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The alphabetical list below contains the names of for-profit corporations that are known to be, or to have been, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) members or supporters.
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Corporate Board
For a more complete list of current and former ALEC formerly "Private Enterprise" Advisory Council (formerly "Private Enterprise" Board of Directors) members, see the "Private Enterprise" Board of Directors list. Advisory council corporations have included (members as of June 2014 in bold):[1][2][3]
- SAP America, Steve Seale - National Chair
- American Bail Coalition, William Carmichael - Vice Chair
- Altria Group, Daniel Smith
- AT&T, William Leahy
- Coca-Cola Refreshments, Gene Rackley (Coke announced on April 4, 2012, that it had “elected to discontinue its membership with” ALEC.[4]) See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Diageo, Kenneth Lane
- Energy Future Holdings, Sano Blocker
- ExxonMobil Corporation, Cynthia Bergman
- GlaxoSmithKline, John Del Giorno (GlaxoSmithKline CEO Sir Andrew Witty said in a response to a shareholder's question at the company's annual meeting in May 2013 that the company had decided to sever its relationship with ALEC[5]) See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Intuit, Inc., Bernie McKay. Member of ALEC's Communications and Technology Task Force [6] (Intuit told the CMD April 5, 2012 that it had declined to renew ALEC membership[7]) See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Johnson & Johnson, Don Bohn (J&J announced it would "suspend" its ALEC membership June 12, 2012[8])
- Koch Companies Public Sector, Mike Morgan
- Kraft Foods, Inc., Derek Crawford (Kraft announced it would leave ALEC April 5, 2012[9]) See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- NetChoice, Steve DelBianco
- Peabody Energy, Kelly Mader
- Pfizer Inc., Michael Hubert
- PhRMA, Jeff Bond
- Reed Elsevier, Inc., Teresa Jennings (Reed Elsevier announced on April 12, 2012, that it had resigned its board seat and dropped its ALEC membership "after considering the broad range of criticism being leveled at ALEC"[10]) See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- State Budget Solutions, Bob Williams
- State Farm Insurance Co., Roland Spies
- United Parcel Service (UPS)[11][12], Richard McArdle
- Wal-Mart Stores, Maggie Sans (Wal-Mart announced on May 30, 2012, that it is suspending its ALEC membership.[13] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
For-Profit Corporations
- 1-800 Contacts, Inc., State corporate co-chair of Utah[14] Member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force[15]
- 3M was listed as an ALEC member in the late 1990s,[16] but a company corporate governance disclosure revised in May 2013 states, "3M has not been a member in groups such as the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)."[17] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
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- Abbott Laboratories[18]
- Academic Partnerships (online higher education company), member of ALEC's Education Task Force until it terminated its membership on March 18, 2013, according to an ALEC document.[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Accredited Surety & Casualty Company Inc.[16], Gene Newman (Vice President of Industry Relations & Marketing) spoke at an ALEC workshop in 2009[20]
- AGL Resources, Inc. (natural gas company), member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force until it terminated its membership on January 18, 2013 because it "did not want to renew," according to an ALEC document.[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Alcoa Recycling Co.[16]
- Alexander & Baldwin Inc.[16]
- Alkermes, Inc. (biotechnology company), Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference[14]
- Allergan, State corporate co-chair of Tennessee,[14] "Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($50,000 in 2010)[22] and member of Louisiana Host Committee[14] Member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force[15]
- Alliant Utilities -Interstate Power Company (now Alliant Energy),[18] which sponsored ALEC's 1998 annual meeting,[23] confirmed to Greenpeace in May 2014 that it had cut ties to ALEC.[24] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- AlliedSignal Automotive (now Honeywell, which is an ALEC member)[16]
- Altria Group, ALEC Private Enterprise Board member,[1] co-chair of the International Relations Task Force[25], "Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($50,000 in 2010),[22] and sponsor of the 2012 States & Nation Policy Summit in Washington, DC.[26]
- Alza Corporation (now part of Johnson & Johnson)[16]
- Amazon.com, Member of ALEC's Communications and Technology Task Force[6], "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010)[22] - announced at a shareholder meeting on May 24, 2012 that it had decided not to renew its membership in ALEC this year.[27] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- AmerenCIPS[18], sponsor of "Missouri Night" at Antoine's Restaurant in New Orleans during the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting[28] and of ALEC's 1998 annual meeting,[23] told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the company is not a member of ALEC in April 2014.[29] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- AmerenUE[18]
- American Chambers Life Insurance[16]
- American Cyanamid Co.[16]
- American Electric Power, member of ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force,[30] "Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($50,000 in 2010)[22] member of Louisiana Host Committee,[14][16] and sponsor of the 2012 States & Nation Policy Summit in Washington, DC.[26]
- American Express Company[18][16][31] (Second Vice Chairman of ALEC corporate board in 1999[32])
- American Home Products Corp
- American Medical Security[16]
- American Republic Insurance Co[16]
- American Stores-Jewel/OSCO[18]
- American Traffic Solutions (road safety camera and automated toll collections program company[33]), ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force member[34][35] - announced on April 13, 2012 that it had would not renew its ALEC membership in June[36] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- America West Airlines (now US Airways)[16]
- Amerigroup Corporation, Member of ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force[37][35]
- America's Credit Union [38]
- Amerisure-Michigan Mutual[16][39][23]
- Ameritech[16]
- Amgen Inc., Member of ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force[15] - announced by letter on August 3, 2012, that it would not renew its ALEC membership.[40] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Amex Life Assurance Co.[16]
- Amoco Corporation[18][16]
- Amway Corporation[18][16]
- Amwest Surety Insurance Co.[16]
- Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. Member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force and ALEC's Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[41]
- AOL, Member of ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force[42] and Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[41]
- Apotex Corp., Member of ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force[15]
- Archer Daniels Midland[18]
- ARCO[18][16]
- Arduin, Laffer & Moore Econometrics, Member of ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[41]
- Argosy Gaming Co.[16]
- Arizona Public Service Company[43][16] - announced it would end its ALEC membership April 12, 2012,[44] then rejoined ALEC in November 2012, paying "$7,000 in membership fees and an additional $3,000 to have a seat on ALEC’s Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force," according to the Arizona Capitol Times.[45] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Artemis Exploration[16]
- Arthur Anderson[18]
- ASARCO Incorp.[16]
- Ashland Oil[16][31][46]
- Associated Bond & Insurance Agency[16]
- Astellas Pharma US, Inc., Member of ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force[15]
- Astra/Merck (now AstraZeneca and Merck)[16]
- AstraZeneca,[16] State corporate co-chair of Delaware[14] and member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force,[15] confirmed in response to an April 2013 shareholder question that it decided not to renew its membership in ALEC's task force.[47] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- AT&T, Private Enterprise Board member,[1], State corporate co-chair of Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas,[14] Communications and Technology Task Force[48][49] and Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[41] member, "Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($50,000 in 2010)[22] and member of Louisiana Host Committee[14][16].
