ALEC Trade Groups

The alphabetical list below contains the names of corporate trade groups that are known to be, or have been, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) members or supporters.


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You can add to these lists if you cite your source.

''' The trade groups known to be currently involved with ALEC, as of September 2013, appear in BOLD. ''' This is a partial list. You can add to it, if you cite your source.

Corporate Board
As of 2011, trade groups on ALEC's corporate board are:


 * American Bail Coalition, William Carmichael, Jerry Watson
 * PhRMA, Jeff Bond

A

 * Academy of General Dentistry, Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference, purchased a 2 year membership in ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force on January 16, 2013
 * Air Transport Association of America
 * American Association of Christian Schools (an organization of Christian schools that "has historically been a voice for Christian education in Washington, D.C. Today that purpose is carried on with even greater vigor. Protecting member schools from government entanglement, as well as promoting religious freedom, Christian education, and family values are the driving principles in directing the AACS legislative effort. . . . Membership will not be afforded to those associated with, members of, or in accord with the World Council of Churches, the National Council of Churches, the Modern Charismatic Movement or the Ecumenical Movement." )
 * American Association of Health Plans
 * American Automobile Manufacturers Association (now the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers)
 * American Bail Coalition, Private Enterprise Board member
 * American Bankers Association, Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Executive Committee member and Financial Services Subcommittee Private Sector Chair
 * American Chemistry Council, "Director" level sponsor of ALEC's 2011 "States & Nation Policy Summit," member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force
 * American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, "Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference ($50,000 in 2010), and sponsor of the 2012 States & Nation Policy Summit in Washington, DC. President and CEO Steve Miller spoke on "A Smarter Approach to Improving our Environment: Addressing the Costs of Proposed EPA Regulations on Energy Affordability," sponsored by the Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force, at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting
 * American Council of Life Insurance
 * American Gas Association, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force member
 * American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
 * American Insurance Association, sponsor of the 2012 States & Nation Policy Summit in Washington, DC.
 * American Massage Therapy Association, Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference
 * American Optometric Association, Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference
 * American Petroleum Institute, Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference
 * American Plastics Council
 * American Shooting Sports Council (former gun industry trade association)
 * American Tort Reform Association, ALEC Civil Justice Task Force member
 * American Trucking Association, Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Executive Committee member
 * America's Credit Unions, Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference
 * Amusement and Music Operators Association ("a diverse group of companies engaged in the coin-operated amusement industry"
 * Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois
 * Associated Bond & Insurance Agency
 * Associated Builders and Contractors (representing merit shop contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and related firms), member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force until it terminated its membership on January 24, 2013, according to an ALEC document. See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
 * Associated Industries of Florida
 * Association for Commercial Real Estate
 * Association for the Management and Operations of Transportation Infrastructure Assets (AMOTIA), ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force member
 * Association of American Physicians and Surgeons ("founded in 1943 to guard against the intrusion of government into the practice of medicine" )
 * Association of American Railroads
 * Association of Christian Schools
 * Association of Health Insurance Agents
 * Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, State corporate co-chair of Missouri
 * Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference

B

 * Biotechnology Industry Organization

C

 * Campaign to Keep Travel Competitive (former travel industry lobbying group)
 * Carpet and Rug Institute
 * Center for Liquefied Natural Gas, Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference
 * Chemical Manufacturers Association (now American Chemistry Council), "Director" level sponsor of ALEC's 2011 "States & Nation Policy Summit"
 * Cigar Association
 * Chlorine Chemistry Council
 * Cigar Association of America, Inc.
 * Cintra USA (Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte, one of the largest private developers of transport infrastructure in the world), ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force member
 * Coalition for Auto Repair Equality (automotive aftermarket trade group)
 * Council for Affordable Health Insurance
 * Council on State Taxation (COST), ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force member
 * CropLife America (formerly the American Crop Protection Association ), ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Member "Agriculture Subcommittee"

D

 * Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. (DISCUS)

E

 * Edison Electric Institute, Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference, and sponsor of the 2012 States & Nation Policy Summit in Washington, DC.
 * Electricity Consumers Resource Council
 * Electronic Industries Association
 * Entertainment Software Association, ALEC Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force member, Member of ALEC Utah Host Committee for 2012 annual meeting

G

 * Georgia Medical Assocation
 * Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, joined ALEC April 12, 2013
 * Grocery Manufacturers of America

H

 * Health Insurance Association of America (merged with American Association of Health Plans in 2003 to become America's Health Insurance Plans or AHIP)

