Robin Vos

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Robin J. Vos is a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He represents the 63rd District and serves on the following committees: Committee on Finance (Chair), Committee on Audit, Joint Committee on Finance (Co-Chair), Joint Legislative Audit Committee, Joint Committee on Employment Relations, Joint Legislative Council.

Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council

Vos is the Wisconsin State Chairman of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), as of 2011. He is also a legislative member of ALEC's Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force.

On his 2011 Statement of Economic Interest, filed for calendar year 2010, Vos listed ALEC as the payer, but only noted “reimbursement of expenses” with no amount listed.

About ALEC

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.

Vos and Tax and Fiscal Policy

• Assembly Bill 51, Charter School Authorizing Board created and charter school provisions revised re virtual charter school cap on pupils, health insurance and WRS participation for employees, teacher license, and contracts; CESA may establish an independent charter school; DPI duties; general school aid modified. Compare with ALEC's Charter Schools Act and Next Generation Charter Schools Act.

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