- Atmos Energy, "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010)[22]
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- Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.[16]
- Bank of America[18] Member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[50] - A BofA spokesperson told Walden Asset Management that it was cutting ties to ALEC in November 2012.[51] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Bankers Insurance Co.[16]
- Barrick Gold Corporation[16]
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation[18][16] (a "Director" level sponsor of the 1998 ALEC Annual Conference, but not listed as a "Private Sector Member"[52])
- Bayer Corp. (one of the "Big 6" Pesticide and GMO Corporations), State corporate co-chair of Massachusetts, Nevada, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Texas;[14] "Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($50,000 in 2010);[22][16] sponsor of the 2012 States & Nation Policy Summit in Washington, DC;[26] member of ALEC Civil Justice[53] and Health and Human Services Task Force;[15] and former Private Enterprise Board member[1]
- Bell Atlantic[16]
- Bell Atlantic PA[18]
- BellAtlantic WV[16]
- BellSouth Corp. (now AT&T)[16]
- BellSouth South Carolina[16]
- Beneficial Management Corp.[16]
- Best Buy, Member of ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force[54] - Best Buy told ColorOfChange.org in July 2012 that it had not renewed its ALEC membership in 2012.[55] Please see Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- BI Incorporated (a GEO Group Company)[16]
- Blue Cross Blue Shield: Member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force[56], "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010)[22][18][16] - Announced on April 19th that it had not renewed its membership in February 2012[57] (but a August 2013 ALEC board document suggested that the company hadn't terminated its membership until April 4, 2013, "after losing on exchanges workshop").[19] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana, "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($5,000 in 2010)[22] - Announced on April 19th that it had not renewed its membership in February 2012.[58] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas[18] - Announced on April 19th that it had not renewed its membership in February 2012.[59] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Boehringer Ingelheim,[60][16] Member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force,[15] and sponsor of the 2012 States & Nation Policy Summit in Washington, DC.[26]
- Boeing Corporation[18][16] (ALEC member in 1998[52])
- Boyd Gaming Corp.[16]
- BP America, Inc., "President" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($100,000 in 2010)[22][18][16]. Member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[61]
- Bridgepoint Education, Member of ALEC Education Task Force;[62] terminated membership on April 16, 2013, according to an ALEC document.[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb was asked to fund ALEC in 2009,[63] and had been a supporter previously,[16] but a company spokesperson confirmed in March 2013 that it had not renewed its ALEC membership at the end of 2012.[64] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Brown-Forman Corporation, Member of ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[41] - told the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) by email in April 2013 that "Brown-Forman is no longer sponsoring or supporting ALEC," saying that it declined to renew its membership in 2012.[65] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation (now part of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, a division of Reynolds American, which is an ALEC member)[16]
- Browning-Ferris Industries (licensed trademark of Allied Waste Industries)[16]
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF), Member of ALEC Civil Justice Task Force[53] and "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($5,000 in 2010)[22]
- Burroughs Wellcome (now GlaxoSmithKline, which is an ALEC member)[60][16]
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- Cahill, Wolfgram and Associates (PR firm in DeForest, WI)[16]
- Caliber System, Inc. (in receivership as of June 2011)[18][16]
- Caltest/Omstar[16]
- Campaign Marketing Strategies[38]
- CARE CPA[16]
- Cargill, Inc.[18], "Director" level funder and new member of ALEC in 1998[66] - On April 17, 2012, a representative from the Cargill corporate affairs office contacted SourceWatch to say that the company is not a member of ALEC and it has no internal records of ever having even been a member of ALEC.[67]
- Carolina Power & Light[16]
- CashAmerica ("pawn loans and fast cash advances"[68]), "Vice Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($25,000 in 2010)[22]
- Caterpillar, Inc.[18]
- Celgene Corporation[69], State corporate co-chair of Illinois[14] and member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force [15]
- CenterPoint 360, ALEC Private Enterprise Board member[1]
- Central and South West Corp. (now part of American Electric Power, which is an ALEC member)[16]
- Central Illinois Light Co. (now AmerenCILCO)[16]
- Central Reserve Life[60][16]
- CenturyLink (formerly Qwest Communications until April 2011, preceded by US West, Inc.), "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010)[22]. Also member of ALEC's Communications and Technology Task Force.[6] [70]
- Charter Communications, Member of ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force[6]
- Chemical Banking Corp.[16]
- Cheniere Energy, joined ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force on May 22, 2013[19]
- Chesapeake Energy, "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010)[22]
- Chevron Corporation[18], "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010)[22][16] Member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force [61]
- Chrysler Corporation[18] (ALEC Member in 1998[52])
- CIBA-GEIGY[60][16]
- Cincinnati Bell[16]
- CINergy (now part of Duke Energy, which is an ALEC member)[16]
- Cintra US (subsidiary of Spanish transportation infrastructure corporation), member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force until it terminated its membership on April 16, 2013, according to an ALEC document saying simply that it "will not renew."[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Citizens Insurance Co.[16]
- Civic Initiatives, LLC ("works with public sector clients to achieve maximum results from complex procurements and public-private partnerships"[71]), ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force member[12]
- Cleco, "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($5,000 in 2010)[22] and member of Louisiana Host Committee[14]
- Cloud Peak Energy, Member of ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[72]
- CN (Canadian National Railroad), Private Sector Chair, Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force;[73] "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($5,000 in 2010)[22]
- Coastal Corp.[16]
- Coca-Cola Company[1] announced it would end its ALEC membership April 5, 2012[74] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp.[16]
- Coldwell Banker[16]
- Columbia Gas of Ohio (now part of NiSource)[16] (ALEC member in 1998[52])
- Columbia Healthcare (now HCA Inc.)[16]
- Comcast[75], State corporate co-chair of Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri and Utah;[14] recipient of ALEC's 2011 State Chair of the Year Award;[76] and member of ALEC's Communications and Technology[6] and Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Forces[41]
- Commonwealth Edison Company (now Exelon)[18]
- Connections Academy (a subsidiary of Pearson), Member of ALEC's Education Task Force[62][77][78] - Connections' Revenaugh was the co-chair of the Education Task Force as of May 2012, but a company spokesperson told CMD in July 2012 that it withdrew from ALEC's Education Task Force in mid-May 2012 in order to align "our affiliations with organizations whose central focus is education."[79] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- ConocoPhillips, "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010).[22][16] ConocoPhillips spokesperson Daren Beaudo confirmed to CMD in June 2013 that the company is no longer a member of ALEC, did not fund ALEC in 2012, and has no plans to do so in 2013.[5]
- Consolidated Edison (became an ALEC member in 1979[80]), told CMD that it had stopped funding ALEC in 2012.[5] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Con-Way, Member of ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[50]
- Continental Resources, Member of ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[61]
- Coors Brewing Company[18][16] (now Molson Coors, and part of the joint venture MillerCoors -- MillerCoors was an ALEC member but told ColorOfChange.org in July 2012 that it had not renewed its ALEC membership in 2012, nor does it plan to[55])
- Corinthian Colleges, Inc., Member of ALEC Education Task Force.[62] According to a July 4, 2014 LA Times article, "As part of an agreement late Thursday with the U.S. Department of Education, Santa Ana-based Corinthian will sell 85 of its campuses and wind down operations at 12 others."[81]
- Cornell Abraxas[18]
- Corrections Corporation of America,[16] Member of ALEC's Public Safety and Elections Task Force Executive Committee as of 2011[82]
- Coventry Health Care, Member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[50] and Health and Human Services Task Force;[56][19] terminated its membership on April 4, 2013, according to an ALEC document, because it had "joined for single issue."[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Cowart Group (Louisiana architectural firm[83]), member of ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting Louisiana Host Committee[14]
- Cox Communications, Member of ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force[6] as of September 2014,[84] "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($5,000 in 2010)[22] and member of Louisiana Host Committee[14]
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., Member of ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[50]
- Crown Central Petroleum Corp.[16]
- Crown, Cork, and Seal, Member of ALEC's Civil Justice Task Force[53]
- Crown Industries, Member of ALEC's Utah Host Committee for 2012 annual meeting[38]
- CQ Roll Call (state legislative tracking and online advocacy tools business), Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference[14]
- CSX Corporation, "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($5,000 in 2010)[22][16]
- CVS Caremark Corporation, Member of ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force[15] - CVS Caremark told ColorOfChange.org in July 2012 that it had discontinued its ALEC membership.[55] Please see Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Cyprus AMAX Minerals Co. (now part of Freeport-McMoran, which is an ALEC member)[16]
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- Daiichi Sankyo, Member of ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force[15]
- Darden Restaurants, Member of ALEC corporate board as of 2010[85] - Darden spokesperson Rich Jeffers confirmed in April 2013 that the company cut ties with ALEC in January 2010 in order to allocate more resources to organizational connections like its involvement with the National Restaurant Association[86] (which, like ALEC, has lobbied to override local paid sick day ordinances).[87] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- DCI Group, LLC, Member of ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force[6]
