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Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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.
Tennessee Legislators with ALEC Ties
House of Representatives
- Rep. Curry Todd (R-95), State Chairman,[1] Member of ALEC Board of Directors[2] and Communications and Technology Task Force Member[3]
- Former Rep. Susan Lynn (R-57)[4][5]
- Former Rep. Joe McCard (R-Maryville; chief clerk of the state House as of 2011)[6]
- Rep. John D. Ragan (R-33), ALEC Education Task Force Alternate[7]
- Rep. Kevin D. Brooks (R-24), ALEC Education Task Force Alternate[8]
- Rep. David Hawk (R-5), ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Alternate[9]
- Rep. Bob Ramsey, (R-20) ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force and Communications and Technology Task Force Alternate[10]
- Rep. Tony Shipley (R-2), ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force Alternate [11]
- Rep. Vince Dean (R-30), ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force Alternate [11]
- Rep. Curtis G. Johnson (R-68), ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Alternate[12]
- Rep. Gerald McCormick (R-26), ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Alternate [13]
- Rep. Charles Michael Sargent, Jr. (R-61), ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Member[14]
- Rep. Stephen McManus (R-96), ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Member[15]
- Rep. Harry R. Brooks, Jr. (R-19), ALEC Education Task Force Member[16]
- Rep. Frank Niceley (R-17), ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Member[17]
- Rep. Joe McCord (R-8), ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Member[18]
- Rep. David Shepard (D-69), ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force Member[19] - told Knox News in July 2012 that "he joined and paid his first year's dues in 2010 -- $100 -- but never actually attended a meeting, then sent repeated notice of his resignation" in 2012.[20] See Legislators Who Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Rep. Jimmy Eldridge (R-73)[4], ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force Member[21]
- Rep. Joseph Armstrong (D-15), ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force Member[22] - told Knox News in July 2012 that "he stopped paying dues in 2010 and, after discovering he was still listed as a member, sending a resignation notice" in 2012.[20] See Legislators Who Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Rep. Mark White (R-83), ALEC International Relations Task Force Member[23]
- Rep. Phillip Max Johnson (R-78), ALEC International Relations Task Force Member[24]
- Rep. Ryan A. Haynes (R-14), ALEC International Relations Task Force Member [11]
- Rep. Joe Carr (R-48), ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force Member [11]
- Rep. Jon C. Lundberg (R-1), ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force Member [11]
- Rep. Joshua G. Evans (R-66)[4], ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force Member[25]
- Rep. Mike T. Harrison (R-9), ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member [26]
- Rep. Steve K. McDaniel (R-72), ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force Member[27]
- Rep. Barrett W. Rich (R-94), ALEC Civil Justice Task Force Member [28]
- Rep. Kelly Keisling (R-38), ALEC Civil Justice Task Force Member [28]
- Rep. Vance Dennis (R-71), ALEC Civil Justice Task Force Member [28]
Senate
- Sen. Reginald Tate (D-33)[6], ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member [29]
- Sen. Ken Yager (R-12), ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Alternate[30]
- Sen. Dolores R. Gresham (R-26), ALEC Education Task Force Alternate[31]
- Sen. Steve Southerland (R-1), ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Alternate[32]
- Sen. Jim Tracy (R-16), ALEC Education Task Force Member[33]
- Sen. Bill Ketron (R-13), ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[34] and Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member[35], attended 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting[36]
- Sen. Mike Bell (R-9), ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force Member[37]
- Sen. Brian K. Kelsey (R-31), ALEC Civil Justice Task Force Member [28]
- Sen. Mark S. Norris (R-32), ALEC Civil Justice Task Force Member[28]
- Sen. Ophelia Ford (D-29)[4]
- Sen. Jim Kyle (D-28) [38]
Former Legislators
- Former Rep. Dale Ford (R-6)[4]
- Former Rep. Julia Hurley (R-32), ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force Member[39]
- Former Rep. Debra Young Maggart (R-45), ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Member[40]
- Former Rep. Johnny Richard Montgomery (R-12), ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force Member[41]
- Former Rep. Randall H. Stamps (R) ran for TN SOS in 2009. [38]
References
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, "ALEC State Chairmen, organization website, accessed April 2012
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Board of Directors, organizational website, accessed July 7, 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to Robert C. Byrd and Nancy Pelosi RE: Federal health reform efforts, June 24, 2009
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Tom Humphrey, House Speaker Harwell stops payment for some out-of-state legislator travel, KnoxNews.com, July 24, 2011
- ↑ 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, Communications and Technology Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 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
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – 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, 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, Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development 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, 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
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Tom Humphrey, Two TN Democrats Quit ALEC as Republican Legislators Praise It, Knox News "Humphrey on the Hill" column, July 29, 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, 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, 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, Public Safety Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – 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
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 American Legislative Exchange Council, organizational member spreadsheet, organizational Civil Justice Task Force document, 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, Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development 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, Task Force Directory, organizational 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, 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, Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ Don Enss, Ketron's tie to ALEC shows real motive on Voter ID, Daily News Journal, August 29, 2011
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, ed. Samuel A. Brunelli, Sourcebook of American State Legislation, Volume II, organizational annual publication, January 1995.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Communications and Technology Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
