Mike Endsley

Mike Endsley is a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Assembly District 26. He was elected to the Assembly in 2010, and serves on the Transportation Projects Commission.

Endsley was reelected on November 6, 2012.

Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council
Endsley is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and sits on ALEC's Civil Justice Task Force. In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Rep. Endsley co-authored 10 bills that reflect ALEC models, according to an analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy.

Support for ALEC bills
2011 Regular Legislative session - bills sponsored and co-sponsored:


 * Sponsored AB 110 (Special Needs Scholarship) - compare to ALEC model legislation, the ALEC Special Needs Scholarship Program Act (pdf)
 * Sponsored AB 7 (Voter ID) - compare to ALEC model legislation Voter ID Act(pdf)
 * Sponsored AJR 31 - Commonly known as the "Transportation Tax and Fee Restriction Amendment" - compare with the aims of ALEC's Resolution in Opposition to the Use of Transportation Taxes Except for Investment in the Nation's Transportation Infrastructure (pdf)
 * Sponsored AJR 28 (Assembly Joint Resolution - the "Health Care Freedom Amendment") - Circumvents federal health reform legislation; prohibits requiring a person to obtain or maintain health insurance coverage or to participate in any health care system or plan. Compare to ALEC's model bill, the "Freedom of Choice in Healthcare Act"(pdf).
 * Co-sponsored SB 6 (Voter ID) - see AB 7 (Voter ID) - Compare to ALEC's Voter ID Act
 * Co-sponsored SJR 23 - (Transportation Tax and Fee Restriction Amendment) - Compare to AJR 31 (above), and compare to ALEC's "Constitutional Amendment Restricting the Use of Vehicle Fees and Taxes for Highway Purposes" (pdf)
 * Co-sponsored AB 79 (Castle Doctrine) - Compares to ALEC's model bill, the Castle Doctrine Act(pdf), also approved by the NRA
 * Co-sponsored SJR 21 - (The Health Care Freedom Amendment) - compare to AJR 28 (Assembly Joint Resolution - the "Health Care Freedom Amendment") - Circumvents federal health reform legislation; prohibits requiring a person to obtain or maintain health insurance coverage or to participate in any health care system or plan. Compare to ALEC's model bill, the "Freedom of Choice in Healthcare Act"(pdf).

Bills Voted for:


 * AB 40 (2011-2013 Biennial Budget) - compare to ALEC's Title Pledge Act (pdf), ALEC's Public Employees Portable Retirement (PRO) Act (pdf), ALEC's Alternative Methods of Court Appearances Act (pdf) and ALEC's Anti-Crime (Secured Release) Act(pdf)
 * AB 7 (Voter ID) - Compare to ALEC's Voter ID Act
 * AB 94 (School Choice) Milwaukee Parental Choice Program - compare to ALEC's Parental Choice Scholarship Accountability Act
 * AB 5 (Supermajority) - requires a supermajority to pass tax increases. Compares to ALEC's model Super-Majority Act(pdf)

Sourcewatch resources

 * American Legislative Exchange Council

External resources

 * ALEC Exposed