Missouri ALEC Politicians
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This is a partial list of Missouri 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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Missouri Legislators with ALEC Ties
House of Representatives
- Rep. Kurt Bahr (R-102)[1]
- Rep. T.J. Berry (R-38)[2]
- Rep. Jason Chipman (R-120), registered member
- Rep. Phil Christofanelli (R-105), registered member
- Rep. Mike Cierpiot (R-30)[1]
- Rep. Robert Cornejo (R-64), registered member
- Rep. Sandy Crawford (R-119); Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[3]
- Rep. Gary Cross (R-35)[1]
- Rep. Paul R. Curtman (R-105); Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[4]
- Rep. Charlie Davis (R-162)[2]
- Rep. Bruce DeGroot (R-101)[5] June 4, 2018 ALEC Legislator of the week[6]
- Rep. Shamed Dogan (R-98)[7]
- Rep. Elijah Haahr (R-134)[8]
- Rep. Justin Hill (R-108); State Chairman[9]
- Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick (R-158)[2]
- Rep. Keith Frederick (R-149); Health and Human Services Task Force[10]
- Rep. Bart Korman (R-42)[1]
- Rep. Bill Lant (R-131); Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[3]
- Rep. Donna Lichtenegger (R-157); State Chair; Health and Human Services Task Force[10]
- Rep. Mark Matthiesen (R-70), registered member
- Rep. Lyle Rowland (R-155)[1]
- Rep. Cody Smith (R-163)[2]
- Rep. Kathy Swan (R-147), registered member
- Rep. Chrissy Sommer (R-106)[1]
- Rep. Bryan Spencer (R-63)[1]
- Rep. Nick Schroer (R-107)[2]
- Rep. Dan Stacy (R-31), registered member
- Rep. Jered Taylor (R-139)[2]
- Rep. Curtis Trent (R-133), registered member
- Rep. Rob Vescovo (R-112), registered member
- Rep. Nate Walker (R-03)[11]
- Rep. John Wiemann (R-103), disclosed $1,499.25 in expenses to attend the ALEC States and Nation Policy Summit in Phoenix, AZ on December 5, 2015[12]
Senate
- Sen. Dan Brown (R-16)[1]
- Sen. Bob Dixon (R-30)[1]
- Sen. Ed Emery (R-126)State Chair[13][14], State Chairman,[15][16] attended 2013 ALEC Annual Meeting,[17] attended a steakhouse dinner paid for by lobbyists at the 2014 ALEC meeting that was the subject of a Missouri Ethics Commission report.[18][19]
- Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-21)[20]
- Sen. Andrew Koenig (R-15); Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[21]
- Sen. Brian Munzlinger (R-18)[1]
- Sen. Bob Onder (R-02)[22] Spoke at the 2018 ALEC conference, Named Legislator of the week Aug 20, 2018[23]
- Sen. Ron Richard (R-129); Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[3]
- Sen. David Sater (R-29)[1]
- Sen. Wayne Wallingford (R-27);State Chairman; [24] attended a steakhouse dinner paid for by lobbyists at the 2014 ALEC meeting that was the subject of a Missouri Ethics Commission report.[18][19]
- Sen. Jay Wasson (R-20)[1]
- Sen. Paul Wieland (R-22)[25]
Former Representatives
- Rep. John J. Diehl, Jr. (R-87); Communications and Technology Task Force,[26] attended a steakhouse dinner paid for by lobbyists at the 2014 ALEC meeting that was the subject of a Missouri Ethics Commission report.[18][19]
- Rep. Eric Burlison (R-136); Health and Human Services Task Force[10]
- Rep. Noel Torpey (R-55); Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[4]
- Rep. Bill White (R-129); Health and Human Services Task Force[10]
- Rep. Kenneth Wilson (R-12)[25]
- Rep. Michele Kratky, has spent campaign money to attend ALEC events or on ALEC membership dues[27]
- Rep. Mike Kelley (R-126); Education Task Force[28]
- Rep. Doug Funderburk (R-103)[1]
- Rep. Dave Hinson (R-98); Public Safety and Elections Task Force[29]
- Rep. Caleb Jones (R-50)[1]
- Speaker of the House Timothy Jones (R-89),[15] Former State Chairman[30], Education Task Force member[28] and recipient of about $4,000 from ALEC in 2010 to attend meetings in San Diego and Washington.[27] Progress Missouri estimates that between 2008-2010 Jones received more than $10,900 from ALEC for travel expenses.[25]
- Rep. Shelley Keeney (R-156); International Relations Task Force;[31] attended a steakhouse dinner paid for by lobbyists at the 2014 ALEC meeting that was the subject of a Missouri Ethics Commission report.[18][19]
- Rep. Kevin Elmer (R-139)[1]
- Rep. Sue Entlicher (R-133); Public Safety and Elections Task Force[29]
- Rep. Tom Flanigan (R-127)[25]
- Rep. Tony Dugger (R-144); Public Safety and Elections Task Force[29]
- Rep. Stanley Cox (R-118)[15]; Civil Justice Task Force[32]
- Rep. Mike Colona (D-St. Louis), has spent campaign money to attend ALEC events or on ALEC membership dues[27] - former ALEC member, said in a statement to Progress Missouri that ALEC is "too extreme for me and the people of Missouri"[33] See Legislators Who Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Rep. Sue Allen (R-92), State Chairman, ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force[14] and International Relations Task Force member,[34] attended ALEC's 2013 annual meeting,[17] attended a steakhouse dinner paid for by lobbyists at the 2014 ALEC meeting that was the subject of a Missouri Ethics Commission report.[18][19]
- Former Rep. Carl Bearden (R-16),[1] now the executive director of the conservative non-profit organizations United for Missouri (a 501(c)(4)) and United for Missouri's Future (a 501(c)(3)) and former state director of the Missouri chapter of Americans for Prosperity[35]
- Former Rep. Walt Bivins (R-97)[14][15]; Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[36]
- Former Rep. Ellen Brandon (R-160); Health and Human Services Task Force[10]