- Dell, Inc., ALEC Education Task Force member[88] - Dell confirmed on June 21, 2012 that it would not be renewing its ALEC membership.[89] Please see Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Del Webb Corp.[16]
- Deseret Power Electric Cooperative, Member of ALEC Utah Host Committee for 2012 annual meeting[38]
- Detroit Edison[16]
- Dezenhall Communications Mgmt. Group, LTD, Member of ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[61]
- Diageo[1] Member of ALEC's Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force [41]
- The Dial Corp. (now part of Henkel)[16]
- Digital Equipment Corp.[16]
- Digital Products Co.[16]
- DirecTV Group, Member of ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force[6] and Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[41]
- Dominion Resources Services, Inc., Member of ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[61]
- Douglass Financial Corp.[16]
- Dow Chemical Company (one of the "Big 6" Biotech Corporations),[16] ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force member[30] and "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010)[22]
- Dow Corning[16] (an ALEC member in 1992[31])
- DowElanco[16] (now a division of Eli Lilly, which is an ALEC member), ALEC member in 1992[31]
- Dr Pepper Snapple Group, member of ALEC until it terminated its membership on April 22, 2013, according to an ALEC document.[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Duke Energy Corp. (merged with Progress Energy, another ALEC member),[19] State corporate co-chair of Indiana and South Carolina[14] Member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[72] - The ALEC Exposed coalition, including Greenpeace, is asking Duke Energy to cut ties to ALEC.[90]
- DuPont[18][16] (an ALEC member in 1992, as "DuPont Merck Pharmaceuticals"[31] - DuPont bought Merck's half-share in the company in 1998)
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- Eastman Chemical Co.[16] (an ALEC member in 1998[52])
- eBay, Member of ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force[6] - The ALEC Exposed coalition, including Credo Action, is asking eBay to cut ties to ALEC.[91]
- Economy Plumbing Inc.[16]
- Eli Lilly and Company,[16][31] "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($5,000 in 2010)[22] and member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force[15]
- Emdeon ("Management Solutions" company), ALEC member[38]
- EMD Serono, Member of ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force,[15] terminated ALEC membership on April 22, 2013 due to "budget cuts," according to ALEC documents.[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Emerson Electric Co., ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force member[92]
- EnCana Corporation, "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010)[22]
- Endo Pharmaceuticals, Member of ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force[35]. Endo confirmed to Trillium Asset Management that it stopped supporting ALEC in 2012, in response to shareholder resolutions submitted to Endo.[93]See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Energy Future Holdings[1] Member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force [72]
- EnergySolutions, Member of ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force,[61] Member of ALEC Utah Host Committee for July 2012 annual meeting[38] - told the Salt Lake City Tribune in July 2012 that there was no longer "a need for [EnergySolutions] to be a part of" ALEC[94] but still listed as member of host committee in July 25-29, 2012 meeting brochure and rejoined ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force on June 12, 2013.[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Energy Transfer (natural gas transportation company), "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010)[22]
- Enron Corporation[18][16]
- Entergy, "Vice Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($25,000 in 2010)[22], member of ALEC's Civil Justice Task Force[53] - told Walden Asset Management in August 2012 that it did not renew its ALEC membership in 2012.[95] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Environmental Management Corporation[18] and member of Louisiana Host Committee[14][16]
- Excel Telecommunications[16]
- Executone[16]
- Expedia, member of ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force, according to The Guardian[96]
- Exelon, "Trustee" level sponsor of 2013 ALEC Annual Conference [97] ($5,000 in 2010)[22]
- Express Personnel, joined ALEC April 12, 2013[19]
- Express Scripts (pharmaceutical retailer), member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force,[19] sponsor of "Missouri Night" at Antoine's Restaurant in New Orleans during the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting[28] - announced in July 2012 that it had cut ties to ALEC,[98] but according to ALEC documents, didn't terminate its membership until January 14, 2013, because "of PBM issue; merged with Express."[19] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- ExxonMobil Corporation, Private Enterprise Board member;[1] Member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force,[72] Civil Justice Task Force,[53] and Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force;[41] "Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($50,000 in 2010);[22] and member of Louisiana Host Committee[14][16]
- EZCorp (pawn shops and payday loans), "Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($50,000 in 2010)[22]
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- Facebook, member of Communication and Technology Task Force in 2013.[99] A Facebook rep told the San Francisco Chronicle on September 23, 2014 it would not renew its membership in 2015: “We re-evaluate our memberships on an annual basis and are in that process now. While we have tried to work within ALEC to bring that organization closer to our view on some key issues, it seems unlikely that we will make sufficient progress so we are not likely to renew our membership in 2015.” [100]
- Fair Point Communications: "Director" level sponsor of ALEC's 2012 meeting in Salt Lake City. [38]
- Farmers Group, Inc.,[16] Member of ALEC's Civil Justice Task Force[53]
- FedEx, Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Executive Committee member[11][50] and "Vice Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($25,000 in 2010)[22]
- Fidelity Investments[18] ("Vice Chairman" level sponsor of ALEC's 1998 Annual Meeting and ALEC member in 1998[52])
- Fieldstead & Co.[16]
- First Chicago NBD[18]
- Fleet Bank (now part of Bank of America, which is an ALEC member)[16]
- Florida Gas Transmission Co.[16]
- Florida Power Corp.[16]
- Ford Motor Co.[16] (member of Private Enterprise Board in 1999)[101]
- Fort Howard Corp.[16] (now part of Koch Industries' Georgia-Pacific -- both are ALEC members)
- Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, "Vice Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($25,000 in 2010),[22][16] terminated ALEC membership on January 14, 2013, according to ALEC documents.[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Fremont Company[18]
- Fremont Pacific Compensation Insurance Group (now Pacific Compensation Insurance Company)[16]
- Frito-Lay Inc.[16]
- Frontier, "Director" level sponsor of ALEC's 2012 meeting in Salt Lake City[38] ($5,000 in 2010)[22]
- Fruit of the Loom (a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway)[18]
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- Gates Corp.[16]
- Gaylord Container[18]
- GEICO,[18][16] ALEC "Private Sector Member" in 1997[102]
- Genentech, Inc.[60][16] (now part of the Roche Group, also a supporter of ALEC in the past) - A company spokesperson told CMD in July 2013, "Genentech, a Member of the Roche Group, has not been a paying dues member of ALEC since 2009."[103]
- General Electric[16] member of ALEC's Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[41] - told ColorOfChange.org (CoC) that it decided not to renew its ALEC membership in July 2012.[95] Please see Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- General Electric Capital Corp.[16]
- General Electric Medical Systems[60]
- General Mills Restaurants[16] (former subsidiary of General Mills, spun off to shareholders in 1995 to become Darden Restaurants, which is an ALEC member), ALEC "Private Sector Member" in 1994-5[104]
- General Motors Corporation (GM),[18][16] ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[12] and Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force member in 2011[105] (also ALEC member in 1992[106]) - GM told CMD in July 2012 that it had "decided to discontinue relations with ALEC at this time."[107] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Genesee & Wyoming Inc. ("short line and regional freight railroads in the United States, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and Belgium"[108]), "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($5,000 in 2010)[22]
- Geo Group, listed expenditure for "ALEC AZ Night Washington D.C." on its 2009 Arizona Lobbying Report[109] and for "Dinner for ALEC Washington D.C" on its 2008 Arizona Lobbying Report[110]
- George K. Baum & Company[18]
- Georgia-Pacific (owned by Koch Industries), ALEC 2011 Annual Meeting Louisiana Host Committee member[14][16] and member of ALEC's Civil Justice Task Force[111]
- Gerber Products[16]
- GlaxoSmithKline,[16] ALEC "Private Enterprise" Board of Directors member;[1] State corporate co-chair of New Mexico, New York, and North Carolina;[14] and member of ALEC's Civil Justice[53] and Health and Human Services Task Forces;[15] but the company's CEO, Sir Andrew Witty, said in a response to a shareholder's question at the company's annual meeting in May 2013 that the company had decided to sever its relationship with ALEC.[5] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Golden Rule Insurance,[16] member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force in 1993[60]
- Google, a member of the ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force[99] that joined in August 2011, according to ALEC,[112] confirmed that it would not renew its ALEC membership at the end of 2014[113] after its chairman, Eric Schmidt, told NPRs Diane Rehm on September 22, 2014, "The consensus within the company was that that was some sort of mistake and so we're trying to not do that in the future.... The company has a very strong view that we should make decisions in politics based on facts -- what a shock. And the facts of climate change are not in question anymore. Everyone understands climate change is occurring and the people who oppose it are really hurting our children and our grandchildren and making the world a much worse place. And so we should not be aligned with such people -- they're just, they're just literally lying."[114] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Great West Life Assurance Co.[16]
- Growmark Inc.[18]
- Grumman Data Systems[16]
- GTE Corporation (now Verizon)[18][16]
- GTECH Corp. (gaming technology and services company now part of Lottomatica Group)[16]
- Guarantee Trust Life Insurance, co-chair of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force[115][116]
- Gulf States Toyota, "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010)[22]
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- Hancor, Inc. (now part of Advanced Drainage Systems)[18][16]
- Hanover Insurance Co.[16]
- Harris Deville & Associates (public relations & lobbying), "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($5,000 in 2010)[22] and Louisiana Host Committee member[14]
- Harris Trust and Savings Bank (Harris Bank)[18]
- Henkel (German consumer products firm)[16]
- Hiram Walker & Sons Inc. (now owned by Pernod Ricard)[16]
