ALEC in any manner

MUST NOT BE RE-ELECTED.

Without state and federal legislators ALEC will cease to exist and it will implode.

As a courtesy -
please don't take credit for this list or
post it anywhere on the web as your original work and research.
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For more information on ALEC –

Please read this or this or this

or this series of six articles.