ALEC Politicians

ALEC Politicians:

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'''This is a partial list of politicians that are known to be involved in, or previously involved in, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Not all dues-paying members of ALEC are included below because ALEC does not post its full list, but the following list includes politicians who have been in a leadership role in ALEC as a member of a task force or other publicly known role.''' It also includes politicians who have been featured speakers or who have accepted awards at ALEC meetings. (If you have additional names, please add them with a citation. The names in this original list were verified as of posting.)

Legislators who have cut ties with ALEC publicly are also listed here.

Legislators with ALEC Ties

 * Alabama ALEC Politicians
 * Alaska ALEC Politicians
 * Arizona ALEC Politicians
 * Arkansas ALEC Politicians
 * California ALEC Politicians
 * Colorado ALEC Politicians
 * Connecticut ALEC Politicians
 * Delaware ALEC Politicians
 * Florida ALEC Politicians
 * Georgia ALEC Politicians
 * Hawaii ALEC Politicians
 * Idaho ALEC Politicians
 * Illinois ALEC Politicians
 * Indiana ALEC Politicians
 * Iowa ALEC Politicians
 * Kansas ALEC Politicians
 * Kentucky ALEC Politicians
 * Louisiana ALEC Politicians
 * Maine ALEC Politicians
 * Maryland ALEC Politicians
 * Massachusetts ALEC Politicians
 * Michigan ALEC Politicians
 * Minnesota ALEC Politicians
 * Mississippi ALEC Politicians
 * Missouri ALEC Politicians
 * Montana ALEC Politicians
 * Nebraska ALEC Politicians
 * Nevada ALEC Politicians
 * New Hampshire ALEC Politicians
 * New Jersey ALEC Politicians
 * New Mexico ALEC Politicians
 * New York ALEC Politicians
 * North Carolina ALEC Politicians
 * North Dakota ALEC Politicians
 * Ohio ALEC Politicians
 * Oklahoma ALEC Politicians
 * Oregon ALEC Politicians
 * Pennsylvania ALEC Politicians
 * Rhode Island ALEC Politicians
 * South Carolina ALEC Politicians
 * South Dakota ALEC Politicians
 * Tennessee ALEC Politicians
 * Texas ALEC Politicians
 * Utah ALEC Politicians
 * Vermont ALEC Politicians
 * Virginia ALEC Politicians
 * Washington ALEC Politicians
 * West Virginia ALEC Politicians
 * Wisconsin ALEC Politicians
 * Wyoming ALEC Politicians

ALEC Award-Winners

 * President Ronald Reagan
 * President George Herbert Walker Bush
 * Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
 * Governor Bobby Jindal (Louisiana)
 * Governor Rick Perry (Texas)
 * Former Governor Tommy Thompson (Wisconsin)
 * Former Governor John Engler (Michigan)
 * Governor Mary Fallin (Oklahoma)
 * Secretary William J. Bennett
 * Senator Jack Kemp
 * Congressman Tom Feeney
 * Congressman Mark Foley

(In addition to these politicians, ALEC has given awards to such corporate CEOs as Richard DeVos and Jay VanAndel of Amway (both in 1993) and Charles G. Koch and David H. Koch of Koch Industries (both in 1994). See ALEC Award Winners for more.)

Featured Speakers

 * President George W. Bush
 * Vice President Dick Cheney (1994, then Former Defense Secretary)
 * Vice President Dan Quayle
 * Attorney General John Ashcroft
 * Congressman Newt Gingrich
 * Senator Trent Lott
 * Chief Domestic Policy Advisor Gary Bauer (Family Research Council)
 * Governor George Allen
 * Senator Jon Kyl
 * Governor George Pataki
 * Senator Bob Dole

(Economist Milton Friedman has also been a featured speaker. At ALEC's 33rd Annual Meeting in 2006, he spoke about issues including the economy, school choice, education reform, tax reform. See ALEC Featured Speakers for more.)

Prominent Alumni

 * Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio)
 * Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois)
 * Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (1982-1985 Chair of ALEC "Private Enterprise" Board of Directors)
 * Speaker Tom DeLay (R-Texas)
 * White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card (for George W. Bush’s Administration)
 * Senator Don Nickles (Oklahoma)
 * Congressman Joe Wilson (recently called Obama a "liar")
 * Representative Dan Burton (Indiana)
 * Congressman Billy Tauzin (Louisiana)
 * Representative Katherine Harris (Florida)
 * Senator Jim Inhofe (Oklahoma)
 * Former Governor Tommy Thompson (Wisconsin), running for U.S. Senate in 2012, identified by ALEC as involved in its formative years
 * Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
 * Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (Virginia)

See ALEC Alumni in Congress for more.

ALEC Alumni in Congress
See ALEC Alumni in Congress.

Governors with Ties to ALEC
(as of 2011)
 * Governor Jan Brewer (Arizona)
 * Former Governor Bill Owens (Colorado)
 * Governor Terry Branstad (Iowa), identified by ALEC as involved in its formative years
 * Former Governor John Engler (Michigan), identified by ALEC as involved in its formative years
 * Governor Nikki Haley (South Carolina), ALEC alumna
 * Governor John Kasich (Ohio), identified by ALEC as involved in its formative years
 * Former Governor Frank Keating (Oklahoma)
 * Governor Bob McDonnell (Virginia)
 * Governor Rick Perry (Texas), ALEC member as of 1990, and received the "Thomas Jefferson Freedom Award" from ALEC in 2010
 * Governor Scott Walker (Wisconsin)
 * Former Governor Tommy Thompson (Wisconsin), identified by ALEC as involved in its formative years
 * Governor Mary Fallin (Oklahoma)
 * Former Governor John G. Rowland and Lt. Governor Jodi Rell (Connecticut), listed in "1999 ALEC Leaders in the States" by ALEC as alumni

Politicians on ALEC's "Public" Board of Directors
See ALEC Board of Directors.

Task Force Politicians
See ALEC Task Force Politicians.

State Chairmen
See ALEC State Chairmen, including Previous State Chairmen.

International ALEC Partners

 * MEP Reem Badran - Jordan
 * MEP Richard Ashworth – United Kingdom
 * Senator Cory Bernardi – Australia
 * MEP Adam Bielan – Poland
 * MEP Martin Callanan – United Kingdom
 * MEP Philip Claeys – Belgium
 * MP David Darchiashvili – Georgia
 * MEP Niranjan Deva – United Kingdom
 * Honourable Iris Evans (PC - Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations) - Canada
 * MEP Cristofer Fjellner – Sweden
 * MEP Daniel Hannan – United Kingdom
 * MP Chris Heaton-Harris – United Kingdom
 * MEP Roger Helmer – United Kingdom
 * Assemblywoman Ayesha Javed – Pakistan
 * MEP Syed Kamall – United Kingdom
 * MEP Michal Kaminski – Poland
 * MEP Miroslaw Piotrowski – Poland
 * MEP Ivo Strejcek – Czech Republic
 * MEP Robert Sturdy – United Kingdom
 * MEP Konrad Szymanski – Poland

Former International ALEC Partners

 * Former Defense Secretary Dr. Liam Fox – United Kingdom

Featured Speakers at ALEC Events
See ALEC Featured Speakers: Politicians.

ALEC Award Winners
See ALEC Award Winners.