Toby Spangler

Toby Spangler is a lobbyist with Altria Client Services. He registered as a lobbyist for Altria in Massachusetts in 2009, in Minnesota in 2008, and in Wisconsin (for both Kraft Foods, Inc. and Philip Morris) in 2007

Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council
Spangler has represented Altria on the corporate ("Private Enterprise") board of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as of 2011.

Background
In 2007, Spangler was the District Director of state government affairs of Altria Corporate Services, Inc., focusing on Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, with an office in Madison, Wisconsin. He lobbied for The Smokeless Tobacco Council, Reynolds America, Time Warner, Tenneco, AT&T and Procter & Gamble and lived in Madison, Wisconsin. He was also on the board of directors of the Wisconsin Grocers Association. Other clients have included: Defenders of Property Rights and the Ramhurst Corporation.

In April 1996, Spangler was operating his own consulting firm, Toby Spangler and Associates, when he wrote to Pat Donoho, Senior Vice President of the Tobacco Institute, seeking to fill an employment vacancy in the Indianapolis area. Spangler wrote that his experience included "developing and implementing grass roots lobbying programs at the federal, state and local levels, with special emphasis on coalition building, voter education programs and media relations. Also, extensive experience in monitoring legislative activities as well as regulatory issues."

In the early 1990's, he worked as an RJ Reynolds field coordinator, where 20 percent of this time was spent organizing "smokers rights groups (astroturf groups), 40 percent of his time was spent on planning and implementing "tactical programs" for RJR, and another 20 percent of this time was spent each on coalition organizing and RJR public affairs. His areas of operation were Indiana, Michigan and Nevada.

In his work for the tobacco industry, Spangler also helped to block tax increases on cigarettes.

Sourcewatch resources

 * R.J. Reynolds

External resources

 * Legacy Tobacco Documents Library (search on "Toby Spangler")