Missouri ALEC Politicians

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

'''This is a partial list of Missouri 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.

House of Representatives

 * Rep. Sue Allen (R-92), State Chairman, ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force and International Relations Task Force member, attended ALEC's 2013 annual meeting
 * Rep. Kurt Bahr (R-102)
 * Rep. Eric Burlison (R-136); Health and Human Services Task Force
 * Rep. Mike Cierpiot (R-30)
 * Rep. Mike Colona (D-St. Louis), has spent campaign money to attend ALEC events or on ALEC membership dues - former ALEC member, said in a statement to Progress Missouri that ALEC is "too extreme for me and the people of Missouri" See Legislators Who Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
 * Rep. Stanley Cox (R-118) ; Civil Justice Task Force
 * Rep. Sandy Crawford (R-119); Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force
 * Rep. Gary Cross (R-35)
 * Rep. Paul R. Curtman (R-105); Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force
 * Rep. John J. Diehl, Jr. (R-87); Communications and Technology Task Force
 * Rep. Tony Dugger (R-144); Public Safety and Elections Task Force
 * Rep. Kevin Elmer (R-139)
 * Rep. Sue Entlicher (R-133); Public Safety and Elections Task Force
 * Rep. Keith Frederick (R-149); Health and Human Services Task Force
 * Rep. Doug Funderburk (R-103)
 * Rep. Dave Hinson (R-98); Public Safety and Elections Task Force
 * Rep. Caleb Jones (R-50)
 * Speaker of the House Timothy Jones (R-89), Former State Chairman, Education Task Force member and recipient of about $4,000 from ALEC in 2010 to attend meetings in San Diego and Washington
 * Rep. Shelley Keeney (R-156); International Relations Task Force
 * Rep. Mike Kelley (R-126); Education Task Force
 * Rep. Andrew Koenig (R-88); Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force
 * Rep. Bart Korman (R-42)
 * Rep. Michele Kratky, has spent campaign money to attend ALEC events or on ALEC membership dues
 * Rep. Bill Lant (R-131); Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force
 * Rep. Donna Lichtenegger (R-157); Health and Human Services Task Force
 * Rep. Lyle Rowland (R-155)
 * Rep. Bryan Spencer (R-63)
 * Rep. Chrissy Sommer (R-106)
 * Rep. Noel Torpey (R-55); Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force
 * Rep. Bill White (R-129); Health and Human Services Task Force

Senate

 * Sen. Dan Brown (R-16)
 * Sen. Bob Dixon (R-30)
 * Sen. Ed Emery (R-126), State Chairman, attended 2013 ALEC Annual Meeting
 * Sen. John Lamping (R-24)
 * Sen. Brian Munzlinger (R-18)
 * Sen. Brian D. Nieves (R-98) ; Civil Justice Task Force
 * Sen. Mike L. Parson (R-28); Public Safety and Elections Task Force
 * Sen. David Pearce (R-21)
 * Sen. Ron Richard (R-129); Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force
 * Sen. David Sater (R-29)
 * Sen. Jay Wasson (R-20)

Former Representatives

 * Former Rep. Carl Bearden (R-16), now the executive director of the conservative non-profit organizations United for Missouri (a 501(c)(4)) and United for Missouri's Future (a 501(c)(3)) and former state director of the Missouri chapter of Americans for Prosperity
 * Former Rep. Walt Bivins (R-97) ; Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force
 * Former Rep. Ellen Brandon (R-160); Health and Human Services Task Force
 * Former Rep. Gary Burton
 * Former Rep. Bonnie Sue Cooper
 * Former Rep. Cynthia Davis (R-19)
 * Former Rep. Charlie Denison (R-135)
 * Former Rep. Scott D. Dieckhaus (R-109); Education Task Force (did not seek reelection in 2012, but agreed to serve as interim executive director of the House Republican Campaign Committee)
 * Former Rep. Doug Ervin (R-35)
 * Former Rep. Barney Fisher (R-125); Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force
 * Former Rep. and current U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-124)
 * Former Rep. Ted Hoskins (D-Berkeley), ALEC "State Legislator of the Year" in 2009
 * Former Rep. Rodney Hubbard (D-St. Louis), ALEC "State Legislator of the Year" in 2007
 * Former Rep. Steve Hunter (R-127), later registered as a lobbyist
 * Former Rep. Allen Icet (R-84), now an employee of BP and former chairman of Missouri Club for Growth
 * Former Speaker of the House Rod Jetton (R-156), charged with second-degree assault in 2009, investigated by a federal grand jury about bribery claims in 2010, now president of The Missouri Times
 * Former Rep. Kenny Jones (R-117)
 * Former Rep. and current U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)
 * Former Rep. Cole McNary (R-86) ; Communications and Technology Task Force
 * Former Rep. Jerry Nolte (R-33); International Relations Task Force
 * Former Rep. Darrell L. Pollock (R-146); Communications and Technology Task Force
 * Former Rep. Rex Rector (R-124), owner of construction company
 * Former Rep. Mark L. Richardson (R)
 * Former Rep. Therese Sander (R-22)
 * Former Rep. Rodney Schad (R-115) ; Communications and Technology Task Force
 * Former Rep. Vicki Schneider (R-17); Civil Justice Task Force
 * Former Rep. Shane Schoeller (R-139); Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force
 * U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-150), Former State Chairman and Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force member
 * Former Rep. Joe Smith (R-14)
 * Former Sen. and later U.S. Rep. and U.S. Sen. Jim Talent (R), later co-chair of the PR firm Fleishman-Hillard's lobbying practice, senior advisor to Mitt Romney's 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns, fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and co-chairman at Washington, DC lobbying firm Mercury
 * Former Rep. Steven Tilley (R-106); Public Safety and Elections Task Force (resigned August 13, 2012)
 * Former Rep. Charles Q. Troupe (D), currently St. Louis Alderman, Ward I
 * Former Rep. Zachary Wyatt (R-2); Communications and Technology Task Force
 * Former Rep. Brian Yates (R-56), now director of public affairs at QC Holdings

Former Senators

 * Former Sen. Jason Crowell (R-27)
 * Former Sen. Jane D. Cunningham (R-7); Education Task Force
 * Former State Sen. and later U.S. Rep. Pat Danner (R)
 * Former Senate Majority Leader Ronnie DePasco
 * Former Sen. Steven E. Ehlman (R), currently County Executive, St. Charles County.
 * Former Sen. Jack Goodman (R-29) (Assistant Majority Floor Leader), spoke on "Saving Dollars and Protecting Communities: State Successes in Corrections Policy" at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting (ineligible to run for reelection in 2012; ran for presiding judge of the 39th judicial circuit and won)
 * Former Sen., now U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-6)
 * Former Sen. John Griesheimer (R-26); Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force
 * Former Sen. Chuck Gross (R-23), now vice president at UMB Bank
 * Lt. Governor Peter Kinder (R), attended 2013 ALEC annual meeting, former chair of ALEC Education Task Force (named in 1996)
 * Former Sen. David Klindt (R), now vice president of and lobbyist for the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives
 * Former Sen. Jim Lembke (R-1); International Relations Task Force
 * Former Sen. John Loudon (R-Chesterfield), briefly attempted lobbying, then worked briefly for homebuilding contractors group in California and, with his wife Gina Loudon, was on "Wife Swap" in March 2013
 * Former Sen. Robert Mayer (R-25); Civil Justice Task Force (ineligible to run for reelection in 2012; ran for presiding judge of the 35th judicial circuit and won)
 * Former Sen. Gary Nodler (R-32)
 * Former Sen. Luann Ridgeway (R-17), now Clay County Eastern Commissioner