I

 * Illinois Corn Marketing Board
 * Illinois Energy Association
 * Illinois Financial Services Association
 * Illinois Petroleum Council
 * Illinois Retail Merchants Association
 * Illinois Road Builders Association
 * Illinois Soybean Association
 * Illinois State Medical Society
 * Independent Insurance Agents of America
 * Indiana Chamber of Commerce: Trustee Level Sponsor of ALEC's 2012 meeting in Salt Lake City.
 * Indiana Energy Association: Trustee Level Sponsor of ALEC's 2012 meeting in Salt Lake City.
 * International Council of Shopping Centers
 * International Franchise Association, ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force member
 * International Mass Retail Association
 * Iowa Life and Health Insurance Association
 * Iowa Utility Association

L

 * Louisiana Chemical Association, "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference ($5,000 in 2010)
 * Louisiana Railroads Association, "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference ($5,000 in 2010) and member of Louisiana Host Committee
 * Louisiana Realtors, "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference ($5,000 in 2010) and Louisiana Host Committee member

M

 * Medical Association of Georgia
 * Michigan Association of Realtors ("the state’s largest professional real estate trade association" ), State corporate co-chair of Michigan
 * Mineral Resource Alliance
 * Missouri Association of Realtors, sponsor of "Missouri Night" at Antoine's Restaurant in New Orleans during the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting

N

 * National Association for Home Care
 * National Association for the Self-Employed
 * National Association of Bail Insurance Companies (became the American Bail Coalition in 2001)
 * National Association of Convenience Stores
 * National Association of Home Builders
 * National Association of Independent Insurers
 * National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
 * National Association of Professional Employer Organizations
 * National Association of the Self-Employed
 * National Association of Water Companies, ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force member
 * National Beer Wholesalers Association
 * National Business Association
 * National Cable and Telecommunications Association, ALEC Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force member
 * National Council for Private School Accreditation
 * National Court Reporters Association
 * National Federation of Independent Business, State corporate co-chair of Alabama, recipient in August 2011 of ALEC's Private Sector Member of the Year Award and speaker-- via its Manager of Legislative Affairs, Kevin Kuhlman-- on "Health Insurance Exchanges: States in Charge!" at ALEC's 2011 Annual Meeting
 * National Independent Private Schools Association
 * National Multi Housing Council
 * National Pawn Brokers Association
 * National Pork Producers Council
 * National Restaurant Association
 * National Rural Electric Cooperative Association sponsored the 2012 States & Nation Policy Meeting in Washington, DC.
 * National Soft Drink Association (now the American Beverage Association)
 * National Society of Public Accountants
 * Nationwide Insurance Companies
 * NetChoice ("coalition of trade associations, eCommerce businesses, and online consumers" ), "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference ($10,000 in 2010) - Executive Director Steve DelBianco also spoke on the "Exploring ALEC positions on E-commerce and E-taxes" panel at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
 * Nevada Mining Association
 * Non-Bank Funds Transmitters Group
 * Nonprescription Drug Manufacturers Association
 * Nuclear Energy Institute

O

 * Oxygenated Fuels Association

P

 * Performance Marketing Association (represents the performance and affiliate marketing industry) - Executive Director Rebecca Madigan spoke on the "Exploring ALEC positions on E-commerce and E-taxes" panel at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
 * PhRMA, ALEC Private Enterprise Board member, International Relations Task Force member, 2011 recipient of ALEC's Private Sector Member of the Year Award, "Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference ($50,000 in 2010), Louisiana Host Committee member and sponsor of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's plenary luncheon speech as well as a speech by PhRMA President and CEO John Castellani
 * Professional Bail Agents of the US
 * Property Casualty Insurers of America, ALEC Civil Justice Task Force member

S

 * Self Insurance Institute of America (member-based association dedicated to protecting the business interests of companies involved in the self-insurance/alternative risk transfer industry)
 * Small Business Association of Michigan, joined ALEC on July 17, 2013
 * Society of Louisiana CPAs, "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference ($5,000 in 2010) and Louisiana Host Committee member
 * Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), joined ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force on January 28, 2013
 * Solar Energy Inustry Association (SEIA), member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force, but according to an ALEC document, terminated its membership on January 14, 2013, "because their bill did not pass the task force." See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
 * Smokeless Tobacco Council
 * Steel Recycling Institute

T

 * TechAmerica, co-chair of ALEC Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force
 * TechFreedom (self-described "non-profit, non-partisan technology policy think tank" )
 * Texas Medical Association
 * Tobacco Institute

U

 * U.S. Chamber of Commerce, ALEC Education Task Force member
 * U.S. Chamber of Commerce Campaign for Free Enterprise, member of ALEC's Education Task Force until it terminated its membership on April 22, 2013, according to an ALEC document. See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
 * U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform, ALEC Civil Justice Task Force member
 * U.S. Chamber of Commerce International Division, joined ALEC's International Relations Task Force July 3, 2013
 * U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Intellectual Property Center, ALEC Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force and International Relations Task Force member

W

 * Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America