ALEC Alumni in Congress

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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.

As of October 2023, ALEC Alumni in Congress include[1]:

U.S. Senate

  • Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
  • Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
  • Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
  • Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK)
  • Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)
  • Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
  • Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID)
  • Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)
  • Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)
  • Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)
  • Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC)
  • Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)

U.S. House of Representatives

  • Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND)
  • Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN)
  • Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)
  • Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR)
  • Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK)
  • Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
  • Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)
  • Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA)
  • Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)
  • Rep. James Comer (R-KY)
  • Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
  • Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
  • Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX)
  • Rep Randy Feenstra (R-IA)
  • Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)
  • Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH)
  • Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO)
  • Rep. Mark Green (R-TN)
  • Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA)
  • Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
  • Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
  • Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD)
  • Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
  • Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-NM)
  • Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
  • Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
  • Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-KS)
  • Rep. Robert Latta (R-OH)
  • Rep. Al Lawson (D-FL)
  • Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ)
  • Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
  • Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK)
  • Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)
  • Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)
  • Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
  • Rep. Ken Marchant (R-TX)
  • Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA)
  • Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA)
  • Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI)
  • Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV)
  • Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL)
  • Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC)
  • Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
  • Rep. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ)
  • Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS)
  • Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
  • Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL)
  • Rep. Michael D. Rogers (R-AL)
  • Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT)
  • Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA)
  • Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ)
  • Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA)
  • Rep. Michael Simpson (R-ID)
  • Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE)
  • Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO)
  • Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
  • Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN)
  • Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH)
  • Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI)
  • Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
  • Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX)
  • Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL)
  • Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
  • Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
  • Rep. Don Young (R-AK)

Former ALEC Alumni in Congress include Former Assistant Minority Leader Don Nickles, Former Speakers of the House Dennis Hastert and John Boehner, Former House Majority Leaders Tom DeLay and Eric Cantor, Former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and Rep. Tom Price, Rep. David Rivera, and Former Deputy Majority Whip and subject of the 2006 page scandal, Mark Foley.[2]

References

  1. American Legislative Exchange Council, "ALEC Alumni," organization website, accessed October 12, 2023.
  2. American Legislative Exchange Council, 2001 Annual Report, organizational report, 2002

This is a list of groups or individuals associated in some capacity with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).