ALEC State Chairmen

ALEC State Chairmen "are appointed by the National Chairman. All Private Sector State Chairmen are appointed by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) State Chairman, and confirmed by both the Chairman of ALEC's "Private Enterprise Board," (ALEC Corporations), and the Chairman of its "Public Sector Board," (ALEC Politicians). Each ALEC State Chairman shall appoint a Private Sector State Chairman to serve concurrently with the State Chairman. . . . State Chairmen duties shall include recruiting new members, working to ensure introduction of model legislation, suggesting task force membership, establishing state steering committees, planning issue events, and working with the Private Enterprise State Chairman to raise and oversee expenditures of legislative 'scholarship' funds." State Chairmen (legislative and corporate) as of 2011 include:


 * Alabama:
 * Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin (R)
 * Rosemary Elebash, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
 * Alaska:
 * Rep. Wes Keller (R)
 * John Schlatter, Takeda
 * Arizona:
 * Rep. Debbie Lesko (R)
 * Russell Smoldon, Salt River Project
 * Arkansas:
 * Rep. Andrea Dean Lea (R) and Sen. Eddie Joe Williams (R)
 * Ted Mullenix, AT&T
 * California:
 * Sen. Joel C. Anderson (R)
 * Pete Anderson, AT&T and Bruce MacRae, United Parcel Service
 * Colorado:
 * Sen. Bill Cadman (R) and Rep. Libby Szabo (R)
 * Linda Pryor, Pfizer, and Bill Schroeder, Intermountain Rural Electric Association (IREA)
 * Connecticut:
 * Rep. Whit Betts (R)
 * Joseph Anson, Bayer, and John Emra, AT&T
 * Delaware:
 * vacant
 * Mark DiMaio, AstraZeneca Inc.
 * Florida:
 * Rep. Jimmy T. Patronis, Jr. (R)
 * David Nickles, Nickles Strategy Group
 * Georgia:
 * Rep. Josh S. Clark (R) and Sen. Judson H. Hill (R)
 * Michael Wall, Comcast
 * Hawaii:
 * Rep. Gene Ward (R)
 * Idaho:
 * Sen. Patti Anne Lodge (R) and Rep. Jeff Thomson (R)
 * Mike Reynoldson, Micron Technology
 * Illinois:
 * Sen. Kirk Dillard (R) and Rep. David B. Reis (R)
 * Greg Chesmore, Celgene Corporation
 * Indiana:
 * Sen. Jim Buck (R) and Rep. David Wolkins (R)
 * Julie Griffith, Duke Energy Corp.
 * Iowa:
 * Rep. Linda Miller (R)  and Sen. Bill Dix (R)
 * Tom Cope, Avenson, Oakley & Cope, and Edward Failor, Jr., Iowans for Tax Relief
 * Kansas:
 * Sen. Ray Merrick (R)
 * Julie Hein (Hein Law Firm), Ronald Hein, Esq. (Hein Law Firm), and Michael Morgan (Koch Industries)
 * Kentucky:
 * Sen. Tom Buford (R) and Rep. Mike Harmon (R)
 * Mark E. Guiffre, United Parcel Service (UPS) Airlines, and Matthew P. Lathrop, YUM! Brands
 * Louisiana:
 * Rep. Joe Harrison (R-51)
 * Daniel Wilson, AT&T
 * Maine:
 * Sen. Andre E. Cushing, III (R)
 * Ann Robinson, Preti Flaherty
 * Maryland:
 * Del. Michael Hough (R) and Sen. Christopher Shank (R)
 * Thomas Langan, Unilever
 * Massachusetts:
 * vacant
 * Joseph Cleary, Bayer
 * Michigan:
 * Sen.Michael L. Green (R), Rep. Aric Nesbitt (R)
 * Robert Campau, Michigan Association of Realtors
 * Minnesota:
 * Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer (R) and Rep. Pat Garofalo (R)