- Hoechst-Roussell Pharmaceutical Corporation, member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force in 1993[60]
- Hoffman-La Roche,[18] member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force in 1993[60]
- Hollywood Casino Corp.[16]
- Home Depot, member of ALEC's Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force until it terminated its membership on January 14, 2013, according to an ALEC document.[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Homestake Mining Co. (now part of Barrick Gold Corp.)[16]
- Household International[18][16]
- Houston Industries[16]
- Hewlett-Packard (HP), "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($5,000 in 2010)[22] Member of ALEC's Communications and Technology Task Force[6] - HP told ColorOfChange.org in July 2012 that it is not currently an ALEC member.[55] Please see Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Honeywell, Member of ALEC Civil Justice Task Force[53]
- Humana Corporation, member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force in 1993[60]
- Hunt Guillot & Associates (engineering firm with offices in LA, TX & PA), Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference[14]
- Hutchinson Technology[16]
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- IBM,[16] a company spokesperson confirmed in June 2013 that IBM is no longer an ALEC member and does not "provide ALEC with any financial support, including financial support for their meetings."[117] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Ideal Image Development, joined ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force on July 3, 2013[19]
- Illinois Power Company[18]
- Illinois Tool Works[18]
- Imagine Learning (maker of educational software for learning English as a second language, based in Provo, UT), Member of ALEC Utah Host Committee for 2012 annual meeting[38]
- Imperial Chemical Industries Pharmaceuticals (acquired by AkzoNobel in January 2008),[118] member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force in 1993[60]
- Independence Mining Co. (now owned by General Metals Corp.)[16]
- Industrial Biotechnology Association, member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force in 1993[60]
- Inland Steel Industries[18]
- Insight Schools, Member of ALEC's Education Task Force[119]
- Intel, ALEC funder in 2002,[120] stated in June 2013 that Intel is not a member of ALEC and does not sponsor ALEC[121] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- International Fidelity Insurance Co.[16]
- International Game Technology[52]
- International Paper,[18][16] a member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[72] and "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010),[22] told Common Cause September 26, 2014 that "we no longer have a membership with ALEC" and confirmed the company also no longer funds ALEC.[122] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Intuit, Inc.[1], "Vice Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($25,000 in 2010)[22] and former corporate board member -- told the CMD April 5, 2012 that it had declined to renew ALEC membership.[123] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- IPALCO Enterprises (Indianapolis Power & Light)[16]
- Irby Construction Co.[16]
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- Jacobs Entertainment (film buying and marketing firm[124]), "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010)[22]
- JC Penney Co.[16]
- John Deere & Company,[18][16] ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force member[12][50] - John Deere told ColorOfChange.org in July 2012 that it is leaving ALEC.[55] Please see Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Johnson & Johnson[1], "Vice Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($25,000 in 2010)[22][16] and member of ALEC's Civil Justice Task Force[53] and Health and Human Services Task Force.[15] - Announced on June 12, 2012, that it would "suspend" its ALEC membership.[125] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Joseph E. Seagram & Sons Inc. (now Vivendi)[18]
- J.R. Simplot Company, Member of ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[61]
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- K12 Inc., Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference[14], member of ALEC's Education Task Force [62]
- Kansas City Power and Light Co. (now part of Great Plains Energy)[16]
- Kansas City Southern (an "international transportation holding company" that owns, among other things, the Panama Canal Railway Company), "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($5,000 in 2010)[22][16]
- Kaplan Higher Education, Member of ALEC Education Task Force[62] - Kaplan announced in April 2012 that it had declined to renew its ALEC membership in August 2011.[126] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Know Who (political contact information company), Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference[14]
- Koch Industries and Koch Industries Public Sector,[16] Private Enterprise Board member,[1] State corporate co-chair of Kansas,[14] and "Vice Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($25,000 in 2010).[22] Koch Industries is also a member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force,[72] Civil Justice Task Force,[53] Public Safety and Elections Task Force,[127] and Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force.[41]
- Kraft Food, Inc., Member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development Task Force [50][1], "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($5,000 in 2010)[22][16] - announced it would leave ALEC April 5, 2012.[128] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
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- Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc.[16]
- Laidlaw Transit Ltd.[16]
- LaSalle National Bank[18]
- Leadership Directories, Inc. (political contact information business), Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference[14]
- Leavitt Partners (Utah healthcare and food safety business advisory firm) - Director Cheryl S. Smith spoke on "Health Insurance Exchanges: States in Charge!" at ALEC's 2011 Annual Meeting[129]
- Lederle Laboratories[60]
- Legislative Information Services of America: [38]
- Levin Strategic Resources (public relations firm), won State Chair of the Year Award for Wyoming at ALEC's annual conference in 2012[38]
- Lexington National Insurance Co.[16]
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.[16]
- LifeSaver Interlock Holdings, Inc. (manufacturer of ignition interlocks to be installed in the vehicles of DUI offenders), Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference[14]
- LKQ/Keystone Automotive, Member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[50] and member of ALEC Utah Host Committee for 2012 annual meeting[38]
- LoanMax, Member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force;[50] terminated its membership on March 19, 2013, according to an ALEC document, having "told us they do not want to renew."[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Logisticare Solutions, LLC, Member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force[15]
- Logix Solutions, Inc.[18]
- Long Term Care, Inc., member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force in 1993[60]
- LouisDreyfus Commodities, "Vice Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($25,000 in 2010)[22] - told CMD in July 2012 that it had decided not to fund ALEC this year.[130] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. (home improvement chain), member of ALEC's Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force (along with Home Depot) until it terminated its membership on April 22, 2013, according to an ALEC document.[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- LTC Inc. (structural and specialty steel detailers)[16]
- LyondellBasell Industries, Member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[72]
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- Macquarie Capital Advisors USA Inc., ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force member;[131][50] terminated its membership on March 17, 2013, according to an ALEC document.[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Management and Training Corporation (third-largest private prison company in the United States), attended ALEC 2010 Annual Meeting in San Diego[132]
- Marathon Oil Co.[16] Member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[72]
- Mars Inc., Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference[14] - announced April 12, 2012 that it had not renewed its ALEC membership[133] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Mary Kay Cosmetics[16]
- Maximus[16]
- Mayflower Contract Services Inc.[16]
- McDonald's Corporation, former ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Executive Committee member[11][50] [16] - announced April 10, 2012, that it had declined to renew its ALEC membership[134] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- McKinsey & Company, Private Enterprise Board Member in 2008 (partner Jeffrey Lane)[135]
- McMoRan Exploration Company ("exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and onshore in the Gulf Coast area... focused on the 'deep gas play,' drilling to depths of 15,000 to 25,000 feet... and on the 'ultra-deep gas play' below 25,000 feet," principal operating subsidiary MOXY[136]), "Vice Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($25,000 in 2010)[22]
- MDU Resources Group, Inc., Member of ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[72]
- Medco Health Solutions, Inc., Member of ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force[15] - merged with Express Scripts in April 2012 and announced in July 2012 that both Medco and Express Scripts were no longer ALEC members[137] (although, according to an ALEC document, it did not terminate its membership in the HHS task force until February 25, 2013, giving as its reason that it had "merged with Express Scripts," which had "dropped b/c of PBM issue" (?).[19] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- MEGA Life & Health Insurance[18][16]
- Merck,[16] "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($5,000 in 2010),[22] member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force in 1993[60] - told the New Jersey Star-Ledger in September 2012 that it would not renew its ALEC membership after 2012.[138] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Michigan Consolidated Gas Co.[16]
- Miles Inc.[16]
- Micron Technology (semiconductor company[139]), State corporate co-chair of Idaho[14] and member of ALEC Utah Host Committee for 2012 annual meeting[38]
- Microsoft Corporation,[18] Member of ALEC's Communications and Technology Task Force,[6] [99][140] confirmed that "in 2014 Microsoft decided to no longer participate in the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Communications and Technology Task Force, which had been our only previous involvement with ALEC. With this decision, we no longer contribute any dues to ALEC" in an email to The Sustainability Group of Loring, Wolcott and Coolidge and Walden Asset Management, which had engaged Microsoft over its affiliation with ALEC.[141] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- MidAmerican Energy Company[142][18] (now Berkshire Hathaway Energy) confirmed to Greenpeace in May 2014 that it had cut ties to ALEC.[24] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- MillerCoors Brewing Company,[18][16] member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force in 2011[50] - MillerCoors told ColorOfChange.org in July 2012 that it had not renewed its membership in 2012, nor does it intend to.[55] For more, see Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC.
