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Iowa ALEC Politicians
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For a list of politicians with known ALEC ties, please see ALEC Politicians.
This is a partial list of Iowa politicians that are known to be involved in, or previously involved in, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). It is a partial list. (If you have additional names, please add them with a citation. The names in this original list were verified as of posting.)
Legislators who have cut ties with ALEC publicly are also listed here.
Iowa Legislators with ALEC Ties
House of Representatives
- Rep. Dave Deyoe (R-10), Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Alternate[1]
- Rep. Greg Forristall (R-98)[2], Education Task Force Member[3] and Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[4]
- Rep. Mary Ann Hanusa (R-99), Education Task Force Member[5]
- Rep. David Heaton (R-91), Health and Human Services Task Force Member[6]
- Rep. Mark S. Lofgren (R-80), Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Member[7]
- Rep. Linda Miller (R-82)[2], ALEC State Chairman[8][9] and Health and Human Services Task Force Member[10]
- Rep. Steven Olson (R-83), Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Member[11]
- Rep. Dawn E. Pettengill (R-39)[2], Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Member[12]
- Rep. Thomas R. Sands (R-88), Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member[13]
- Rep. Charles Soderberg (R-3), Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Member[14]
- Rep. Linda Upmeyer (R-12)[2], Health and Human Services Task Force Member[15] and former co-chair
- Rep. Ralph Watts (R-47)[8][2]
Senate
- Sen. Sandra H. Greiner (R-45), Public Safety and Elections Task Force Member [16]
- Sen. Hubert Houser (R-49) [17]
- Sen. Tim L. Kapucian (R-20), Public Safety and Elections Task Force Member [16]
Former Legislators
- Rep. Richard T. Anderson (R-97), International Relations Task Force Member[18]
- Rep. Richard Arnold (R-72), Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Member[19]
- Rep. and Speaker of the House Ron Corbett [20]
- Rep. Betty DeBoef (R-76)[2][8], Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Alternate[21] , Civil Justice Task Force Alternate [22]
- Rep. Dwight Dinkla [17]
- Rep. and Former ALEC State Chair Sandy Greiner [20]
- Rep. Stewart E. Iverson, Jr. (R-5), International Relations Task Force Member[23]
- Former Rep. Dolores Mertz (D), 2011 ALEC William J. Raggio Excellence in Leadership and Outstanding Service Award winner[24]
- Rep. Brian J. Quirk (D-15), Communications and Technology Task Force Member[25] - told the DesMoines Register in May 2012 that he had cancelled his membership in ALEC.[26] See Legislators Who Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Rep. Bob Rafferty [17]
- Rep. Christopher C. Rants (R-54) [20]
- Rep. David Schrader [20]
- Rep. Brent Siegrist [20]
Former Senators
- Sen. Michael E. Gronstal [20]
- Sen. and Former Senate President Mary Kramer [20]
- Sen. Kim Pearson (R-42), Civil Justice Task Force Member[27]
- Sen. Donald Redfern [20]
- Sen. James A. Seymour (R-28)[2], Civil Justice Task Force Member [28]
References
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Membership Directory, December 2010, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to Robert C. Byrd and Nancy Pelosi RE: Federal health reform efforts, June 24, 2009
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Education Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, organizational task force membership directory, March 31st, 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Education Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Health and Human Services Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, organizational task force membership directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to Senate Majority Leader Reid, RE: the EPA’s plan to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, March 10, 2010
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, "ALEC State Chairmen, organization website, accessed April 2012
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Health and Human Services Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Membership Directory, December 2010, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, organizational task force membership directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/tax_35-daymailing_stfs2011_updated%20Ohio.pdf – Full Name and Address], Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, organizational task force membership directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Health and Human Services Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, Public Safety & Elections Task Force 2011 Spring Task Force Summit April 29, 2011 Minutes, organizational document, June 30, 2011, p. 5, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 American Legislative Exchange Council, Sourcebook, annual organizational publication, 1995
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, International Relations Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Membership Directory, December 2010, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 American Legislative Exchange Council, ’99 ALEC Leaders in the States, organizational document, archived by the Wayback Machine December 8, 2000, accessed November 2012
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Membership Directory, December 2010, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ ALEC Task Force Packet August 2010, Common Cause, August 2010
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, International Relations Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, "Solutions for the States," 38th Annual Meeting agenda, on file with CMD, August 3-6, 2011
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Communications and Technology Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ Jason Noble, Iowa Democrat drops membership in conservative legislative advocacy group, DesMoines Register, May 16, 2012
- ↑ organizational member spreadsheet, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ organizational member spreadsheet, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
