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Follow the money …………do a Google search of the ‘think tank’ names adding ‘tobacco’ , ‘Koch’, ‘Exxon’ , ‘Tax’ , ‘climate change skeptic’ , ‘global warming’ and you will start to get the drift …………………..

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 PRWatch.org site.

This article contains the names of think tanks and other non-profit organizations that are known to be, or have been, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) members or supporters. For for-profit corporations, law firms and government groups involved with ALEC, see the list here. For corporate trade groups involved with ALEC, see the list here.

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  • Better Education for Kids (B4K) (a 501(c)4 advocacy group whose tax exempt status was revoked by the IRS June 9, 2011[11]) – Derrell Bradford, Executive Director, spoke on “Enacting a Comprehensive K-12 Education Reform Agenda” at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting on August 3, 2011[6]

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  • E&M Charities[14] (dissolved in 2010)[21]
  • Electricity Consumers Research Council[14]
  • European Conservatives and Reformists (“multinational grouping of 56 Members of the European Parliament”), Exhibitor at ALEC’s 2011 Annual Conference[2]

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  • United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (“a diversified financial services group of companies [providing] financial planning, insurance, investments and banking products to members of the U.S. military and their families”[63]), “Trustee” level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[4] ($5,000 in 2010)[5][1]
  • UPS Foundation[1]
  • U.S. English Foundation (“a nonpartisan, Washington, D.C.-based 501 (c)(3) educational foundation that disseminates information on English teaching methods, sponsors educational programs, develops English instructional materials, represents the interests of Official English advocates before state and federal courts and promotes opportunities for people living in the United States to learn English”[64])[1]

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  • Van Der Aa Foundation[1]

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  • Walton Family Foundation, “Chairman” level sponsor of 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[4] ($50,000 in 2010);[5] program consultant Lori Drummer (former Director of ALEC’s Education Task Force) spoke on “Enacting a Comprehensive K-12 Education Reform Agenda” at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting on August 3, 2011[6]
  • WallBuilders (founded by “Christian historical revisionist” David Barton), Exhibitor and advertiser at 2011 ALEC Annual Conference[2]
  • Washington Policy Center[65] , State corporate co-chair of Washington[2] and Public Safety and Elections Task Force member[26]
  • Where’s the Line America? Foundation, Exhibitor at ALEC’s 2011 Annual Conference[2]
  • Windway Foundation (Windway Capital Corp., a Kohler family corporation headquartered in Sheboygan, WI, is the parent company of Vollrath, which manufactures commercial-grade pots and pans; and North Sails, which makes high-tech racing sails, including those used by America’s Cup winners[66])[1]
  • Workers Compensation Fund (WCF; non-profit mutual insurance company based in Salt Lake City, UT), Member of ALEC Utah Host Committee for 2012 annual meeting[35]

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