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Montana 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 Montana 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.
Montana Legislators with ALEC Ties
House of Representatives
- Rep. Dennis Himmelberger (R-47)[1], former State Chairman[2]
- Rep. David Howard (R-60)[3]; Civil Justice Task Force [4]
- Rep. Gary MacLaren (R-89)[1], State Chairman[3][5]; Health and Human Services Task Force[6] (MacLaren ran in the 2012 election for Montana State Senate, District 45 and was defeated in the June 5 primary election.)
- Rep. Ken Peterson (R-46)[1][3]; Civil Justice Task Force [7] (did not seek reelection in 2012)
- Rep. Scott Reichner (R-9), State Chairman[5]; Communications and Technology Task Force[8]
- Rep. Cary Smith (R-55),[1][3] ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force member [9] and guest at the December 2010 meeting of the International Relations Task Force[10]
- Rep. Wendy Warburton (R-34)[3]; Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[11]
- Rep. Roy Hollandsworth (R-28); Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[12]
- Rep. Bill James Beck, Sr. (R-6)[1]; Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[13] (Beck ran in the 2012 election for Montana State Senate, District 2. Beck was defeated by Dee L. Brown in the June 5 primary election.)
- Rep. Elsie M. Arntzen (R-53)[1]; Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[14] (ineligible to run for reelection in 2012 due to term limits; won election to Senate District 27 in November 2012)
- Rep. Jesse A. O'Hara (R-18); Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[15]
- Rep. Dan D Skattum (R-62); Education Task Force[16]
- Rep. Mark W. Blasdel (R-10); Education Task Force[17]
- Rep. Gordon Hendrick (R-14); Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[18] (did not seek reelection in 2012)
- Rep. Lee Randall (R-39); Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[19]
- Rep. John Esp (R-61); Health and Human Services Task Force[20] (did not seek reelection in 2012)
- Rep. Liz Bangerter (R-80); Health and Human Services Task Force[21]
- Rep. Steve Lavin (R-8); Public Safety and Elections Task Force [22]
- Rep. Tom McGillvray (R-50); Civil Justice Task Force[23] (ineligible for reelection in 2012 due to term limits)
- Rep. Dee Brown (R-3)[1]
- Rep. Michael More (R-70)[1] (More ran for District 3 of the Montana Public Service Commission in 2012. He lost the Republican primary contest on June 5.)
- Rep. Mike Miller (R-84)[1]
- Former Rep. Fran Wendelboe (R-1)[1]
Senate
- Sen. Jeff Essmann (R-28)[3]
- Sen. Bob Lake (R-44); Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[24]
- Sen. Llewelyn C. Jones (R-14); Communications and Technology Task Force[25]
- Former Sen. Roy Brown (R-25)[1]
Former Legislators
- Sen. Ken Miller, former ALEC State Chair [26]
- Rep. Jim Rice (R), now sits on Montana Supreme Court.[27]
- Rep. Mike Foster [27]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to Robert C. Byrd and Nancy Pelosi RE: Federal health reform efforts, June 24, 2009
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, ALEC State Chairmen, document exposed by the Center for Media and Democracy, July 13, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 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
- ↑ organizational member spreadsheet, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
- ↑ organizational member spreadsheet, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Communications and Technology 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, International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting and Federal Relations Working Group, meeting agenda and materials, August 4, 2011, on file with CMD
- ↑ 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, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Membership Directory, December 2010, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Director – Full Name and Address, organizational task force membership directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Director – 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, organizational task force membership directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ 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, Education 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, 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, 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, Health and Human Services Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ 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
- ↑ member spreadsheet, 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 (Lake ran for District 4 of the Montana Public Service Commission in 2012 and won.) – 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, Communications and Technology Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, ’99 ALEC Leaders in the States, organizational document, archived by the Wayback Machine December 8, 2000, accessed November 2012
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, Sourcebook, annual organizational publication, 1995
