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The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a corporate bill mill exerting extraordinary and

secretive influence in the Missouri legislature and in other states. Through ALEC, corporations hand

Missouri legislators wish lists in the form of "model" legislation that often directly benefit their

bottom line at the expense of Missouri families. Behind closed doors, numerous ALEC model bills are

crafted by corporations, for corporations. Elected officials who are members of ALEC bring ALEC

legislation back to Missouri, where they claim them as their own ideas and important public policy

innovations without disclosing that corporations crafted and pre-voted on the bills at closed-door

meetings with legislators who are part of ALEC.

ALEC provides legislators with a means to appear highly active in the legislative process by secretly

abdicating their job drafting legislation to corporate special interests."It is funded and dominated

by free-market and corporate interests," writes the Kansas City Star, "who work with like-minded

legislators to shield corporations from legal action, limit the rights of workers, disenfranchise voters,radically privatize the public education system, hinder the ability of government to regulate and curb

polluters, and further skew our democracy in the favor of corporations and their political allies."

Progress Missouri has identified more than 40 Missouri bills that directly echo ALEC models. ALEC

bills in Missouri include so-called right to work laws, bans on implementation of the Common Core

State Standards, resolutions supporting the Keystone XL pipeline, an act relating to wireless

communication towers, voter registration hurdles, a "parent trigger act," a "parents rights"

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As noted by the Center for Media and Democracy's ALEC Exposed project, the American

Legislative Exchange Council is not simply a lobbying group or a front group. It is much more

powerful than that.Corporations behind ALEC's closed doors hand state legislators the changes

to the law that they desire that directly benefit their bottom line. Along with legislators,

corporations have membership in ALEC. Corporations sit on all nine ALEC task forces and vote

with legislators to approve "model" bills, and also fund almost all of ALEC's operations.

Participating legislators, who are overwhelmingly conservative Republicans, bring ALEC

proposals back to Missouri and other statehouses as their own ideas and important public

policy innovations, without disclosing that corporations crafted and pre-voted on the bills

alongside legislators in closed-door meetings at fancy resorts. ALEC boasts that up to 1,000 of

their bills are introduced by legislative members every year. ALEC describes itself as a "unique,""unparalleled" and "unmatched" organization.

"ALEC is a group funded by corporations and conservative activists. It beguiles

conservative state lawmakers with wining and dining at annual conferences

and the chance to mingle with deep-pocketed donors. In return, lawmakers

promote the group's 'model legislation,' bills aimed at things like strippingworkers of protections and requiring photo identification to vote."

- Kansas City Star,04/6/2012

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ALEC provides legislators with a means to appear highly active in the legislative process whileoutsourcing by transferring their role in drafting legislation to corporate special interests"It is

funded and dominated by free-market and corporate interests,"writes the Kansas City Star,

"who work with like-minded legislators to push various agendas." And what are these various

corporate agendas? Here is a taste:

TAKING AWAY WORKERS' RIGHTS WHILE SHIELDING CORPORATIONS FROM ACCOUNTABILITY

ALEC works fervently to promote laws that would shield corporations from

legal accountability to Missouri citizens and limit the rights of workers in the

state.The group's model legislation would roll back laws regarding corporate

liability for harming state residents, workers' compensation and on-the-job

protections, collective bargaining and organizing rights, prevailing wage and

minimum wage laws. ALEC is a main proponent of bills that undermine organized

labor by stripping public employees of collective bargaining rights and that

weaken the power of workers in the private sector through so-called "right to

work"laws. They also push "regulatory flexibility"laws that lead to massive

deregulation of rules designed to protect the health of Missouri families.

TAKING AWAY VOTERS' FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

ALEC isdirectly tiedto thetrend among state legislaturesto limit the ability of

American citizens to vote through restrictive "voter ID" laws. Using

demonstrably false allegations of "voter fraud " right-wing politicians are

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PRIVATIZING PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Despite constitutional problems, negative impacts on public schools, bias against

disadvantaged students, and comprehensive studies that demonstrate that

private school voucher programs failed to make any substantial improvements to

education, ALECpushes vouchers as a way to privatize public education and

transfer Missouri tax dollars from public institutions to private profits. Under

theguise of "school choice," ALEC pushes bills with titles like "Parental Choice

Scholarship Act" and the "Education Enterprise Act" that establish or expand

private school voucher programs.