 * John Gibbs, Comcast
 * Mississippi:
 * Sen. Eugene "Buck" Clarke (R)
 * Randal Russell, AT&T
 * Missouri:
 * Sen. Edgar Emery (R) and Rep. Sue Allen (R)
 * Tom Krewson (Comcast) and Mary Scruggs (Director of Government Relations, Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives)
 * Montana:
 * Rep. Scott Reichner (R) and Sen. Edward Walker (R)
 * Ronald Devlin, Northwestern Energy
 * Nebraska:
 * Sen. Jim Smith (R)
 * Paul Plofchan, Pfizer
 * Nevada:
 * Sen. Barbara Cegavske (R)
 * Derek Naten, Bayer, and Judy Stokey, NV Energy, Inc.
 * New Hampshire:
 * Rep. Gary Daniels (R) and Rep. Jordan Ulery (R)
 * Rick Newman, NH Government Solutions Group, LLC
 * New Jersey:
 * Sen. Steve Oroho (R) and Hon. Jay Webber (R)
 * New Mexico:
 * Rep. Paul Bandy (R) and Sen. William H. Payne (R)
 * Gaspar Laca, GlaxoSmithKline
 * New York:
 * vacant
 * Robert Luria, GlaxoSmithKline
 * North Carolina:
 * Rep. Jason Ray Saine (R)
 * Gary Salamido, GlaxoSmithKline
 * North Dakota:
 * Rep. Alan Carlson (R) and Rep. Bette B. Grande (R)
 * Joel Gilbertson, Vogel Law Firm
 * Ohio:
 * Rep. John P. Adams (R)
 * Edward Kozelek, Time Warner Cable
 * Oklahoma:
 * Rep. Gary Banz (R) and Sen. Cliff A. Aldridge (R)
 * Jim Dunlap, Jim Dunlap Consultants, and Clayton Taylor, The Williams Companies
 * Oregon:
 * Rep. C. Gene Whisnant (R)
 * Paul S. Cosgrove, Lindsay, Hart, Neil & Weigler, LLP
 * Pennsylvania:
 * Rep. Brian L. Ellis (R), Sen. Rich Alloway (R)
 * Kevin Fuller, Bayer
 * Rhode Island:
 * vacant
 * South Carolina:
 * Rep. Liston Barfield (R)  and Sen. Thomas C. Alexander (R)
 * Jeanelle McCain (Progress Energy), Tom Mullikin (Mullikin Law Firm), Fred Allen, Harry F. Cato (Nelson, Mullins, Riley and Scarborough) and Chuck Claunch, Duke Energy Corp.
 * South Dakota:
 * Rep. Hal Wick (R)
 * Craig Mischo, Bayer, and Marilyn Vetter, Takeda
 * Tennessee:
 * Rep. Curry Todd (R)
 * Patricia Cannon, Allergan, Inc.
 * Texas:
 * Rep. Jodie A. Laubenberg (R)
 * Gary Barrett, Bayer, and Holly Reed, AT&T
 * Utah:
 * Sen. Wayne Niederhauser (R)  and Rep. Ken Ivory (R)
 * Jay Magure, 1-800 Contacts, Inc., and Steve Proper, Comcast
 * Vermont:
 * Rep. Bob G. Helm (R)
 * Shawn Shouldice, Capital Connections, LLC
 * Virginia:
 * Del. John A. Cosgrove, Jr. (R) and Sen. Stephen Martin (R)
 * Rick Cornwell, Verizon
 * Washington:
 * Rep. Jan Angel (R) and Sen. Don Benton (R)
 * Daniel Mead Smith (President, Washington Policy Center) and John Schlatter (Government Affairs Manager, Takeda)
 * West Virginia:
 * Del. Eric Householder (R)
 * Wisconsin:
 * Rep. John Nygren (R-69)
 * Katie Rezin, Foley & Lardner LLP; Amy Boyer, The Hamilton Consulting Group/Xcel Energy; and Bryon Wornson, Pfizer
 * Wyoming:
 * Sen. Fred Emerich (R), and Rep. Norine A. Kasperik (R)
 * Jody Levin, Verizon, and Wendy Lowe, Peabody Energy

2013
Were listed as of April 2013, but not as of November 4, 2013 :
 * Connecticut - Sen. Kevin Witkos (R)
 * Missouri - Rep. Timothy Jones (R) and Rep. Jason Smith (R)
 * Montana - Rep. Patrick O. Connell (R)
 * Wisconsin - Rep. Scott Suder (R) and Sen. Leah Vukmir (R)

