ALEC Trade Groups

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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.

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.

About ALEC
ALEC is a corporate bill mill. It is not just a lobby or a front group; it is much more powerful than that. Through ALEC, corporations hand state legislators their wishlists to benefit their bottom line. Corporations fund almost all of ALEC's operations. They pay for a seat on ALEC task forces where corporate lobbyists and special interest reps vote with elected officials to approve “model” bills. Learn more at the Center for Media and Democracy's ALECexposed.org, and check out breaking news on our ExposedbyCMD.org site.

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:[1]

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B

C

D

E

F

  • First Rule Media Network, member attended ALEC's 2019 Annual Meeting[7]
  • Florida Internet and Television, multiple staffers attended 2023 Annual Meeting as a "private sector member"[44]; FIT's Brad Swanson co-hosted an "ALEC Florida State Dinner" at 2019 Annual Meeting[45]
  • Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association attended 2023 Annual Meeting as a "speaker"[44]

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H

I

  • Illinois Corn Marketing Board[4]
  • Illinois Chamber of Commerce, “Trustee” level sponsor of the 2013 ALEC summer meeting ($5,000),[46] and “Trustee” level sponsor of the 2013 ALEC Annual Conference ($5,000).[47]
  • Illinois Credit Union League, “Trustee” level sponsor of the 2013 ALEC summer meeting ($5,000),[48] and “Trustee” level sponsor of the 2013 ALEC Annual Conference ($5,000).[49]
  • Illinois Energy Association,[4] sponsor for the ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force reception at the 2013 ALEC summer meeting.[50]
  • Illinois Financial Services Association[4]
  • Illinois Petroleum Council[4]
  • Illinois Retail Merchants Association[4]
  • Illinois Road Builders Association[4]
  • Illinois Soybean Association[4]
  • Illinois State Medical Society[4]
  • Independent Insurance Agents of America[6]
  • Indiana Chamber of Commerce: Trustee Level Sponsor of ALEC's 2012 meeting in Salt Lake City. [51]
  • Indiana Energy Association: Trustee Level Sponsor of ALEC's 2012 meeting in Salt Lake City. [52]
  • International Council of Shopping Centers[6]
  • International Franchise Association,[6] ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force member[10]
  • International Mass Retail Association[6]
  • Iowa Life and Health Insurance Association[6]
  • Iowa Utility Association[6]

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K

  • Kansas Municipal Utilities (KMU) - KMU's Colin Hansen attended and participated in ALEC's Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force meeting at the December 2021 States and Nation Policy Summit.[24]

L

  • Louisiana Chemical Association, "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[13] ($5,000 in 2010)[14]
  • Louisiana Railroads Association, "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[13] ($5,000 in 2010)[14] and member of Louisiana Host Committee[2]
  • Louisiana Realtors, "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[13] ($5,000 in 2010)[14] and Louisiana Host Committee member[2]

M

  • Medical Association of Georgia[6]
  • Michigan Association of Realtors ("the state’s largest professional real estate trade association"[53]), State corporate co-chair of Michigan;[2] member attended ALEC's 2019 Annual Meeting[7]
  • Mineral Resource Alliance[6]
  • Missouri Association of Realtors, sponsor of "Missouri Night" at Antoine's Restaurant in New Orleans during the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting[54]

N

O

  • Oxygenated Fuels Association[6]

P

Q

R

S

  • San Antonio Automobile Dealers Association (SAADA), "Director" level sponsor of the 2014 ALEC Annual Conference[70]
  • Security Industry Association, member attended ALEC's 2019 Annual Meeting[7]
  • Self Insurance Institute of America[6] (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[3]
  • Smokeless Tobacco Council[6]
  • Society of Louisiana CPAs, "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[13] ($5,000 in 2010)[14] and Louisiana Host Committee member[2]
  • Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), joined ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force on January 28, 2013[3]
  • Solar Energy Industry 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."[3] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
  • Sound Money Defense League, member attended ALEC's 2019 Annual Meeting[7]
  • State Government Affairs Council, member attended ALEC's 2019 Annual Meeting[7]
  • Steel Recycling Institute[4][6]

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References

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  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 American Legislative Exchange Council, "Solutions for the States," 38th Annual Meeting agenda, on file with CMD, August 3-6, 2011
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 American Legislative Exchange Council, ALEC 40th Anniversary Annual Meeting Board Meeting packet, organizational documents, August 6, 2013, released by The Guardian December 3, 2013.
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