- Former Rep. Gary Burton [37]
- Former Rep. Bonnie Sue Cooper [38]
- Former Rep. Cynthia Davis (R-19)[14]
- Former Rep. Charlie Denison (R-135)[1]
- Former Rep. Scott D. Dieckhaus (R-109); Education Task Force[28] (did not seek reelection in 2012, but agreed to serve as interim executive director of the House Republican Campaign Committee)
- Former Rep. Doug Ervin (R-35)[14]
- Former Rep. Barney Fisher (R-125); Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[36]
- Former Rep. and current U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-124)[1]
- Former Rep. Ted Hoskins (D-Berkeley), ALEC "State Legislator of the Year" in 2009[27]
- Former Rep. Rodney Hubbard (D-St. Louis), ALEC "State Legislator of the Year" in 2007[27]
- Former Rep. Steve Hunter (R-127),[1] later registered as a lobbyist[39]
- Former Rep. Allen Icet (R-84),[1] now an employee of BP and former chairman of Missouri Club for Growth[40]
- Former Speaker of the House Rod Jetton (R-156), charged with second-degree assault in 2009,[41] investigated by a federal grand jury about bribery claims in 2010, now president of The Missouri Times[42]
- Former Rep. Kenny Jones (R-117)[1]
- Former Rep. and current U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)[1]
- Former Rep. Cole McNary (R-86)[14]; Communications and Technology Task Force[26]
- Former Rep. Jerry Nolte (R-33); International Relations Task Force[31]
- Former Rep. Darrell L. Pollock (R-146); Communications and Technology Task Force[26]
- Former Rep. Rex Rector (R-124),[1] owner of construction company
- Former Rep. Mark L. Richardson (R)[38]
- Former Rep. Therese Sander (R-22)[14]
- Former Rep. Rodney Schad (R-115)[15]; Communications and Technology Task Force[26]
- Former Rep. Vicki Schneider (R-17); Civil Justice Task Force[32]
- Former Rep. Shane Schoeller (R-139); Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force [21]
- U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-150), Former State Chairman[30] and Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force member[21]
- Former Rep. Joe Smith (R-14)[1]
- Former Sen. and later U.S. Rep. and U.S. Sen. Jim Talent (R),[1] later co-chair of the PR firm Fleishman-Hillard's lobbying practice, senior advisor to Mitt Romney's 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns, fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and co-chairman at Washington, DC lobbying firm Mercury
- Former Rep. Steven Tilley (R-106); Public Safety and Elections Task Force [29] (resigned August 13, 2012)
- Former Rep. Charles Q. Troupe (D), currently St. Louis Alderman, Ward I [38]
- Former Rep. Zachary Wyatt (R-2); Communications and Technology Task Force[26]
- Former Rep. Brian Yates (R-56), now director of public affairs at QC Holdings[43]
Former Senators
- Sen. Brian D. Nieves (R-98)[14]; Civil Justice Task Force[32]
- Sen. Mike L. Parson (R-28); Public Safety and Elections Task Force[29]
- Sen. David Pearce (R-21)[1]
- Sen. John Lamping (R-24)[1]
- Former Sen. Jason Crowell (R-27)[1]
- Former Sen. Jane D. Cunningham (R-7); Education Task Force.[28] Between 2001-2010, Cunningham attended more than 30 ALEC board meetings and conferences, with ALEC providing more than $33,000 in travel expenses, according to Progress Missouri.[25]
- Former State Sen. and later U.S. Rep. Pat Danner (R)[1]
- Former Senate Majority Leader Ronnie DePasco [37]
- Former Sen. Steven E. Ehlman (R), currently County Executive, St. Charles County. [38]
- Former Sen. Jack Goodman (R-29) (Assistant Majority Floor Leader), spoke on "Saving Dollars and Protecting Communities: State Successes in Corrections Policy" at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting[44] (ineligible to run for reelection in 2012; ran for presiding judge of the 39th judicial circuit and won)
- Former Sen., now U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-6)[1]
- Former Sen. John Griesheimer (R-26); Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[36]
- Former Sen. Chuck Gross (R-23),[1] now vice president at UMB Bank
- Lt. Governor Peter Kinder (R), attended 2013 ALEC annual meeting,[17] former chair of ALEC Education Task Force (named in 1996)[45]
- Former Sen. David Klindt (R),[1] now vice president of and lobbyist for the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives[46]
- Former Sen. Jim Lembke (R-1); International Relations Task Force[31]
- Former Sen. John Loudon (R-Chesterfield),[1] briefly attempted lobbying, then worked briefly for homebuilding contractors group in California and, with his wife Gina Loudon, was on "Wife Swap" in March 2013[47]
- Former Sen. Robert Mayer (R-25); Civil Justice Task Force[32] (ineligible to run for reelection in 2012; ran for presiding judge of the 35th judicial circuit and won)
- Former Sen. Gary Nodler (R-32)[1]
- Former Sen. Luann Ridgeway (R-17),[1] now Clay County Eastern Commissioner
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 Progress Missouri, Exposed: ALEC's Influence in Missouri, organizational report, April 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 ALEC, State and Local Legislators Urge Congress to Eliminate State and Local Tax Deduction in Exchange for Pro-Growth Lower Rates, ALEC, October 16, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Legislative Exchange Council, Director – Full Name and Address, organizational task force membership directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, Full Name and Address, Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause.
