MD Delegates - ALEC Not Worth Mentioning

If you look at the biographies of the Maryland Delegates you find an issue that is predominate in the United Sates.

Members of the American Legislative Exchange council who are ashamed to admit their affiliation with this extremist, right-wing, pro-corporate, ultraconservative organization.

While I was looking at the bios – it seemed the first paragraph was to bring attention to the state and national political affiliations.  For all, none listed ALEC.

The second paragraph was a look at their background and basically a list of professional experiences that qualified them to be a legislator and justify the office they hold – all but one – did NOT mention ALEC.

In the second paragraph – a few do mention their religious affiliation and some of the social organizations they belong to, that are supposedly not politically affiliated – but none, except one, lists ALEC.

Now – you would figure

    that an organization that provides them with pre-written, copy/paste legislation;

    that (according to misleading statements in the press) gives them the

       opportunity to meet with other state legislators;

    that provides them with “educational” political propaganda every month

        with talking points on what ALECer should believe 

        and how they should govern;

    that provides experts to come into the General Assembly to help

         them push ALEC extremist legislation

– would be listed as an organization that is important to their qualifications as a legislator 

– but no, they don’t list ALEC

The assumption could be made that ALEC provides NOTHING to a legislator - except corporate paid trips to meet with lobbyists in posh hotels and luxury resorts.

The assumption could be made based on the fact that legislators don't acknowledge their ALEC affiliation

     that ALEC is not worth mentioning

     pretty useless, 

     not very important to a legislator 

     - except for the corporate paid trips, of course.

Below is a list of Maryland delegates.

Delegates – who did not acknowledge their affiliation with ALEC in their bios are bolded.

Because ALEC membership lists are secret – we have no way of knowing how many more of these members are ALEC members.

Hough, Michael J. (R), District 3B

the ONLY ONE to admit his membership – cause not only is he in the MD House of Delegates – he is employed by ALEC