- Milliken & Co.,[16] member of ALEC's Public Safety and Elections Task Force in 2011[127]
- MMR Group (Electrical & Instrumentation Construction, Maintenance, Management, and Technical Services company[143]), ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force member in 2011[34]
- Mobil Oil Corp.[16] (now Exxon Mobil, a current ALEC member)
- Monsanto,[16] ALEC member in 1992[31]
- Motorola, Inc.[18]
- Mt. Carmel Public Utility Company[18]
- MV Verisol (motor vehicle insurance verification company), member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[50] and exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference[14]
- Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,[16] member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force in 1993[60]
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- National Health Insurance, member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force in 1993[60]
- National Heritage Academies, Member of ALEC's Education Task Force[62]
- Nationwide Insurance Companies[16]
- Nestlé USA Inc.[16] was, according to a company spokesperson, "a low-tier member of ALEC during a several year span in the 1990s ending, as I recall, in 1999. We have not been a member of ALEC since that time. We are looking to trim memberships rather than expand them at this time so I do not foresee a circumstance where we would consider rejoining," she said in May 2013.[144] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Nevada Power[16] (now NV Energy)
- Newmont Mining Corporation[16]
- News Corporation (Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., which owns the Wall Street Journal, Fox News, and others, and whose education division is called "Amplify"), member of ALEC's Education Task Force and Communications and Technology Task Force,[145][146] told Media Matters in response to an article published September 26, 2014 that the company is no longer a member of ALEC.[147] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- NJOY eCigarette company, joined ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force as well as its Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force on June 5, 2013[19] (also a State Policy Network funder)
- Norfolk Southern, member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[50] and a "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($5,000 in 2010)[22]
- Northern Telecom Inc.[16]
- Northrop Grumman,[16] rejoined ALEC July 1, 2013[19]
- Northwestern Energy ("one of the largest providers of electricity and natural gas in the northwest quadrant of the United States"[148]), State corporate co-chair of Montana[14]
- Novartis Member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force[15] and recipient of ALEC's 2011 Private Sector Member of the Year Award[76]
- Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force until it terminated its membership on April 22, 2013, according to an ALEC document, because "contact difficult to get a hold of; possibly did not renew because only interested in diabetes related issue."[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Nucor, Member of ALEC Utah Host Committee for 2012 annual meeting[38]
- NV Energy, ALEC State corporate co-chair of Nevada[14] and Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force member,[105][72] confirmed to Greenpeace in May 2014 that it had cut ties to ALEC.[24] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- NYNEX Corp.[16] (now Verizon Communications, an ALEC member)
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- Olin Corporation[16]
- OptumInsight (previously Ingenix, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group and was sued for fraud by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in 2008 and "agreed to put $350 million into a class-action restitution fund to pay physicians and policyholders for services provided by out-of-network providers."[149] The Optum health service businesses have a new name but are still subsidiaries of UnitedHealth Group.[150]): Representatives Tom McGraw, Vice President of Government Program Integrity, and Wayne Neff, Senior Vice President of OptumHealthPublic Sector, spoke at a "Medicaid Crisis in the States: Private Sector Solutions You Can Use" workshop at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting[151]
- Orchid Cellmark, Member of ALEC's Public Safety and Elections Task Force (the task force that approved ALEC's "Voter ID" and "Castle Doctrine" "model" bills) before it was disbanded in April 2012[127]
- Outback Steak House,[16] ALEC member in 1998[52]
- Outdoor Systems[16]
- Overstock.com joined ALEC in 2012 to push state sales tax legislation and terminated its membership after one year, according to a spokesperson[152] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- OXY USA Inc. (Occidental Petroleum Corporation),[16] Member of ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force,[72] had "no plans to continue Occidental's membership in, or make further payments to, ALEC" as of September 29, 2014, according to the National Journal.[153] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- OxyChem (Occidental Petroleum Corporation)[16]
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- PacifiCorp, Member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force,[61] confirmed to Greenpeace in May 2014 that it had cut ties to ALEC.[24] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Pacific Telesis Group[16]
- Parke-Davis, member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force in 1993[60]
- Parquet Public Affairs (Orlando, Washington, and New York PR firm),[12] member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[50]
- Peabody Energy, Private Enterprise Board member,[1] State corporate co-chair of Illinois and Wyoming,[14] 2011 winner of ALEC's Private Sector Member of the Year Award,[76] "Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($50,000 in 2010),[22] sponsor of the 2012 States & Nation Policy Summit in Washington, DC.[26] and gave $2,000 to Arizona ALEC Scholarship Fund in January 2010 and another $2,000 in July 2010.[154] Also a member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force.[61]
- People's Energy Corporation[18]
- Pennsylvania Electric Co.[16]
- Pennzoil Co.[16]
- Pepco Holdings, ALEC funder in 2002[120]
- Pepsi-Cola[16] Member of ALEC's Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[41] - informed Color of Change in a letter dated January 25th that they would not renew their membership in ALEC in 2012.[155] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Pfizer Inc.,[16] Private Enterprise Board member,[1] State corporate co-chair of Colorado, Nebraska and Wisconsin,[14] member of ALEC's Civil Justice Task Force[53] and Health and Human Services Task Force,[15] and "Vice Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($25,000 in 2010)[22]
- PFL Life Insurance Company,[16] member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force in 1993[60]
- PG&E Corporation (parent of Pacific Gas and Electric Company), ALEC funder in 2010 ($5,000),[156] 2002,[120] and advertised in program for 1998 ALEC 25th Anniversary Annual Conference,[52] confirmed to Greenpeace in May 2014 that it had cut ties to ALEC.[24] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Pharmacia & Upjohn[18]
- Phelps Dodge Corp[16]. (purchased from Newmont Mining by Freeport-McMoran, a current ALEC member)
- Philip Morris Companies (now Altria, a current ALEC member)[16]
- Phillips 66 Petroleum[16][18] (now ConocoPhillips)
- Pinnacle West Capital, member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[157][61] and gave $5,000 to Arizona ALEC Scholarship Fund in December 2010[154]
- Pioneer Financial Services[16]
- Placer Dome US Inc. (now part of Barrick Gold, another previous ALEC member)[16]
- PNC Mortgage Corp. of America[16]
- Portland General Electric[16]
- Procter & Gamble, member of ALEC Private Enterprise Board as of 2009[158][16] - Told Color of Change that it would not renew its membership on April 20th.[159] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Progress Energy (now merged with Duke Energy,[160] another current ALEC member), State corporate co-chair of South Carolina,ref name="Corporate Chairs"/> member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[19]
- Progressive Medical International (distributor of medical equipment and emergency care solutions based in Vista, CA), Member of ALEC Utah Host Committee for 2012 annual meeting[38]
- Promus Companies[16] (hotel management company that owned Holiday Inn and later Doubletree and Harrah's and is now owned by Hilton Hotels)
- Prudential Financial[16]
- Publix Super Markets, Member of ALEC's Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force as of 2011,[41] announced on June 24, 2013 via social media that it had "not been a member of ALEC since 2011."[161] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Purdue Pharma, Member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force[15]
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- QEP Resources ("natural gas and oil exploration and production company"[162]), "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010)[22]
- Quaker Oats Co.[16] (now part of PepsiCo, a former ALEC member)
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- Raytheon Company, donated $2,500 to the Arizona ALEC State Scholarship Fund on January 18, 2011[163]
- Reagan National Advertising (outdoor advertising company based in Austin, TX), Member of ALEC Utah Host Committee for 2012 annual meeting[38]
- Reckitt Benckiser Group, Member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force[15] and Public Safety and Elections Task Force[127] - told ColorOfChange.org that it is no longer an ALEC member in August 2012[95] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Reed Elsevier, Inc., member of ALEC "Private Enterprise" Board of Directors;[1] and member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force,[50] Health and Human Services Task Force,[15] Communications and Technology Task Force,[6] and Public Safety and Elections Task Force[127] - announced that it had resigned its board seat and dropped its ALEC membership "after considering the broad range of criticism being leveled at ALEC" on April 12, 2012[164] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Repco[16]
