Alex Mooney

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Alex Mooney is a former Republican member of the Maryland General Assembly, who served three terms from 1998 to 2010. During his time as State Senator, he served as a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and was the recipient of ALEC's 2008 “Legislator of the Year Award”.[1]

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ALEC Boasts of Mooney’s “Model Bills” Introduced in Maryland

According to the September 2008 edition of “Inside ALEC,” Mooney introduced a plethora of bills during his stint as a state senator. A story in ALEC's September 2008 Inside ALEC issue listed the “Government Budget Transparency Act,” “Right to Carry [Act]”, TABOR, “Repealing the Death Tax [Act]”, and the “Prohibiting the Seizure of Firearms During an Emergency Act” as bills introduced by Mooney.[2]

Relationship with Michael Hough

Michael Hough, Director of both the Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force, as well as the Public Safety and Elections Task Force, is a former legislative aide of Mooney’s, according to his biography provided on the ALEC website.[3]

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  1. [1], “Alex Mooney.” LinkedIn Profile. LinkedIn.com. Accessed July 3, 2011.
  2. [2], Amselle, Jorge. “Chicago, Where ALEC Began: ALEC’s 2008 Annual Meeting.”Inside ALEC. American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC.org. Sept. 2008. Accessed July 3, 2011.
  3. [3], “Michael Hough.” American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC.org. Accessed July 3, 2011.
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