Found this last night and almost spit my drink onto my keyboard.(There were no nasty ALEC member DIAGEO brands in the glass either – I’ve changed my ways.)
Perhaps the biggest local loss of the night belongs to American Legislative Exchange Council, the ultra-right wing bill mill that had gained a toe hold in the General Assembly. Both state chairs – Jon Brien and Frank Maher – lost. Unless others step up – and they will – one of the most conservative outside influences on the legislature has been all but eliminated. Good riddance!!
No - I don't think what happened to those two is the biggest loss in Rhode Island on Tuesday.
The biggest catastrophe is what the voters did- now that is a huge loss.
I’ve written a little bit about ALEC in
but twice
and Brien , not once
but twice
and Brien and Maher.
Maher was a recent member of the
Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force and the
Natural Resources Task Force
Brien (Dem) was on the ALEC Board of Directors
So I figure I can do a little post election commentary on the American Legislative Exchange Council in Rhode Island
My list of 35 people – past and preset – in Rhode Island
Dennis L
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Algiere
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Michael J
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McCaffery
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Joseph
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Amaral
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Harold M
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Mettis
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Leo
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Blais
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Joshua
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Miller
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Jon D
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Brien
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Joseph A
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Montalbano
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Marc C
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Joan
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Quick
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James E
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Doyle II
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Rhoda E
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Perry
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Laurence
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Ehrhardt
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Roger A
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Picard
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Walter
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Felag
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Leonidas
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Raptakis
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Paul
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Fogerty
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Hanna M
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Gallo
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V Susan
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Sosnowski
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Brad
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Gorham
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John J
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Tassoni Jr
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Maryellen
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Goodwin
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Joseph A
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Trillo
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Paul V
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Jabour
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William A
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Walaska
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Robert
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Kells
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Mary L
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Walter
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Beatrice A
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Lanzi
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Charles D
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Walton
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John J
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Loughlin
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Robert A
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Watson
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Francis T.
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Maher, Jr.
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Christopher
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Maselli
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Gerard M
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Martineau
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And here’s a little tale of what happened in the Rhode Island 2012 ALEC elections:
Nine were already out of the legislature:
Joseph
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Amaral
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Brad
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Gorham
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Robert
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Kells
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Gerard M
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Martineau
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Former House Majority Leader Gerard M. Martineau was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a fine of $100,000 for his role in the Operation Dollar Bill influence-peddling scandal.
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Christopher B
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Maselli
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The Rhode Island Supreme Court has ordered former Rhode Island State Senator Christopher Maselli disbarred from practicing law.
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Joseph A
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Montalbano
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Joan
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Quick
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Mary Lou
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Walter
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Charles D
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Walton
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Six didn’t Run for Re-election
Leo
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Blais
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Beatrics A
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Lanzi
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John J
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Loughlin
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Rhoda E
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Perry
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John J
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Tassoni Jr
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Robert A
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Watson
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Seventeen were RE – ELECTED (All of them Senators, except 1.)
The names in PURPLE were UNOPPOSED! Rhode Island
Dennis L
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Algiere
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REP
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Marc C
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DEM
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James E
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Doyle II
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DEM
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Walter S
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Felag Jr
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DEM
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Paul W
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Fogarty
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DEM
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Hanna M
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Gallo
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DEM
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Maryellen
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Goodwin
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DEM
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Paul V
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Jabour
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DEM
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Michael J
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McCaffrey
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DEM
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Harold M
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Metts
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DEM
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Joshua
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Miller
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DEM
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Roger A
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Picard
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DEM
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Leonidas P
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Raptakis
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DEM
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V Susan
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Sosnowski
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DEM
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Joseph A
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Trillo
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REP
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William A
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Walaska
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DEM
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Of that list:
Algiere; Cote; Doyle II; Felag Jr; Fogarty; Gallo; Goodwin; Jabour; McCaffrey; Metts; Miller; Picard; Raptakis; Sosnowski; Trillo ; Walaska
Were all ALEC TASK FORCE MEMBERS in 2010 or2011
Three ALEC Members kicked to the curb BY VOTERS!
Jon
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Brein
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Laurence W
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Erhardt
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Francis T
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Maher Jr
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THREE, only three.
Looks like Rhode Island
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