- ResCare, member of ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force[165]
- Reynolds American,[16][18] ALEC "Private Enterprise" Board of Directors member,[1] recipient of ALEC's 2011 Private Sector Member of the Year Award,[76] "President" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($100,000 in 2010),[22] sponsor of the 2012 States & Nation Policy Summit in Washington, DC.[26] member of Louisiana Host Committee,[14] sponsor of American Enterprise Institute President Arthur C. Brooks' "Leadership Dinner" speech in 2011,[76] and sponsor of the "Cigar Reception."[166] Reynolds American is a member of ALEC's Civil Justice Task Force,[53] Health and Human Services Task Force,[15] International Relations Task Force[167], Public Safety and Elections Task Force,[127] and Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force.[41]
- Rhone-Poulenc Rorer,[18][16] member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force in 1993[60]
- Roadway Services[16]
- Robert Huff Designs (manufacturer of State, County, and City seals), Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference[14]
- Roche Diagnostics Corporation (a U.S. subsidiary of the Swiss Roche Group, which has been an ALEC member), member of ALEC until it terminated its membership January 14, 2013.[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Rocky Mountain Power (power company based in Salt Lake City, UT), Member of ALEC Utah Host Committee for 2012 annual meeting[38]. Subsidiary of PacifiCorp & MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, which confirmed to Greenpeace in May 2014 that all subsidiaries had cut ties to ALEC.[24] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- R.R. Donnelley & Sons,[18] a "Director" level sponsor of the ALEC Annual Conference in 1998, and listed as a new ALEC member[52]
- Rural/Metro Corp.[16]
- Ryan, Inc. (a tax services firm), member of ALEC's Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force until it terminated its membership on January 14, 2013.[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Ryder Systems, Inc.[16]
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- Safety-Kleen Corp.[16]
- Sallie Mae (SLM Corporation)[168] - Sallie Mae has been an ALEC member, but announced quietly in September 2013 that it had cut ties with the organization.[169] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Salt River Project, ALEC "Private Enterprise" Board of Directors member[1] and State corporate co-chair of Arizona[14] as of 2011 and member of ALEC's Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[72]
- Sandoz Corp.[16]
- Sanofi (formerly Sanofi-Aventis), "Vice Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($25,000 in 2010),[22] and member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force.[15] Sanofi-Aventis also gave $3,000 to the Arizona ALEC Scholarship Fund in March 2010.[154] Sanofi confirmed to CMD that it was cutting ties to ALEC in October 2012. See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- San Diego Gas & Electric[16] (utility that provides natural gas and electricity to San Diego County and southern Orange County)
- Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp.[16] (now part of Newmont Mining Corporation, another previous ALEC member)
- SAP America, member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[50] and Communications and Technology Task Force,[6] and awarded ALEC's 2011 Private Sector of the Year Award[170]
- Sara Lee Corporation[18]
- SBC Communications Inc.[16] (company changed its name to AT&T Inc. after it purchased its former parent company, AT&T Corporation -- AT&T is a current ALEC member)
- SCANA Corp.,[16] ALEC member in 1992[31]
- Scantron, Member of ALEC's Education Task Force[62] - A Scantron spokesperson told CMD in May 2012 that it had cut ties with ALEC.[171] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Schering-Plough[16] (since acquired by Merck, a current ALEC member), member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force in 1003[60]
- Schwan's Sales Enterprises Inc.[16]
- Seagram & Sons, Inc.[16] (Seagram assets have since been acquired by other companies, notably Coca-Cola, which was recently an ALEC member; Diageo, which is a current ALEC member; and Pernod Ricard)
- Security Finance Corporation, Member of ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[50]
- Sempra Energy (gave $15,000 to ALEC in 2006[172])
- Shaklee Corp.[16]
- Shell Oil Company, ALEC Civil Justice Task Force member,[173], Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Member,[72] "Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($50,000 in 2010),[22] member of Louisiana Host Committee,[14] and sponsor of the August 4th, 2011, Plenary Session speeches of ALEC "scholars" Arthur B. Laffer and Stephen Moore[174][16]
- SICPA Product Security LLC (supplier of security inks for banknotes and other documents, such as cigarette excise stamps), member of ALEC's now-defunct Public Safety and Elections Task Force; terminated its membership on January 14, 2013 while "waiting to see what issues emerge in JPP [ALEC's Justice Performance Project, which replaced the Public Safety and Elections Task Force]; cigarette" (?), according to ALEC documents.[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Sierra Pacific Power Co. (now NV Energy, a current ALEC member)[16]
- SmithKline Beecham (now GlaxoSmithKline, a current ALEC member)[16]
- Solvay Pharmaceutical,[16] member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force in 1993[60]
- Sony Corp.[16]
- Southern California Edison[16]
- Southern Company,[16] ALEC member in 1992[31]
- Southern Pacific Transportation Co.[16] (now part of Union Pacific, a current ALEC member)
- Southwest Ambulance[16] (now part of Rural/Metro, a previous ALEC member)
- Southwestern Bell Corp.[16] (now AT&T, a current ALEC member)
- Southwire Co.[16]
- Spectra Energy (natural gas infrastructure company), "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($5,000 in 2010)[22]
- Sprint Nextel (formerly United Telephone Company of Texas, a previous ALEC member[18][16]), Member of ALEC's Communications and Technology Task Force. Sprint told Color of Change in August, 2012, that the company did not renew its membership for 2012. [6]
- State Farm Insurance Co., ALEC "Private Enterprise" Board of Directors member,[1] corporate co-chair of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force,[175] recipient of ALEC's 2011 Private Sector Member of the Year Award,[76] and "Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($50,000 in 2010)[22]
- State Net (private company reporting on state legislation, with clients including "five of the nation's ten largest companies"[176]), "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010)[22]
- Strategic Advocacy Group[16] (public relations firm)
- Sun Company Inc.[16]
- Sundstrand Corporation[18]
- Symantec Corporation, Member of ALEC's Communications and Technology Task Force[6] - told Color of Change in August 2012 that it was no longer a member[95] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Syntex Corp.[16] (now part of the Roche Group, a previous ALEC member)
T
- T-Mobile USA, Member of ALEC's Communications and Technology Task Force[6]
- Takeda Pharmaceutical (global pharmaceutical company based in Japan), State corporate co-chair of Alaska, South Dakota and Washington,[14] recipient of ALEC's 2011 State Chair of the Year Award,[76] "President" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($100,000 in 2010),[22] member of Louisiana Host Committee,[14], member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force,[15] and member of ALEC Utah Host Committee for 2012 annual meeting.[38] Takeda's Head of Governmental and External Affairs, David L. Dieter, also spoke at a plenary session at the 2011 Annual Conference.[14]
- Tampa Electric Co.[16] (the principal subsidiary of TECO Energy, another previous ALEC member)
- Taser International Inc. (stun gun maker), ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force member[177][127] and Civil Justice Task Force Member;[53] terminated ALEC membership on January 14, 2013, according to ALEC document.[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- TECO Energy[16]
- Tenneco Gas[16]
- TEVA Pharmaceuticals, Member of ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force[15]
- Texaco Inc.[18][16]
- Texas Roadhouse, Member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[50]
- Texas Utilities Service Co[16] (subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings, an ALEC member)
- Thomson Reuters Accelus (created by the Thomson Corporation's purchase of Reuters in 2008[178]), Exhibitor at ALEC's 2011 Annual Conference[14]
- Thunder Basin Coal Co.[16] (now part of Arch Coal)
- TicketMaster,[16] ALEC "Private Sector Member" in 1997[179] - Ticketmaster sent CMD a letter dated April 5, 2012 "advis[ing]" CMD to "cease and desist from including Ticketmaster" on SourceWatch.org, objecting to "the suggestion that Ticketmaster is somehow affiliated with ALEC" and threatening to sue CMD for libel and defamation.[180]
- Time Insurance Co.[16] (an Assurant Health member company, formerly Fortis Health)[16]
- Time Warner Cable, State corporate co-chair of Ohio,[14] member of ALEC's Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[41] and Communications and Technology Task Force,[6] and "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010)[22]
- TogetherRX Access (an LLC with 18 pharmaceutical member corporations[181]), "Vice Chairman" level sponsor of and exhibitor at 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($25,000 in 2010)[22]
- Tower Loan, joined ALCE's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force on February 20, 2013[19]
- Gulf States Toyota, "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010)[22]
