B J Nikkel

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B.J. Nikkel is a Republican member of the State Assembly in Colorado, representing the 49th District. She is the House Majority Whip and serves on the Judiciary Committee, Legislative Counsel and the Joint Select Congressional Redistricting Committee. [1]

Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council

Nikkel is the Colorado State Chairman of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), as of 2011.[2]

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.

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  1. Colorado General Assembly. Representative B.J. Nikkel. Government website. Accessed May 26, 2011.
  2. American Legislative Exchange Council. State Chairmen. Organizational website. Accessed July 9, 2011.
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