2012
Were listed as of 2012, but not as of April 2013
 * Arkansas - Rep. Linda Collins-Smith (R)
 * Connecticut - Rep. DebraLee Hovey (R)
 * Georgia - Rep. Calvin Hill (R) and Sen. Chip Rogers (R)
 * Illinois - Rep. Renée Kosel (R)
 * Maine - Sen. Richard Rosen (R)
 * Montana - Rep. Gary MacLaren (R)
 * New York - Sen. Owen Johnson (R, C, IP)
 * North Carolina - Rep. Fred Steen II (R)
 * Rhode Island - Rep. (previously Sen.) Jon D. Brien (D-50)
 * South Dakota - Sen. Deb Peters (R)
 * Texas - Rep. Charlie Howard (R), Rep. Jim Jackson (R) and Sen. Kel Seliger (R)
 * Utah - Sen. Curt Bramble (R) and Rep. Chris Herrod (R)
 * Vermont - Sen. Kevin Mullin (R)
 * Wisconsin - Rep. Robin Vos (R)
 * Wyoming - Rep. Peter Illoway (R)

2011
Were listed as of 2011, but not as of November of 2012
 * Arkansas - Sen. Eddie Joe Williams (R)
 * Colorado - Rep. B J Nikkel (R)
 * Delaware - Rep. Daniel Short (R)
 * Louisiana - Rep. George Cromer (R)
 * Massachusetts - **Rep. Nicholas A. Boldyga (R-3) and Rep. Harriett L. Stanley (D-2)
 * Michigan - Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R)
 * Mississippi - Rep. Jim Ellington (R)
 * Nebraska - Sen. Abbie Cornett
 * Nevada - Sen. Dennis Nolan (R-9)
 * New Mexico - Sen. Kent L. Cravens (R)
 * North Dakota - Rep. Blair Thoreson (R)
 * Oklahoma - Sen. John W. Ford (R)
 * Pennsylvania - Rep. John R. Evans (R)
 * Rhode Island - Sen. Leo Blais (R-21)
 * South Carolina - Sen. Raymond E. Cleary III (R)
 * South Dakota - Rep. Valentine Rausch (R)
 * Utah - Rep. Ken Ivory

As of the first half of 2011 :
 * Arizona - Sen. Robert L. Burns - (R)
 * Arkansas - Sen. Barbara Horn - (D)
 * Arkansas - Rep. Roy Ragland - (R)
 * Georgia - Sen. John Wiles (R)
 * Idaho - Rep. Jim Clark (R)
 * Louisiana - Rep. Noble Ellington (R)
 * Maine - Sen. Carol Weston (R)
 * Maryland - Sen. Alexander X. Mooney (R)
 * Maryland - Del. Nancy Stocksdale (R)
 * Michigan - Sen. Jason Allen (R)
 * Minnesota - Rep. Laura Brod (R)
 * Minnesota - Sen. Gen Olson (R)
 * Mississippi - Sen. Alan Nunnelee (R) (Now a member of the US House of Representatives)
 * Missouri - Rep. Ed Emery (R)
 * Montana - Rep. Dennis Himmelberger (R)
 * Nebraska - Sen. Abbie Cornett (R)
 * Nevada - Sen. Dennis Nolan (R)
 * South Carolina - Rep. Harry Cato (R)
 * Vermont - Rep. Patricia O'Donnell (R)
 * Wisconsin - Sen. Scott Fitzgerald (R)
 * Wisconsin - Rep. Michael Huebsch (R)

1999

 * Alaska - Former Sen. Pete Kelly (R - Fairbanks)
 * Arizona - Former Rep. Lori S. Daniels (R - Maricopa County)
 * Arkansas - Former Rep./Sen. Steve Faris (D-27)
 * California - Former Rep. Howard Kaloogian (R - San Diego County)
 * Colorado - Former Sen. David Owen (R)
 * Connecticut - Former Rep. John Harkins (R-120, now Mayor of Stratford, CT)
 * Delaware - Former Del. Joe DiPinto (R-Wilmington West)
 * Florida - Dave Nickles (State Government Relations Manager, Pfizer Inc.)
 * New Mexico - Gaspar Laca (Manager, State Government Affairs, Glaxo Wellcome)

1992

 * Minnesota - Rep. Greg Davids (R-31B)