Afzali, Kathryn L. (R), District 4A - ALEC

Anderson, Curtis S. (Curt) (D), District 43

Arora, Sam (D), District 19

Aumann, Susan L. M. (R), District 42 - ALEC

Barkley, Charles E. (D), District 39

Barnes, Benjamin S. (D), District 21

Barve, Kumar P. (D), District 17

Bates, Gail H. (R), District 9A - ALEC

Beidle, Pamela G. (D), District 32

Beitzel, Wendell R. (R), District 1A - ALEC

Bobo, Elizabeth (D), District 12B

Bohanan, John L., Jr. (D), District 29B

Boteler, Joseph C., III (R), District 8 - ALEC

Branch, Talmadge (D), District 45 - ALEC

Braveboy, Aisha N. (D), District 25

Bromwell, Eric M. (D), District 8

Burns, Emmett C., Jr. (D), District 10

Busch, Michael E. (D), House Speaker, District 30

Cane, Rudolph C. (D), District 37A

Cardin, Jon S. (D), District 11

Carr, Alfred C., Jr. (D), District 18

Carter, Jill P. (D), District 41

Clagett, Galen R. (D), District 3A

Clippinger, Luke H. (D), District 46

Cluster, John W. E., Jr. (R), District 8

Conaway, Frank M., Jr. (D), District 40

Conway, Norman H. (D), District 38B

Costa, Robert A. (R), District 33B

Cullison, Bonnie L. (D), District 19

Davis, Dereck E. (D), District 25

DeBoy, Steven J., Sr. (D), District 12A

Donoghue, John P. (D), District 2C

Dumais, Kathleen M. (D), District 15

Dwyer, Don H., Jr. (R), District 31 - ALEC

Eckardt, Adelaide C. (R), District 37B - ALEC

Elliott, Donald B. (R), District 4B - ALEC

Feldman, Brian J. (D), District 15

Fisher, Mark N. (R), District 27B - ALEC

Frank, William J. (R), District 42 - ALEC

Frick, C. William (D), District 16

Frush, Barbara A. (D), District 21

Gaines, Tawanna P. (D), District 22

George, Ronald A. (R), District 30 - ALEC

Gilchrist, James W. (D), District 17

Glass, Glen (R), District 34A

Glenn, Cheryl D. (D), District 45

Griffith, Melony G. (D), District 25

Gutierrez, Ana Sol (D), District 18

Guzzone, Guy J. (D), District 13

Haddaway-Riccio, Jeannie (R), District 37B - ALEC

Hammen, Peter A. (D), District 46

Harper, Nina R. (D), District 45

Haynes, Keith E. (D), District 44

Healey, Anne (D), District 22

Hershey, Stephen S., Jr. (R), District 36

Hixson, Sheila E. (D), District 20

Hogan, Patrick N. (R), District 3A

Holmes, Marvin E., Jr. (D), District 23B

Howard, Carolyn J. B. (D), District 24

Hubbard, James W. (D), District 23A

Hucker, Tom (D), District 20

Impallaria, Richard K. (R), District 7

Ivey, Jolene (D), District 47

Jacobs, Jay A. (R), District 36 - ALEC

James, Mary-Dulany (D), District 34A

Jameson, Sally Y. (D), District 28

Jones, Adrienne A. (D), District 10

Kach, A. Wade (R), District 5B

Kaiser, Anne R. (D), District 14

Kelly, Ariana B. (D), District 16

Kelly, Kevin (D), District 1B

Kipke, Nicholaus R. (R), District 31 - ALEC

Kramer, Benjamin F. (D), District 19

Krebs, Susan W. (R), District 9B - ALEC

Lafferty, Stephen W. (D), District 42

Lee, Susan C. (D), District 16

Love, Mary Ann (D), District 32

Luedtke, Eric G. (D), District 14

Malone, James E., Jr. (D), District 12A

McComas, Susan K. (R), District 35B - ALEC

McConkey, Tony (R), District 33A

McDermott, Michael A. (R), District 38B

McDonough, Patrick L. (R), District 7

McHale, Brian K. (D), District 46

McIntosh, Maggie (D), District 43

McMillan, Herbert H. (R), District 30

Miller, Aruna (D), District 15

Miller, Warren E. (R), District 9A - ALEC

Minnick, Joseph J. (D), District 6

Mitchell, Keiffer J., Jr. (D), District 44

Mizeur, Heather R. (D), District 20

Morhaim, Dan K. (D), District 11

Murphy, Peter F. (D), District 28

Myers, LeRoy E., Jr. (R), District 1C - ALEC

Nathan-Pulliam, Shirley (D), District 10

Niemann, Doyle L. (D), District 47

Norman, H. Wayne, Jr. (R), District 35A - ALEC

Oaks, Nathaniel T. (D), District 41

O'Donnell, Anthony J. (R), District 29C - ALEC

Olszewski, John A., Jr. (D), District 6

Otto, Charles J. (R), District 38A - ALEC

Parrott, Neil C. (R), District 2B - ALEC

Pena-Melnyk, Joseline A. (D), District 21

Pendergrass, Shane E. (D), District 13

Proctor, James E., Jr. (D), District 27A

Ready, Justin D. (R), District 5A

Reznik, Kirill (D), District 39

Robinson, A. Shane (D), District 39

Robinson, Barbara A. (D), District 40

Rosenberg, Samuel I. (D), District 41

Rudolph, David D. (D), District 34B

Schuh, Steven R. (R), District 31 - ALEC

Schulz, Kelly M. (R), District 4A - ALEC

Serafini, Andrew A. (R), District 2A - ALEC

Simmons, Luiz R. S. (D), District 17

Smigiel, Michael D., Sr. (R), District 36

Sophocleus, Theodore J. (D), District 32

Stein, Dana M. (D), District 11

Stifler, Donna M. (R), District 35A

Stocksdale, Nancy R. (R), District 5A - ALEC

Stukes, Melvin L. (D), District 44

Summers, Michael G. (D), District 47

Swain, Darren M. (D), District 24

Szeliga, Kathy (R), District 7

Tarrant, Shawn Z. (D), District 40

Turner, Frank S. (D), District 13

Turner, Veronica L. (D), District 26

Valderrama, Kriselda (D), District 26

Valentino-Smith, Geraldine (D), District 23A

Vallario, Joseph F., Jr. (D), District 27A

Vaughn, Michael L. (D), District 24

Vitale, Cathleen M. (R), District 33A

Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18

Walker, Jay (D), District 26

Washington, Alonzo T., District 22

Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43

Weir, Michael H., Jr. (D), District 6

Wilson, C. T. (D), District 28

Wood, John F., Jr. (D), District 29A

Zucker, Craig J. (D), District 14