PROTECTING POLLUTERS

At the bidding of its major donors like Peabody Energy, Exxon Mobil and Koch

Industries,ALEC is a powerful force behind state-level legislationthat would

hinder the ability of the people to curb polluters through governmental power.

ALEC has previouslysaidthat carbon dioxide "is beneficial to plant and human

life alike," and itpromotes climate change denialism.The group's model

legislation assails EPA emissions guidelines and greenhouse gas regulations,

destabilizes regional climate initiatives, permits free-reign for energy

corporations, and pushes for massive deregulation of some of the biggest

polluters on the planet.

UNDERMINING PUBLIC SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES

As states face challenging budget deficits, ALEC wants to make it more difficult

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For more information on the one-stop shop for corporations looking to identify friendly statelegislators and work with them to get special-interest legislation, please see:

ALEC Exposed, a project of the Center for Media and DemocracyALECExposed.com

"ALEC: The Voice of Corporate Special Interests In State Legislatures"People for the American Way,PFAW.org.

"Beyond Dinner and a Movie: ALEC Actively Courts State Lawmakers"National Institute on Money and Politics,FollowTheMoney.org

"Our Step-by-Step Guide to Understanding ALEC's Influence on Your State Laws."Pro Publica,ProPublica.org.

"Legislating Under the Influence; Money, Power, and the American LegislativeExchange Council."

Common Cause,CommonCause.org.

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Identifying the list of Missouri legislators who are part of ALEC is a difficult task, because ALECoperates largely in secret. Even though it claims to be a legislative membership organization,

there is no full list of legislators that are members of ALEC anywhere on their website.

However, we do have a few sources open to us: theMissouri Ethics Commission,Sunshine Law

requests with Capitol offices, andthe Center for Media and Democracy.Progress Missouri has

identified almost more than 60 Missouri legislators and politicians as ALEC members and

supporters through state Sunshine Law requests and reviews of Missouri Ethics Commission

data. The community of researchers supporting the Center for Media and Democracy's

ALECExposed.com website have also identified additional Missouri politicians as ALEC members

and supporters, all of whom are also listed below, bringing the total to over 60 elected officials.

STATEWIDE OFFICER

Kinder, PeterSTATE SENATORS

Brown, Dan Dixon, Bob Emery, Ed Lamping, John Munzlinger, Brian

Nieves, Brian Parson, Mike Pearce, David Richard, Ron Rupp, Scott

Sater, David Wallingford,

Wayne

Wasson, Jay

STATE REPRESENTATIVES

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FORMER STATE LEGISLATORS

Bearden, Carl Bivins, Walt Brandon, Ellen Crowell, Jason Cunningham, Jane Danner, Pat Davis, Cynthia Denison, Charlie Ervin, Doug Graves, Sam Gross, Chuck Hartzler, Vicky Hoskins, Ted Hubbard, Rodney Hunter, Steve Icet, Allen Jetton, Rod Jones, Kenny

Klindt, David Lembke, Jim Loudon, John Luetkemeyer, Blaine McCarthy, Karen McNary, Cole Nodler, Gary Pollock, Darrell Rector, Rex Ridgeway, Luann Schad, Rodney Schneider, Vicki Schoeller, Shane Smith, Jason Smith, Joe Talent, Jim Yates, Brian

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Progress Missouri has more than 40 corporation-friendly bills introduced in the MissouriGeneral Assembly with provisions that echo ALEC model bills. The following list does not

include ALEC language snuck into larger legislation, or bills inspired by ALEC models but re-

written to match Missouri statutes.

