American Legislative Exchange Council

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The American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, is a nonpartisan, ideologically conservative, non-profit 501(c)(3) membership association of state legislators who share a common commitment to the Jeffersonian principles of individual liberty, limited government and free markets. The group develops model laws for state legislatures. Approximately 2,400 legislators (1/3 of the state legislators in the United States) are members of ALEC. The political breakdown of ALEC membership is roughly 1/3 Democratic and 2/3 Republican.

There are nine task forces, addressing a wide variety of public policy issues: Civil Justice; Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development; Criminal Justice; Education; Health and Human Services; Homeland Security; Natural Resources; Tax and Fiscal Policy; Telecommunications and Information Technology.

ALEC has over three hundred corporate sponsors. Some corporations and trade groups that have supported ALEC include: American Nuclear Energy Council, American Petroleum Institute, Coors Brewing Company, Texaco, Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America, Phillip Morris, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, the Church of Scientology, Exxon Mobil, the National Rifle Association, Amway, and others.

External links

• [ALEC Homepage]
• [ALEC Watch Homepage]

 

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