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

 

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

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<<<

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