Year Bill Sponsor ALEC Model Topic

2014 SB546 John Lamping ALEC.org Health Care Freedom Act2014 HB1314 Keith Frederick ALEC.org Health Care Freedom Act

2014 HJR44 Bill Lant ALEC.org So-called 'Right to Work'

2014 HB1143 Bill White ALEC.org So-called 'Right to Work'

2014 HB1099 Eric Burlison ALEC.org So-called 'Right to Work'

2014 HB1095 Bill Lant ALEC.org So-called 'Right to Work'

2014 HB1094 Bill Lant ALEC.org So-called 'Right to Work'

2014 HB1066 Jeff Grisamore ALEC.org Education Savings Account Act

2014 HB1053 Donna Lichtenegger ALEC.org So-called 'Right to Work'

2013 HCR 19 Caleb Rowden PRWatch.org Resolution in Support of

Keystone XL Pipeline

2013 SB 76 Dan Brown ALECExposed.org So-called 'Right to Work'

2013 SB 238 Ed Emery ALECExposed.org So-called 'Right to Work'

2013 SCR 7 David Pearce PRWatch.org Resolution in Support of

Keystone XL Pipeline

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Year Bill Sponsor ALEC Model Topic

2013 HB 345 Mike Cierpiot ALECExposed.org Wireless Communication

Towers

2012 SB 547 Chuck Purgason ALECExposed.com So-called 'Right to Work'

2012 SB 514 Jason Crowell ALECExposed.com So-called 'Right to Work'

2012 SB 438 Robert Mayer ALECExposed.com So-called 'Right to Work'

2012 HCR 7 Lyle Rowland ALECExposed.com "Reaffirming 10th

Amendment

rights"

2012 HCR 50 Kurt Bahr ALECExposed.com "Parents Rights" Resolution

2012 HB2109 Shane Schoeller ALECExposed.com Voter registration Hurdles

2012 HB1539 Tim Jones ALECExposed.com "Parent Trigger Act"

2012 HB

1086

Bill White ALECExposed.com So-called 'Right to Work'

2011 SB 206 Chuck Purgason ALECExposed.com So-called 'Right to Work'2011 SB 197 Luann Ridgeway ALECExposed.com So-called 'Right to Work'

2011 SB 109 Jason Crowell ALECExposed.com So-called 'Right to Work'

2011 SB 1 Luann Ridgeway ALECExposed.com So-called 'Right to Work'

2011 HCR 12 Lyle Rowland ALECExposed.com "Reaffirming 10th

Amendment

rights"

2011 HB393 Tim Jones ALECExposed.com "Parent Trigger Act"2011 HB255 Stanley Cox ALECExposed.com "Private Attorney Retention

Act"

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Year Bill Sponsor ALEC Model Topic

1886 Program Act

2007 HB 189 Kenny Jones ALECExposed.com "Castle Doctrine" Law

2006 SB 962 Luann Ridgeway ALECExposed.com Great Schools Tax Credit

Program Act

2006 HB1103 Kenny Jones ALECExposed.com "Castle Doctrine" Law

2005 HB877 Steve Hunter ALECExposed.com So-called 'Right to Work'

2004 SCR 22 Peter Kinder ALECExposed.com Personal Retirement Accounts

2000 HB

1798

Marilyn Williams ALECExposed.com "Private Property Protection

Act"

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PEABODY ENERGY

Peabody Energy is the worlds largest private sector coal company, and is listed on ALECs

corporate board.This massive producer of coal is a member of ALECs Energy,Environment,

and Agriculture Task force. The largest coal corporation on Earth has met with Exxon Mobile,

and Dow Chemical to hold an extraordinary influence on Missouris environmental policies,

including attacks on renewable energy.

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV

Anheuser-Busch was a member of ALECsCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development

Task Force, and has continued to participate in ALEC even after being purchased by InBev.

ALECs CIED Task Force has been responsible for anti-worker initiatives like the Paycheck

Protection scheme, and the ALEC model Right to Work act.

