Idaho ALEC Politicians
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This is a partial list of Idaho 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.
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Idaho Legislators with ALEC Ties
U.S. Senate
- Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) previously served as Governor of Idaho, and Lieutenant Governor. Also served as State Senate Majority Leader. [1]
U.S. House of Representatives
State House of Representatives
- Rep. Vito Barbieri (R-3A Dalton Gardens), attended 2012 ALEC annual meeting in Utah[3] and 2014 ALEC annual meeting in Dallas[4] at taxpayer expense
- Rep. Scott C. Bedke (R-27A), ALEC Education Task Force Member[5]
- Rep. Maxine T. Bell (R-26) [6]
- Rep. Judith Boyle (R-9), paid for ALEC membership in 2012[7]
- Rep. Brent Crane (R-13), paid for ALEC membership in 2007[8]
- Rep. Stephen Hartgen (R-23B), attended 2012 ALEC annual meeting in Utah[9]
- Rep. Jeffrey D. Thompson (R-33),[10] Idaho state chair,[11] ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member,[12] attended 2012 ALEC annual meeting in Utah,[9] and was awarded ALEC's State Chair of the Year award in 2014[13]
State Senate
- Sen. Patti Anne Lodge (R-13),[10] former ALEC Idaho State Chairman[14][15] and Health and Human Services Task Force Member,[16] attended 2012 ALEC annual meeting in Utah[9]
- Sen. Dean M. Mortimer (R-32), ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Alternate[17]
- Sen. Bob P. Nonini (R-3), ALEC Education Task Force Member[18]
- Sen. Jim Patrick (R-25),[11] ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force Member[19]
- Sen. Steve Vick (R-3), Idaho state chair[11]
- Sen. Chuck Winder (R-20), paid for ALEC membership in 2012[7]
Former Representatives
- Rep. JoAn E. Wood (R-35), ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Member[20]
- Rep. Pete Nielsen (R-23), paid for ALEC membership in 2012[7]
- Rep. Frank Henderson (R-5B)[14]
- Rep. George Eskridge (R-1), paid for ALEC membership in 2012[7]
- Rep. Darrell Bolz (R-10B), ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force Member [21]
- Rep. Lenore Hardy Barrett (R-8), paid for ALEC membership in 2009[22]
- Rep. Eric Anderson (R-1), ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Member[23]
- Rep. Max Black (R-15B) [6]
- Rep. Jim Clark (R-3)[10], former State Chairman[24]
- Rep. Phil Hart (R-3B Athol, defeated in GOP primary in 2012)[3]
- Former Speaker of the House, Rep. Bruce Newcomb [1]
- Rep. Ken A. Roberts (R-8), ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member[25]
- Rep. John Stevenson (R-26), ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Member[26]
Former Senators
- Sen. John H. Tippets (R-31) [6]
- Sen. Lee Heider (R-24), paid for ALEC membership in 2011[7]
- Sen. Dean L. Cameron (R-26), ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member[27]
- Sen. Denton Darrington (R-27) [6], ALEC Civil Justice Task Force Member [28]
- Sen. James C. Hammond (R-5), ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Member[29]
- Sen. Grant R. Ipsen, currently sits on ID Commission on Aging [6]
- Sen. David E. Kerrick [6]
- Former Sen. John T. McGee (R-10), ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Member[30]
- Sen. Jerry T. Twiggs [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 American Legislative Exchange Council, ’99 ALEC Leaders in the States, organizational document, archived by the Wayback Machine December 8, 2000, accessed November 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, Federal Relations: U.S. House of Representatives, organizational website, accessed December 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Betsy Z. Russell, Eye on Boise: Lawmakers bill state for conference costs, The Spokesman-Review, July 29, 2012
- ↑ Kimberlee Kruesi, "http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/05/11/3797745_idaho-lawmakers-spend-nearly-300000.html?rh=1," Idaho Statesman, May 11, 2015.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Education Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 American Legislative Exchange Council, Sourcebook, annual organizational publication, 1995
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Idaho Secretary of State Election Division, 2012 Candidate Expenditures, state governmental agency website, accessed December 2013.
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State Elections Division, 2008 Candidate Expenditures, state governmental agency website, accessed December 2013.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Dan Popkey, Idaho lawmakers in Salt Lake this week for ALEC conference, including defeated Rep. Hart, Idaho Statesman, "Idaho Politics" blog, July 24, 2012
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to Robert C. Byrd and Nancy Pelosi RE: Federal health reform efforts, June 24, 2009
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 American Legislative Exchange Council, State Chairs, organizational website, accessed March 25, 2014.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, organizational task force membership directory, June 30, 2011, p. 31, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Rep. Jeff Thompson Awarded State Chair of the Year by the American Legislative Exchange Council, organizational press release, August 1, 2014.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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, Education 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, Directory – Full Name and Address, organizational 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
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State Election Division, 2010 Candidate Expenditures, state governmental agency website, accessed December 2013.
- ↑ 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, ALEC State Chairmen, document exposed by the Center for Media and Democracy, July 13, 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, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Membership Directory, December 2010, 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.
- ↑ ALEC Task Force Packet August 2010, Common Cause, August 2010
- ↑ 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
