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Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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.
Nebraska Legislators with ALEC Ties
State Senators
- Sen. Mark R. Christensen (44); International Relations Task Force[1]
- Sen. Mark R. Christensen (44); International Relations Task Force[2]
- Sen. Danielle Conrad (46); Health and Human Services Task Force[3] - cancelled her ALEC membership on April 25, 2012.[4][5] See Legislators Who Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Sen. Tanya Cook (13); International Relations Task Force[6]
- Sen. Abbie Cornett (45), State Chairman[7] and Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member[8] (ineligible for reelection in 2012 due to term limits)
- Sen. Deb Strobel Fischer (43); Communications and Technology Task Force[9] (Fischer ran for U.S. Senate in 2012 and won)
- Sen. Tony Fulton (29); Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[10] - announced he had declined to renew his ALEC membership on April 25, 2012.[11] See Legislators Who Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Sen. Ken Haar (21); Communications and Technology Task Force[12] - told the Omaha World-Herald in April 2012 that he had "recently decided not to renew his membership."[5] See Legislators Who Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Sen. John N. Harms (48); Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[13]
- Sen. Lavon L. Heidemann (1); Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[14] (ineligible to run for reelection in 2012 due to term limits; ran for Nebraska University Regent and won)
- Sen. Charlie Janssen (15); Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Member [15]
- Sen. Chris Langemeier (23); Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[16]
- Sen. LeRoy Louden (49); Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[17] (ineligible to run for reelection in 2012 due to term limits)
- Sen. Heath M. Mello (5); Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force - cancelled his ALEC membership on April 25, 2012.[18] See Legislators Who Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Sen. Jeremy J. Nordquist (21); Communications and Technology Task Force[19] - cancelled his ALEC membership on April 25, 2012.[20][5] See Legislators Who Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Sen. Rich Pahls (31); Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[21] (ineligible to run for reelection in 2012 due to term limits)
- Sen. Chris Langemeier (23); Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[22] (ineligible to run for reelection in 2012 due to term limits)
- Sen. Pete Pirsch (4); Education Task Force[23]
- Sen. Scott Price (3); Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[24]
- Sen. Jim Smith (14), ALEC State Chairman[25]
- Sen. John M. Wightman (36); Education Task Force[26]
Former State Legislature
- Former Speaker of the Legislature Doug Kristensen [27]
- Former Sen. Chris Abboud [28]
- Former Sen. Dennis G. Baack [29]
- Former Sen. Ernest Chambers, currently a candidate for his old seat. [30]
- Former Sen. Thomas R. Horgan [31]
- Former Sen. John C. Lindsay [32]
- Former Sen. Ramon E. Janssen [33]
- Former Sen. Pat Engel [27]
- Former Sen. Merton Dierks (40); Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[34] (lost election to Tyson Larson in 2010[35])
- Former Sen. Dave Pankonin (2); Health and Human Services Task Force[36] (Sen. Pankonin resigned October 7, 2011, and was replaced by Sen. Paul Lambert in October 2011[37])
- Former Sen. Dennis Utter (33); Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[38] (passed in December 2011[39])
- Former Sen. Ardyce Bohlke.[40]
- Former Sen. Dennis. Byars, currently on Gage County Board of Supervisors. [40]
- Former Sen. Dwite A. Pedersen [41]
- Former Rep. George Coordsen
References
- ↑ 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, International Relations 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
- ↑ Danielle Conrad, Re: ALEC Membership, email to Chaz Cirame, D. Muckley & B. Mulder, ALEC staff, April 25, 2012, on file with CMD
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Paul Hammel, 4 senators leave council, citing 'extreme' agenda, Omaha World-Herald, April 30, 2012
- ↑ 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, 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, [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
- ↑ Tony Fulton, Re: Alec, email to Jane Kleeb, Bold Nebraska, April 25, 2012, on file with CMD
- ↑ 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, Director – Full Name and Address, organizational task force membership directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, – Full Name and Address, Tax and Fiscal Policy 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, 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
- ↑ Heath Mello, Re: ALEC Membership, email to Chaz Cirame, D. Muckley & B. Mulder, ALEC staff, April 25, 2012, on file with CMD
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Communications and Technology Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ Jeremy Nordquist, Re: Cancel ALEC Membership, email to Chaz Cirame, D. Muckley & B. Mulder, ALEC staff, April 25, 2012, on file with CMD
- ↑ 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, 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, Education 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, "ALEC State Chairmen, organization website, accessed April 2012
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Education Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, ’99 ALEC Leaders in the States, organizational document, archived by the Wayback Machine December 8, 2000, accessed November 2012
- ↑ ALEC 1995 SB
- ↑ ALEC 1995 SB
- ↑ ALEC 1995 SB
- ↑ ALEC 1995 SB
- ↑ ALEC 1995 SB
- ↑ ALEC 1995 SB
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Nebraska Legislature, Sen. Tyson Larson, District 40, government 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
- ↑ JoAnne Young, Governor appoints Plattsmouth mayor to District 2 legislative seat, Nebraska Journal Star, October 7, 2011
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, – Full Name and Address, Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ Martha Stoddard, Utter's work for Nebraska praised, Omaha World-Herald, December 28, 2011
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, Sourcebook, annual organizational publication, 1995
- ↑ ALEC 1995 SB