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP

As of April, 2013, Victor Schwartz of Shook, Hardy & Bacon is listed as thePrivate Chairof the

Civil Justice Task Force, and documents show he, and other employees of the firm have

attended ALEC meetings, testified on behalf of ALEC in favor of bills, andlobbiedin North

Dakota (ALEC maintains that it does not lobby). Shook Hardy & Bacon has spearheaded ALECs

tort-reform efforts for years, often bills that seem to benefit the firms clients.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS

Ch t C i ti i th f th l t i ti i th t lli

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There is a strange irony in spending taxpayer dollars to attend a group that is supposedly dedicated to limited government to learn how

to slash the public systems and structures upon which average citizens rely. Yet ALEC politicians in Missouri have put the state on the hook

for thousands of dollars for travel and memberships with this corporate group. In an era of cuts to education and public services, Progress

Missouri has found the following taxpayer-financed expenses to ALEC:

Fiscal Year Agency/Individual

Name

Category Description Detail Description Vendor Name Payments

2009 Legislature Professional Development Organization Memberships American Legislative Exchange $5,800.00

2010 Legislature Professional Development Organization Memberships American Legislative Exchange $50.00

2010 Office of Lt. Governor Professional Development Convention, Conference & Training Fees American Legislative Exchange $700.00

2011 Legislature Professional Development Organization Memberships American Legislative Exchange $915.00

2012 Legislature Professional Development Organization Memberships American Legislative Exchange $100.00

2012 Luanne Ridgeway Professional Development ALEC Membership Dues American Legislative Exchange

Council

$100.00

2012 Brian Nieves Travel Lambert airport to attend ALEC meeting n/a $100.00

2012 Legislature Professional Development Organization Memberships American Legislative Exchange $100.00

2014 Legislature Professional Development Organization Memberships, Publications American Legislative Exchange $120.00

Source: Missouri Accountability Portal

This snapshot is for the most recent four years, although the financial connections between Missouri politicians and ALEC go back much farther.

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Since ALEC does not register as a lobbying organization, legislators travel to ALEC meetings and conferences is sometimes not known until

annual personal financial disclosure reports are filed. The following chart summarizes ALEC-related travel from MEC ethics disclosure

documents.

Legislator Date Amount Location Notes Party Involved

Tim Jones 12/2/2012 $2,029.14 Washington, DC 2012 States and Nation Policy Summit Self and Spouse

Tim Jones 7/28/2012 $1,251.58 Salt Lake City, UT ALEC Annual Meeting Self

Tim Jones 5/12/2012 $350.00 Charlotte, NC ALEC 2012 Spring Task Force Summit Self

Tim Jones 4/28/2011 $353.80 Cincinnati, OH ALEC Spring Task Force Summit Self

Tim Jones 12/3/2011 $1,071.39 Phoeniz, AZ ALEC States and Nation Policy Summit Self

Tim Jones 8/3/2010 $2,419.62 San Diego,

California

ALEC Annual Meeting Self, Spouse, and Dependent

Child (ren)

Tim Jones 12/1/2010 $1,192.31 Washington, DC ALEC States and Nation Policy Summit Self

Tim Jones 7/15/09-7/18/09 $500.00 Atlanta, GA conference myself

Tim Jones 12/2/09-12/4/09 $1,250.00 Washington, DC conference myself

Tim Jones 5/1/09-5/2/09 all exp covered

by ALEC

Memphis, TN conference myself

Tim Jones 12/4-12/7/09 $1,504.45 Washington, DC ALEC Legis. Conf

Ed Emery 5/1/09-5/2/09 $319.60 Memphis, TN Task Force State Chair's mtg. Ed Emery

Ed Emery 12/1/09-12/5/09 $1,969.45 Washington, DC SNPS Meeting & Task Force State Chairman Ed Emery

Ed Emery 8/5/2010 $1,658.24 San Diego,

California

ALEC Annual Meeting Self

Ed Emery 12/3/2010 $1,350.67 Washington, DC State & National Policy Summit Self

Ed Emery 5/7/2010 $703.00 St. Louis ALEC Task Force Meeting Self

Jason Smith 7/30/08-8/1/08 $500.00 Chicago, IL ALEC Natural legisation conference

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Legislator Date Amount Location Notes Party Involved

Jason Smith 5/1/09-5/2/09 $391.92 Memphis, TN Spring Task Force mtg; ALEC

Jason Smith 7/15/09-7/18/09 $500.00 Atlanta, GA ALEC Annual mtg.

