Glenn Grothman

Glenn Grothman is a Republican state Senator representing Wisconsin's 20th Senate District.

Grothman was reelected on November 6, 2012.

Ties to American Legislative Exchange Council
Sen. Grothman is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). He is a member of the ALEC Education Task Force and ALEC's International Relations Task Force. In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Sen. Grothman co-sponsored 11 bills that reflect ALEC models, according to an analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy.

Grothman and Worker's Rights
Sen. Grothman was a vocal supporter of Governor Scott Walker's Wisconsin Act 10, which restricted collective bargaining rights for public employees, and introduced or co-sponsored the following bills:


 * Family and medical leave: state law construed as an enactment of statewide concern and preempts city, village, town, or county ordinances............SB-23
 * Compare to preemption effort in the ALEC Living Wage Mandate Preemption Act

Grothman and Education

 * Private school grades K-12 tuition: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created............ AB-112 / SB-69
 * Compare with the ALEC Family Education Tax Credit Program Act

ALEC- Related Campaign Contributions
According to ProPublica, Grothman received the following ALEC-related contributions:


 * 2010	JOHN DEERE & CO $500
 * 2010	AT&T $500
 * 2006	KOCH INDUSTRIES $250
 * 2006	AT&T $500
 * 2006	ALLIANT ENERGY $250
 * 2006	PFIZER $500
 * 2006	PFIZER - $500
 * 2006	WAL-MART $1,000
 * 2006	WAL-MART -$1,000
 * 2002	VERIZON $100
 * 2000	NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS	$100
 * 1998	NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS	$300
 * 1998	NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS	$250

Glenn Grothman Mention in William Cronon Records Request Scandal
In March 2011, William Cronon, a professor of environmental history at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, wrote the inaugaural post on his “Scholar as Citizen” blog entitled “Who’s Really Behind Recent Republican Legislation in Wisconsin? (Hint: It Didn’t Start Here),” where he discussed the roots of the conservative movement and suggested that ALEC was behind Governor Walker’s union-busting effort. > Two days later, on March 17, the state Republican Party filed an Open Records request for all emails on his university account pertaining to matters raised in his blog, and for any emails written by or to Cronon that mentioned the names of numerous prominent Wisconsin Republicans, including Glenn Grothman. The request was widely perceived to be in retaliation against questioning the role of ALEC, and in the words of Professor Cronon, a “way to discourage me from sticking my nose in places [the Republican Party of Wisconsin] doesn’t think it belongs.”

Support for Wisconsin Act 10's Collective Bargaining Limits
Sen. Grothman supported Governor Scott Walker's Budget Repair Bill (Act 10) that curtailed collective bargaining for public employees.

2011 - 2010 Committee Assignments
Senate Standing Committees: Joint Committees: Legislative Council Study Committees:
 * Committee on Review of Administrative Rules
 * Committee on Education
 * Committee on Finance
 * Committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs
 * Committee on Senate Organization
 * Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
 * Joint Committee on Finance
 * Joint Committee on Legislative Organization
 * Special Committee on Judicial Discipline and Recusal