- Transurban, Member of ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[50]
- The Traveler's Companies, member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force in 1993[60]
- Tropicana[16] (now owned by PepsiCo, a former ALEC member)
- TRW Inc.[16] (now part of Northrop Grumman, another previous ALEC member)
- TXANS[16] (works with Texan employers on injury prevention and the provision of workplace injury benefits by non-subscribers to workers' compensation)
U
- Underwriters Surety Inc. (sister company of American Surety Company)[16]
- Unilever[16] (owner of Axe deodorant, Dove soap, Pond's cold cream, and many other common consumer brands), State corporate co-chair of Maryland.[14] Unilever President Kees Kruythoff stated in a letter to shareholders in 2013, "Unilever is not a member of ALEC following a review undertaken at the end of 2011. We took the decision that ALEC's agenda did not align with our business objectives and values focused on social, economic, and environmental sustainability, and withdrew as a member."[5] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Union Pacific Corporation[18], "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($5,000 in 2010)[22]
- United Airlines[18]
- UnitedHealth Group, "Chairman" level sponsor of and exhibitor at 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($50,000 in 2010)[22] and member of Louisiana Host Committee;[14] Representatives Tom McGraw, Vice President of Government Program Integrity at subsidiary OptumInsight, Wayne Neff, Senior Vice President of subsidiary OptumHealthPublic Sector, and Russell C. Petrella, Community & State President of UnitedHealthcare, also spoke at a "Medicaid Crisis in the States: Private Sector Solutions You Can Use" workshop at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting;[151] member of the Health and Human Services Task Force; terminated its membership on April 22, 2013, according to an ALEC document, adding that it "left along with BCBS."[19] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- United Infrastructure Co.[16] (design/build contractor operating internationally)
- United Parcel Service (UPS), ALEC "Private Enterprise" Board of Directors member,[1] Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Executive Committee member,[11][50] State corporate co-chair of California,[14] and sponsor of the 2012 States & Nation Policy Summit in Washington, DC.[26]
- United States Steel Corporation, sponsored the 2012 States & Nation Policy Meeting in Washington, DC.[26]
- The Upjohn Co.[16] (now part of Pharmacia AB, Monsanto and Pfizer, all of which have ties to ALEC)
- UPS Airlines,[16] State corporate co-chair of Kentucky[14]
- U.S. Generating Company,[18][16] "Vice Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($25,000 in 2010)[22]
- U.S. Oncology, Member of ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force[15]
- UST Public Affairs Inc.[18][16] (now United States Smokeless Tobacco Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Altria)
- US West, Inc.[18][16] (later Qwest Communications, and CenturyLink as of April 2011, both ALEC members)
- UtiliCorp United Inc.[16] (now part of Black Hills Corporation and Great Plains Energy)
V
- Vancom Inc.[16]
- Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (VALIC)[18]
- VASA Brougher[16] (acquired by the Centris Group)
- Verizon Communications, Inc., former Private Enterprise Board member[1] and current State corporate co-chair of Virginia and Wyoming[14] and member of ALEC's Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[41] and Communications and Technology Task Force[6]
- Viad Corp.[18]
- Virginia Uranium, sponsored the 2012 States & Nation Policy Summit in Washington, DC.[26]
- Visa, "Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($50,000 in 2010)[22] and sponsor of the August 5th, 2011, Plenary Session speech of FreedomWorks' Dick Armey;[14] also member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force;[50] told Boston Common Asset Management, which had been engaging with the company over the past year on lobbying disclosure, that it had dropped its ALEC membership in December 2013.[182] See Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
W
- Wackenhut Corrections (now Geo Group, another previous ALEC member)[18]
- Wallace Laboratories, member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force in 1993[60]
- Walgreens,[16] member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force[15] and "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($5,000 in 2010)[22] - announced in July 2012 that it "will not be renewing its membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council."[107] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Wall Street Journal (owned by Murdoch's News Corporation, an ALEC member) and ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force member via Editorial Board member Stephen Moore[92]
- Wal-Mart Stores[16], Member of ALEC corporate board,[1] "Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($50,000 in 2010),[22] and member of ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force,[50] Health and Human Services Task Force,[15] and Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force - Wal-Mart told Reuters on May 30 that it is suspending its ALEC membership.[183] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Walt Klein & Associates[16]
- Wardwell Braiding Machine Co.[16] (supplier of braiding textile equipment)
- Washington Times[18]
- Waste Management Inc.[16]
- Wausau Insurance Companies[16][18] (a member of Liberty Mutual Group, another previous ALEC member)
- Wendy's International Inc.[18] (now the Wendy's/Arby's Group) - sent an email to CMD on April 11, 2012, stating that the fast food chain had decided not to renew their membership at the end of 2011.[184] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- WellPoint, Member of ALEC's Health and Human Services Task Force[15] and "Director" level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[21] ($10,000 in 2010)[22] - Wellpoint announced on March 1, 2013 that it had not attended an ALEC meeting nor supported ALEC financially since the summer of 2011 and has "no current plans to support ALEC or attend any of their meetings,"[185] although an August 2013 ALEC board document suggested that it had not terminated its membership until April 22, 2013, and was then "considering giving funds outside of membership."[19] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Wells Fargo, ALEC member in 2011; told CMD in September 2012 that it declined to renew its ALEC membership in 2012;[138] but then sponsored ALEC's 2013 Annual Meeting in Chicago[186]
- Western Union, Member of ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[50] - told CoC in August 2012 that the company chose not to renew its ALEC membership in 2012.[95] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- West Publishing Co.[16] (subsidiary of Thomson Reuters, which has ties to ALEC)
- Westvaco Corp.[16] (now MeadWestvaco)
- Whiteco[16]
- The Williams Company (natural gas company[187]), State corporate co-chair of Oklahoma[14]
- Wine Institute, Member of ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force[50] and Public Safety and Elections Task Force[127]
- Wireless Generation (a for-profit online education, software and testing corporation), member 2007-2009,[188] listed as new ALEC member in 2012,[189] (the company denies this).[188] The company was acquired by ALEC member News Corporation in 2010, and as of 2013 has been folded-in to News Corp's "Amplify" education division.
- WMX Technologies Inc.[16] (formerly Waste Management Inc., another previous ALEC member)
- Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories[18] (now Pfizer, a current ALEC member)
X
- Xcel Energy, State corporate co-chair of Wisconsin[14]. Xcel confirmed to Boulder Weekly that it stopped paying ALEC dues in 2010, though it was still listed as an ALEC state co-chair in 2011.[93] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
Y
- Yahoo!, Member of ALEC's Communications and Technology Task Force,[6][99] announced on September 24, 2014 -- after Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Yelp dropped ALEC that week and ALEC responded by saying that Google had left because of misinformation -- that it had dropped its membership of ALEC.[190] Please see Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
- Yelp, member of Communications and Technology Task Force in 2013,[99] and also joined the Civil Justice Task Force on June 28, 2013.[19] Told Common Cause on September 24, 2014 that they are no longer part of ALEC. [191]
- YUM! Brands (owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver's and A&W), State corporate co-chair of Kentucky[14] and Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force [50] Labor and Business Regulation Subcommittee member[12] - announced April 19, 2012, that it would pull out of ALEC.[192] See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more.
Z
- Zions Bank, Member of ALEC Utah Host Committee for 2012 annual meeting[38]
- Zoom Cycle Accessories[16]
- Zurich Insurance[18]
Trade Groups
See ALEC Trade Groups.
Law and Lobbying Firms
See ALEC Law Firms.
Think Tanks and Other Non-Profit Groups
See ALEC Non-Profits.
Governmental Groups
External resources
- Defenders of Wildlife, Natural Resources Defense Council, "Corporations and Trades Associations that Fund ALEC," Corporate America's Trojan Horse in the States: The Untold Story Behind the American Legislative Exchange Council, online report, 2003.
External articles
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 American Legislative Exchange Council Private Enterprise Board, organization website, accessed April 13, 2012
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, "Private Enterprise Advisory Council", organizational website, accessed March 2013
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, "Private Enterprise Advisory Council," organizational website, accessed June 2014.