Jason Smith 12/1/09-12/2/09 $500.00 Washington, DC States & Nation Policy Summit

Jason Smith 4/23/10-4/24/10 $500.00 San Diego,

California

Annual Spring Task Force ALEC

Jason Smith 4/29/11-4/30/11 $296.62 Cincinnati, OH Spring Task Force Summit self

Jason Smith 8/3/11-8/6/11 $600.00 New Orleans, LA Annual Meeting self

Jason Smith 10/13/11 $417.00 Los Angeles, CA Tax Academy self

Jason Smith 12/7/11-12/9/11 $500.00 Phoenix, AZ States & Nations Policy Summit self

Jason Smith 5/10/12-5/12/12 $500.00 Charlotte, NC 2012 Spring Task Force

Summit/Reimbursement

Jason Smith 7/25/12-7/28/12 $1,161.74 Salt Lake City, UT 2012 Annual Meeting ReimbursementBob Dixon 6/4/08-6/8/08 $598.00 Missoula, MT ALEC Legislative Leaders Healthcare Summit self

Sandy Crawford 8/7/2011 $600.00 New Orleans, LA Conference Self

Caleb Jones 7/25/2012 $600.00 Utah Conference Self

Caleb Jones 8/2/2011 $600.00 Louisiana Conference Self

Mike Kelley 10/28/2011 $1,200.00 Denver ALEC Education Conference Self and spouse

Andrew Koenig 11/30/2012 $500.00 Washington DC Educational Conference Self

Andrew Koenig 5/10/2012 $500.00 Charlotte, NC Educational Conference Self

Andrew Koenig 12/1/2010 $500.00 Washington DC Educational Conference Self

Andrew Koenig 11/30/2011 $500.00 Scottsdale, AZ Educational Conference Self

Andrew Koenig 4/28/2011 $409.61 Cincinnati, OH Educational Conference Self

Andrew Koenig 12/3/2008 $900.00 Washington DC ALEC Meeting

Andrew Koenig 12/1/09-12/4/09 $446.87 Washington DC ALEC Conference Self

Donna Lichtenegger 4/29/11-4/30/11 $232.83 Cincinnati, OH 2011 Spring Task Force Summit Self

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Legislator Date Amount Location Notes Party Involved

Jim Lembke 11/29/10-

12/2/10

$500.00 Washington DC ALEC Conference Self

Jane Cunningham 4/30/09-5/2/09 $853.70 Memphis, TN National Board Meeting (Marriott Memphis

Downtown)

Self

Jane Cunningham 7/13/09-7/18/09 $1,300.00 Atlanta, GA National Board Meeting (Hyatt Downtown

Atlanta)

Self

Jane Cunningham 9/25/09-9/26/09 $675.20 San Antonio, TX Higher Education Academy (Hotel Contessa) Self

Jane Cunningham 12/1/09-12/3/09 $788.20 Washington, DC National Board Meeting (Grand Hyatt) Self

Jane Cunningham 4/29/2011 $584.00 Cincinnati, OH National Legislators Conference Self

Jane Cunningham 8/25/2012 $1,045.20 Salt Lake City, UT Legislative Conference Self

Jane Cunningham 8/7/2010 $1,063.98 San Diego, CA Board of Directors meeting and legislative

conference

Self

Jane Cunningham 8/7/2010 $372.59 San Diego, CA Board of Directors meeting and legislativeconference self

Jane Cunningham 12/2/2010 $423.60 Washington, DC Board of Directors meeting Self

Jane Cunningham 12/1/08-12/6/08 $1,420.00 Washington, DC National Board and Member Meeting (Marriott

Wardman Park)

Self

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PARTISAN Campaign FUNDS SPENT ON ALEC Memberships & Travel

Perhaps it is proper that campaign funds have been used frequently by politicians to attend ALECs secret meetings of lobbyists and corporate donors.

