What is an ALEC membership Worth????

First a little something about Cheryl Grossman

She doesn’t admit that she is an ALEC member on her state webpage– ashamed of it, I guess – even though she is on an ALEC task force member and has introduced possible “model legislation” to ALEC at a task force meeting.

She is from Grove City Ohio – a suburb of Columbus of about 31,000+ people

She was the mayor of Grove City from 1996 – 2008.

During her short time in the Ohio house she has recorded these ALEC expenses on her campaign reports

AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL	2011	10/5/2011	$475.00	SEMINAR
AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL	2011	6/9/2011	$475.00	CONFERENCE
AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL	2011	6/9/2011	$150.00	CONFERENCE
AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL	2011	1/5/2011	$100.00	DUES
AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL	2012	5/19/2012	$625.00	CONFERENCE
AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL	2012	3/23/2012	$150.00	CONFERENCE

And she has recorded these reimbursements from ALEC on her campaign reports

AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL	2011	12/30/2011	$1,669.13
AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL	2011	7/1/2011	$100.00
AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL	2012	9/13/2012	$1,615.74
AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL	2012	9/13/2012	$304.24

Proof that ALEC does reimburse legislators for meeting and other expenses.

Proof that ALEC reimburses legislators directly to the legislator.

But that isn’t what this entry is about – just serves as an intro to prove that she is an ALEC member.

The point of this entry is to poise the question – what do ALEC legislators gain from their membership in ALEC?  There has to be more than going to meet and spend time with other extremist right wing legislators. There has to be more than going to ALEC meetings to listen to extremist, right-wing presenters.

What do ALEC legislators gain from their membership in ALEC? 

Grossman seemed like a good example.

Fairly fresh to the state legislature

Fairly fresh to ALEC (maybe, she might have been a member as a mayor)

Cheryl Grossman is a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives. She has represented District 23 since 2009

Now remember, when looking at the numbers below that:

    Grossman is a STATE legislator

    Grossman is from a suburb of Columbus Ohio

    Grossman has only been in the legislature for only two years

YET – her “out-of state” campaign contributions during that time show this:

	Contributor Non Individual	Year	Amount
ALEC	ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE PAC	2009	$500.00
ALEC	BP NORTH AMERICA EMPLOYEE PAC	2009	$200.00
ALEC	ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE PAC	2010	$1,000.00
***	AETNA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	2010	$500.00
***	AETNA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	2010	$500.00
ALEC	ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	2010	$350.00
ALEC	AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION PAC	2010	$250.00
ALEC	BAYER CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	2010	$250.00
ALEC	BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	2010	$350.00
	CLICK AND PLEDGE % TRANSFIRST	2010	$100.39
	CLICK AND PLEDGE % TRANSFIRST	2010	$0.50
ALEC	CSX GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	2010	$1,000.00
ALEC	DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC	2010	$500.00
ALEC	FEDERAL EXPRESS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	2010	$1,000.00
ALEC	GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GSK PAC)	2010	$300.00
*	JP MORGAN CHASE & CO PAC	2010	$1,000.00
ALEC	MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC PAC AKA MEDCO HEALTH PAC	2010	$500.00
ALEC	NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS/OHIO SAVE AMERICA	2010	$250.00
ALEC	NISOURCE INC PAC	2010	$500.00
ALEC	NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	2010	$250.00
ALEC	PFIZER INC. PAC	2010	$250.00
	RITE AID CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	2010	$250.00
ALEC	RJR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE;REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC.	2010	$250.00
ALEC	RJR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE;REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC.	2010	$250.00
ALEC	WAL-MART STORES, INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT	2010	$1,000.00
ALEC	WAL-MART STORES, INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT	2010	$2,500.00
ALEC	WELLPOINT, INC. WELLPAC	2010	$500.00
ALEC	ZENECA INC. PAC	2010	$250.00
ALEC	AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION PAC	2011	$500.00
ALEC	BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	2011	$1,000.00
ALEC	CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC. PAC	2011	$300.00
ALEC	CENTURYLINK INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	2011	$250.00
ALEC	CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION FED-PAC	2011	$2,500.00
ALEC	CSX GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	2011	$1,000.00
	EXELON CORPORATION PAC (EXELONPAC)	2011	$1,000.00
ALEC	FEDERAL EXPRESS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	2011	$1,000.00
ALEC	FEDERAL EXPRESS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	2011	$500.00
*	J P MORGAN CHASE & CO PAC	2011	$2,000.00
*	J P MORGAN CHASE & CO PAC	2011	$1,000.00
ALEC	MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC PAC AKA MEDCO HEALTH PAC	2011	$500.00
ALEC	PFIZER INC. PAC	2011	$350.00
ALEC	PFIZER INC. PAC	2011	$250.00
**	QC HOLDINGS INC PAC	2011	$150.00
ALEC	WAL-MART STORES, INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT	2011	$2,500.00
ALEC	WELLPOINT, INC. WELLPAC	2011	$500.00
ALEC	WELLPOINT, INC. WELLPAC	2011	$500.00
ALEC	ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	2012	$1,000.00
ALEC	AMERIGROUP CORPORATION PAC (AMERIGROUP PAC)	2012	$500.00
ALEC	AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION PAC	2012	$500.00
	AQUA AMERICA, INC. H20 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	2012	$250.00
ALEC	BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	2012	$500.00
ALEC	CAREMARK RX INC EMPLOYEES PAC	2012	$300.00
ALEC	CENTURYLINK INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	2012	$250.00
ALEC	CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION FED-PAC	2012	$500.00
ALEC	CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION FED-PAC	2012	$500.00
ALEC	CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION FED-PAC	2012	$500.00
ALEC	CVS/CAREMARK CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PAC	2012	$600.00
ALEC	DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC	2012	$1,000.00
ALEC	EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION PAC (EXXONMOBIL PAC)	2012	$500.00
ALEC	GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEPAC)	2012	$500.00
	HDR, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HDR PAC)	2012	$250.00
*	JP MORGAN CHASE & CO PAC	2012	$1,000.00
ALEC	MERCK EMPLOYEES PAC	2012	$500.00
ALEC	NORFOLK SOUTHERN GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	2012	$350.00
ALEC	NORFOLK SOUTHERN GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	2012	$350.00
ALEC	PFIZER INC. PAC	2012	$250.00
ALEC	REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC	2012	$350.00
ALEC	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	2012	$1,000.00
ALEC	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	2012	$500.00
ALEC	WAL-MART STORES, INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT	2012	$1,500.00
ALEC	WAL-MART STORES, INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT	2012	$2,500.00
			$46,300.89

*  JP Morgan Chase - dba Chase

Chase Manhattan was an ALEC member in 1997 and 1998

* *  QC Holdings is a payday loan company though not connected

to ALEC yet - ALEC's legislation supporting payday loans

has been a topic of conversation this past year

QC Holings has made substantial campaign contributions

to other politicians.

NiSource

http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/1-35-day_mailing_eea_final%20new%20orleans.pdf

***  Aetna - Workshop and session sponsor for the ALEC 20th Annual Meeting

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What do ALEC legislators really gain 
from their membership in ALEC? 

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