Rhode Island ALEC Politicians

For a list of politicians with known ALEC ties, please see ALEC Politicians.

'''This is a partial list of Rhode Island politicians that are known to be involved in, or previously involved in, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). It is a partial list.''' (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.

=Rhode Island Legislators with ALEC Ties=

House of Representatives

 * House Speaker Gordon Fox attended an ALEC reception hosted by GTECH in April 2003, according to a Rhode Island Ethics Commission case Ted Nesi, RI Senate passed resolutions backing ALEC; now Dems scurry, WPRI Eyewitness News, April 25, 2012.

Senate

 * Sen. Walter Felag (D-10), ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Member - Felag told the Providence Journal through a spokesman on April 27, 2012 that he is "currently exploring how to terminate his membership in ALEC." See Legislators Who Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
 * Sen. Paul Fogarty (D-23), ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Member
 * Sen. Leonidas Raptakis (D-33) ), ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Alternate
 * Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski (D-37), ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Alternate

Former Representatives

 * Former Rep. Paul H. Archetto (R) currently sits on Cranston City Council.
 * Former Rep. Jon D. Brien (D-50), former State Chairman of Rhode Island, was defeated by union firefighter Stephen Casey in a September 2012 Democratic Primary Election in Woonsocket.
 * Rep. Laurence Ehrhardt (R-32), ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Member

Former Senators

 * Sen. Leo Blais (R-21), former State Chairman
 * Sen. Francis T. Maher, Jr. (R-34), ALEC State Chairman and Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Alternate
 * Sen. John J. Tassoni Jr. (D-Smithfield) - Tassoni told the Providence Journal on May 1, 2012, "I'm not sure how I became a member, but having learned recently about the enormous amount of corporate funding for the group and corporate influence on the group, I have decided to terminate my membership." See Legislators Who Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.