- ↑ Rebekah Wilce, Breaking News: Coca-Cola Dumps ALEC, PRWatch.org, April 5, 2012
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 American Legislative Exchange Council, American Legislative Exchange Council Telecommunications & Information Technology as of July 18th, 2011, organizational task force membership director, July 18, 2011, p. 22, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012
- ↑ Rebekah Wilce, BREAKING: Intuit Out of ALEC; Coke, Kraft, Pepsi, too, while Koch Stands Ground, PRWatch.org, April 6, 2012
- ↑ Salvador Rizzo, Johnson & Johnson becomes first N.J. company to part ways with ALEC, New Jersey Star-Ledger, June 12, 2012
- ↑ Barbara Liston and Martinne Geller, UPDATE 4-Coke withdraws from group that backs Stand Your Ground law (Adds Kraft Statement), Reuters, April 6, 2012
- ↑ Martinne Geller and Jennifer Saba, Reed Elsevier, Wendy's drop conservative group, Reuters, April 12, 2012
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 American Legislative Exchange Council Private Sector Executive Committee, organization website, accessed June 14, 2011 this page has been altered by ALEC and is no longer available
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 American Legislative Exchange Council, Commerce, Insurance & Economic Development Task Force Meeting Agenda, August 3, 2011, on file with CMD
- ↑ Jessica Wohl, Wal-Mart ending membership in conservative group, Reuters, May 31, 2012
- ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 14.17 14.18 14.19 14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 14.27 14.28 14.29 14.30 14.31 14.32 14.33 14.34 14.35 14.36 14.37 14.38 14.39 14.40 14.41 14.42 14.43 14.44 14.45 14.46 14.47 14.48 14.49 14.50 14.51 American Legislative Exchange Council, "Solutions for the States," 38th Annual Meeting agenda, on file with CMD, August 3-6, 2011
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- ↑ 18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 18.14 18.15 18.16 18.17 18.18 18.19 18.20 18.21 18.22 18.23 18.24 18.25 18.26 18.27 18.28 18.29 18.30 18.31 18.32 18.33 18.34 18.35 18.36 18.37 18.38 18.39 18.40 18.41 18.42 18.43 18.44 18.45 18.46 18.47 18.48 18.49 18.50 18.51 18.52 18.53 18.54 18.55 18.56 18.57 18.58 18.59 18.60 18.61 18.62 18.63 18.64 18.65 18.66 18.67 18.68 18.69 18.70 18.71 18.72 18.73 18.74 18.75 18.76 18.77 18.78 18.79 Defenders of Wildlife, Natural Resources Defense Council, "Corporations and Trades Associations that Fund ALEC," Corporate America's Trojan Horse in the States: The Untold Story Behind the American Legislative Exchange Council, online report, 2003
- ↑ 19.00 19.01 19.02 19.03 19.04 19.05 19.06 19.07 19.08 19.09 19.10 19.11 19.12 19.13 19.14 19.15 19.16 19.17 19.18 19.19 19.20 19.21 19.22 19.23 19.24 19.25 19.26 19.27 19.28 19.29 19.30 19.31 19.32 19.33 American Legislative Exchange Council, ALEC 40th Anniversary Annual Meeting Board Meeting packet, organizational documents, August 6, 2013, released by The Guardian December 3, 2013.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, How to Reduce Your Prison Population and Save Money. ALEC Workshop. Part 3, videotaped workshop, December 18, 2009
- ↑ 21.00 21.01 21.02 21.03 21.04 21.05 21.06 21.07 21.08 21.09 21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 21.14 21.15 21.16 21.17 21.18 21.19 21.20 21.21 21.22 21.23 21.24 21.25 21.26 21.27 21.28 21.29 21.30 21.31 21.32 21.33 21.34 21.35 21.36 21.37 21.38 21.39 21.40 21.41 21.42 21.43 21.44 21.45 21.46 21.47 21.48 21.49 21.50 21.51 21.52 21.53 21.54 21.55 21.56 21.57 21.58 21.59 21.60 21.61 21.62 21.63 American Legislative Exchange Council, 2011 Conference Sponsors, conference brochure on file with CMD, August 4, 2011
- ↑ 22.00 22.01 22.02 22.03 22.04 22.05 22.06 22.07 22.08 22.09 22.10 22.11 22.12 22.13 22.14 22.15 22.16 22.17 22.18 22.19 22.20 22.21 22.22 22.23 22.24 22.25 22.26 22.27 22.28 22.29 22.30 22.31 22.32 22.33 22.34 22.35 22.36 22.37 22.38 22.39 22.40 22.41 22.42 22.43 22.44 22.45 22.46 22.47 22.48 22.49 22.50 22.51 22.52 22.53 22.54 22.55 22.56 22.57 22.58 22.59 22.60 22.61 22.62 22.63 22.64 22.65 American Legislative Exchange Council, Sponsorship Opportunities at ALEC's Annual Meeting, organizational website, 2010, archived on the Wayback Machine, accessed January 24, 2012
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 American Legislative Exchange Council, ALEC 25th Annual Meeting Agenda, organizational document, August 18-22, 1998, accessed via the Tobacco Library.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 Greenpeace, Greenpeace Confirms Six Utilities Quietly Dumped ALEC, organizational blog post, May 1, 2014.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.7 26.8 American Legislative Exchange Council, 2012 SNPS Sponsors, organizational document, 2012 SNPS Agenda on file with CMD.
- ↑ Rebekah Wilce, Amazon.com 16th Corporation to Dump ALEC, PRWatch.org, May 24, 2012
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Jason Hancock, Free-market group draws criticism for potential role in bills, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 5, 2011
- ↑ Ameren fends off activist shareholder proposals, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 24, 2014.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, "Energy, Environment, and Agriculture 2011 Annual Meeting Task Force Meeting," speaker biographies and materials, August 4, 2011, on file with CMD
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 31.6 31.7 31.8 American Legislative Exchange Council, Winning the Debate in the States, organizational annual report, 1992, p. 31, archived in Tobacco Library, accessed April 2012
- ↑ Michael Flynn, Director of Legislation and Policy, American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to ALEC Members, April 15, 1999, archived in Tobacco Library, accessed April 2012
- ↑ American Traffic Solutions, American Traffic Solutions, company website, accessed September 1, 2011
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 American Legislative Exchange Council, "Public Safety and Elections Task Force Meeting," agenda and meeting materials, August 4, 2011, on file with CMD
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 American Legislative Exchange Council, Health and Human Services Task Force Meeting 2011 States and Nation Policy Summit May 11, 2011 MEETING MINUTES, organizational document, April 6, 2012, p. 23, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012
- ↑ Jeremy Duda, American Traffic Solutions leaving ALEC, joining APS, Arizona Capitol Times, April 13, 2012
- ↑ Common Cause, ALEC Task Force Materials, organization website, accessed August 22, 2014
- ↑ 38.00 38.01 38.02 38.03 38.04 38.05 38.06 38.07 38.08 38.09 38.10 38.11 38.12 38.13 38.14 38.15 38.16 38.17 38.18 American Legislative Exchange Council, 39th Annual Meeting Agenda, organizational document, July 25-28, 2012, on file with CMD
- ↑ ALEC 24th Annual Meeting Agenda (August 12-17, 1997), accessed via the Tobacco Library.
- ↑ Rebekah Wilce, Amgen Drops ALEC (Number 32) as eBay Comes Under Fire, PRWatch.org, August 8, 2012
- ↑ 41.00 41.01 41.02 41.03 41.04 41.05 41.06 41.07 41.08 41.09 41.10 41.11 41.12 41.13 41.14 41.15 American Legislative Exchange Council, Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee Roster 2, organizational task force membership directory, March 31, 2011, p. 46, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Telecommunications & Information Technology Task Force Meeting 2011 Annual Meeting August 5, 2011 Meeting Draft Minutes, organizational document, October 27, 2011, p. 9, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force, organization website, accessed April 13, 2011. This page has been altered by ALEC and no longer contains this information.
- ↑ Jeremy Duda, APS ending ALEC membership; SRP considers doing same, Arizona Capitol Times, April 12, 2012
- ↑ Luige del Puerto, Months after publicly leaving ALEC in 2012, APS quietly rejoined, Arizona Capitol Times, November 7, 2013.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, 1994 Annual Meeting Brochure, organizational brochure, 1994, archived in Tobacco Library, accessed April 2012
- ↑ ShareAction, Astra Zeneca, organizational website, accessed August 2014.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, "Telecommunications & Information Technology Task Force Meeting," agenda and meeting materials, August 5, 2011, on file with CMD
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Telecommunications & Information Technology Task Force Meeting 2011 States and Nation Policy Summit December 1, 2011 Meeting Draft Minutes, organizational document, April 6, 2012, p. 10, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012
- ↑ 50.00 50.01 50.02 50.03 50.04 50.05 50.06 50.07 50.08 50.09 50.10 50.11 50.12 50.13 50.14 50.15 50.16 50.17 50.18 50.19 50.20 50.21 50.22 50.23 50.24 50.25 American Legislative Exchange Council, American Legislative Exchange Council Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development Task Force 2011 Spring Task Force Summit April 29, 2011 Attendees, organizational document, June 20, 2011, p. 8, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012
- ↑ Rebekah Wilce, Bank of America Cuts Ties to ALEC, PRWatch.org, November 29, 2012.
- ↑ 52.0 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.4 52.5 52.6 52.7 52.8 52.9 American Legislative Exchange Council, 25th Annual Meeting, organizational brochure, August 18-22, 1998, archived in Tobacco Library, accessed April 2012
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