ALEC claims to be non-partisan and claims to conduct zero lobbying, yet even member politicians seem to be confused on the nebulous purpose of

ALEC.

Candidate Name Recipient Date Purpose Amount

Sandy Crawford ALEC 11/07/2013 Conference Fee 375.00

Bart Korman ALEC 10/29/2013 Dues 100.00

Marsha Haefner American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 06/17/2013 n/a $475.00

Ed Emery American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 06/04/2013 Education $475.00

Ed Emery American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 03/31/2013 Education $150.00

Sue Allen American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 03/07/2013 Membership $100.00

Bryan Spencer American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 03/03/2013 Membership Dues $200.00

Jason Smith American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 11/20/2012 Registration $475.00

Kevin Elmer Kevin Elmer 11/16/2012 Reimburse ALEC Dues $375.00

Andrew Koenig ALEC, Washington, DC 11/07/2012 Educational Expense $375.00

Marsha Haefner American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 10/12/2012 Conference $375.00

John Diehl American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 07/06/2012 Tuition Fees $675.00

Jason Smith American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 05/30/2012 Registration $475.00

Andrew Koenig ALEC, Washington, DC 04/05/2012 Educational Conference $400.00

Tim Jones American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 02/10/2012 Sponsorship $450.00

Gary Cross ALEC, Washington, DC 11/27/2011 Conference $375.00

Andrew Koenig American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 11/20/2011 Educational $475.00

Jason Smith American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 11/09/2011 Registration $375.00

Gary Cross American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 09/13/2011 Alec Membership $100.00

Charlie Denison ALEC, Washington, DC 6/3/2011 Dues $475.00

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Candidate Name Recipient Date Purpose Amount

Caleb Jones ALEC, Washington, DC 4/7/2011 Registration $100.00

Tim Jones (R-Eureka) ALEC, Washington, DC 3/31/2011 Registration Fee For Conference $599.00

Bart Korman ALEC, Washington, DC 2/16/2011 Dues $100.00

Sue Allen ALEC, Washington, DC 2/7/2011 Fee $100.00

Tim Jones (R-Eureka) ALEC, Washington, DC 1/31/2011 Registration Fee For Conference $150.00

Shane Schoeller ALEC, Washington, DC 1/31/2011 Membership Dues $100.00

Tony Dugger (R-Hartville) ALEC, Washington, DC 1/25/2011 Membership $100.00

Luann Ridgeway (R-Clay County) ALEC, Washington, DC 12/10/2010 Scholarship Funding $1,475.00

Stanley Cox (R-Sedalia) ALEC, Washington, DC 12/8/2010 Conference Registration $150.00

Tim Jones (R-Eureka) ALEC, Washington, DC 12/5/2010 Spring Conference Registration Fee $200.00

Mike Colona (D-St. Louis) ALEC, Washington, DC 11/28/2010 Legislative Convention $425.00Michele Kratky ALEC, Washington, DC 11/14/2010 Airfare And Hotel $1,002.85

Mike Colona (D-St. Louis) ALEC, Washington, DC 11/10/2010Legislative Seminar & Membership

Fee$425.00

Andrew Koenig (R-St. Louis County) ALEC, Washington, DC 11/10/2010 Alec Registration $525.00

Tim Jones (R-Eureka) ALEC, Washington, DC 11/3/2010 Registration Fee For Conference $200.00

Jim Lembke (R-Lemay) ALEC, Washington, DC 10/26/2010 Conference Registration $375.00