- ↑ Participated in Civil Justice Task Force Meeting, ALEC 2017 Annual Meeting, Jessica Catron, Twitter, July 20, 2017.
- ↑ ALEC Legislator of the Week: Missouri Representative Bruce DeGroot organizational website, accessed Sept. 7, 2018
- ↑ ALEC, ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week, ALEC, March 2, 2017.
- ↑ ALEC, ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week, ALEC, June 29, 2017.
- ↑ ALEC State Chair organziational website, accessed Sept 2018
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 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.
- ↑ ALEC, Legislator Calls on ALEC to Help End Taxpayer-Funded Stadiums, ALEC, October 12, 2017.
- ↑ John Wiemann Personal Finance Disclosure Statement, submitted to the Missouri Secretary of State on April 10, 2016, accessed via Center for Public Integrity Find your state legislators' financial interests database.
- ↑ ALEC State Chair organziational website, accessed Sept 2018
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to Robert C. Byrd and Nancy Pelosi RE: Federal health reform efforts, June 24, 2009
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 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, document exposed by the Center for Media and Democracy, July 13, 2011
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Kinder: Right To Work Likely To Go To Missouri Ballot, Associated Press, August 9, 2013.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Missouri Ethics Commission, case documents, August 27, 2015.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 Summer Ballantine, "Missouri ethics panel says lobbyist-bought meal misreported," Associated Press, August 31, 2015.
- ↑ ALEC, ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week, ALEC, August 24, 2017.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 American Legislative Exchange Council, organizational task force membership directory, June 30, 2011, p. 31, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012.
- ↑ ALEC, ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week, ALEC, June 8, 2017.
- ↑ ALEC Legislator of the Week: Missouri State Senator Bob Onder organizational site, accessed Sept 7. 2018
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to Google, signatory letter to Google, September 24, 2014.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 Progress Missouri, "Exposed: ALEC's Influence in Missouri, 2015," organizational report, November 2015.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Communications and Technology Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 Jason Hancock, Free-market group draws criticism for potential role in bills, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 5, 2011
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Education Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 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
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, "ALEC State Chairmen, organization website, accessed April 2012.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, International Relations Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 American Legislative Exchange Council, organizational member spreadsheet, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause.
- ↑ Rep. Mike Colona (D-MO), ALEC IS "TOO EXTREME FOR ME AND THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI", statement to Progress Missouri, April 12, 2012, accessed April 2012.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, International and Federal Relations Task Force meeting and Federal Relations Working Group, meeting agenda and materials, August 4, 2011, on file with CMD.
- ↑ United for Missouri, Carl Bearden, organizational biography, accessed January 2013.
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 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
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, ’99 ALEC Leaders in the States, organizational document, archived by the Wayback Machine December 8, 2000, accessed November 2012
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 American Legislative Exchange Council, Sourcebook, annual organizational publication, 1995
- ↑ Randy Turner, Missouri's newest lobbyist: Steve Hunter enters the revolving door, The Turner Report, February 11, 2009.
- ↑ Allen Icet, Allen Icet, LinkedIn career profile, accessed January 2014.
- ↑ Chris Blank, Rod Jetton, Former Missouri House Speaker, Charged With Assault, Associated Press, December 7, 2009.
- ↑ Alan Scher Zagier, Former House Speaker Rod Jetton returns to Missouri capital as news publisher, The Kansas City Star, February 24, 2013.
- ↑ Brian Yates, Brian Yates, LinkedIn career profile, accessed January 2014.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, "Saving Dollars and Protecting Communities: State Successes in Corrections Policy," annual meeting speaker biographies and materials, August 3, 2011, on file with CMD
- ↑ Missouri Community Service Commission, Commissioners: Peter Kinder, commission biography, accessed January 2014.
- ↑ Jeffrey Tomich, Clashing views on climate, coal plant regulation on display at EPA listening session, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 4, 2013.
- ↑ Kevin Horrigan, 'Dark forces' on 'Wife Swap' send Loudons AWOL from culture wars, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 30, 2013.
