Kansas ALEC Politicians

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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.

For a list of politicians with known ALEC ties, please see ALEC Politicians.

This is a partial list of Kansas 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.

Kansas Legislators with ALEC Ties

House of Representatives

Senate

Former Representatives

Former Senators

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 David Armiak and Arn Pearson, ALEC Has Half the Legislative Members it Claims, Exposed by CMD, December 1, 2022.
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  4. American Legislative Exchange Council, Durbin Response Letter, signatory letter to Senator Richard Durbin, August 8, 2013.
  5. American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to Google, signatory letter to Google, September 24, 2014.
  6. Peter Hancock, "Kansas Lawmakers Attend ALEC Meeting in DC," LJWorld.com, December 4, 2014, accessed August 5, 2015.
  7. 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 Bryan Lowry, "State pays registration fees for 14 GOP lawmakers to attend ALEC conference in San Diego," Witchita Eagle, July 22, 2015.
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  10. 10.0 10.1 @RethinkKansas Instagram post showing Kansas legislators at a 2018 ALEC Meeting social media post, November 27, 2018
  11. @RethinkKansas Instagram post showing Rep. Owen's nametag at a 2018 ALEC Meeting social media post, November 27, 2018
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  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 Jamie Corey NEW ALEC MEMBERSHIP LIST NAMES MORE LEGISLATORS TIED TO THE GROUP Documented June 6, 2019
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  20. 20.00 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 20.06 20.07 20.08 20.09 20.10 20.11 20.12 American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to Robert C. Byrd and Nancy Pelosi RE: Federal health reform efforts, June 24, 2009
  21. 21.00 21.01 21.02 21.03 21.04 21.05 21.06 21.07 21.08 21.09 21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 21.14 21.15 Scott Rothschild, Corporate-funded ALEC has strong ties to Kansas Legislature, Lawrence Journal World, July 24, 2011,
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  24. 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 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
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  36. American Legislative Exchange Council, "Solutions for the States," 38th Annual Meeting agenda, on file with CMD, August 3-6, 2011
  37. American Legislative Exchange Council, Durbin Response Letter, signatory letter to Senator Richard Durbin, August 8, 2013.
  38. American Legislative Exchange Council, Durbin Response Letter, signatory letter to Senator Richard Durbin, August 8, 2013.
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  41. American Legislative Exchange Council, Durbin Response Letter, signatory letter to Senator Richard Durbin, August 8, 2013.
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  43. 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
  44. 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 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
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  47. Tim Carpenter, Kansas GOP flocking to ALEC gathering, The Topeka Capital-Journal, July 26, 2013
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  70. Larry Weigel, "Speaker Merrick Raises Money for ALEC During Kansas Financial Crisis," Moderate Kansas, May 27, 2015.
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  78. Tim Carpenter, Kansas GOP flocking to ALEC gathering, The Topeka Capital-Journal, July 26, 2013
  79. Mary Clarkin, Kansas legislators dine on lobbyists dime in Mile-High City, The Hutchinson News, October 14, 2017.
  80. Tim Carpenter, Kansas GOP flocking to ALEC gathering, The Topeka Capital-Journal, July 26, 2013
  81. American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Communications and Technology Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  82. American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Communications and Technology Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
  83. American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Education Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
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