Tim Jones (R-Eureka) ALEC, Washington, DC 9/23/2010States & Nation Policy Summit

Registration Fee$375.00

Darrell Pollock ALEC, Washington, DC 6/15/2010 Registration $510.00

Darrell Pollock ALEC, Washington, DC 6/15/2010 Registration $510.00

Tim Jones (R-Eureka) ALEC, Washington, DC 5/25/2010 Registration Fee-Conference $660.00

Doug Funderburk (R-St. Peter's) ALEC, Washington, DC 2/13/2010 Conference Fee $410.00

Andrew Koenig (R-St. Louis County) ALEC, Washington, DC 11/13/2009 Conference $600.00

Mike Colona (D-St. Louis) ALEC, Washington, DC 10/20/2009 Conference $350.00

Doug Ervin ALEC, Washington, DC 5/28/2009 Registration $650.00

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Candidate Name Recipient Date Purpose Amount

Doug Funderburk (R-St. Peter's) ALEC, Washington, DC 5/14/2009 Annual Dues $375.00

Enterprise Holdings PAC ALEC, Washington, DC 3/11/2009 Contribution $2,500.00

Jim Lembke (R-Lemay) ALEC, Washington, DC 1/20/2009 Dues $100.00

Andrew Koenig (R-St. Louis County) ALEC, Washington, DC 11/24/2008 Travel Expenses $896.07

Andrew Koenig (R-St. Louis County) ALEC, Washington, DC 11/19/2008 Membership Fee $400.00

Speaker Jetton Leadership Fund ALEC, Washington, DC 6/26/2008 Legislative Magazine $375.00

Gary Nodler (R-Joplin) ALEC, Washington, DC 5/16/2007 Registration $275.00

Jack Goodman ALEC, Washington, DC 2/5/2007 Membership $200.00

Grassroots For Hunter ALEC, Washington, DC 1/25/2007 Registration $100.00

Brian Yates (R-Blue Springs) ALEC, Washington, DC 1/11/2007 Membership Dues For Official Office $100.00

Tom Flanigan American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 09/012/2013 Dues 100Source: MEC.MO.GOV

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ALEC claims to be a nonpartisan 501c3 organization, but regularly sends money to partisan candidate committee accounts in Missouri. The

following chart summarizes donations from the ALEC corporate account and ALEC staff to Missouri candidates.

Politician Donor Date Amount Note

Timothy W Jones American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 6/21/2012 $350.00

Timothy W Jones American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 8/31/2012 $1,251.58

Timothy W Jones American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 1/17/2012 $1,071.39

Gary Cross ALEC, Washington, DC 1/13/2012 $1,000

Noel Torpey ALEC, Washington, DC 1/15/2012 $600.00

Andrew Koenig ALEC, Washington, DC 6/08/2012 $350.00

Charlie Denison American Legislative Exchange Council, Washington, DC 10/08/2011 $600.00

Andrew Koenig ALEC, Washington, DC 1/16/2011 $500.00

Andrew Koenig ALEC, Washington, DC 6/30/2011 $287.61

Andrew Koenig ALEC, Washington, DC 4/27/2011 $50.00

Timothy W Jones ALEC, Washington, DC 1/21/2011 $1192.31

Timothy W Jones ALEC, Washington, DC 3/10/2010 $500.00 Reimbursement for travel

Timothy W Jones ALEC, Washington, DC 10/21/2010 $50.00 Refund for early registration

Darrell Pollock ALEC, Washington, DC 9/17/2010 $1459.94 Reimbursement

Andrew Koenig ALEC, Washington, DC 1/12/2009 $896.07 Reimbursement for travel

Jane Cunningham Lori Roman, Annapolis, MD 21401, ALEC Executive Director 4/17/2008 $50.00

Jane Cunningham Todd Kruse, Apple Valley, MN 55124, ALEC Field Representative 11/16/2007 $75.00

Jane Cunningham Todd Kruse, Apple Valley, MN 55124, ALEC Field Representative 11/16/2007 $75.00

Rodney Schad ALEC, Washington, DC 9/2/2008 $500.00

Source: MEC.MO.GOV

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The Center for Media and Democracy:"The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) hasraised and spent an estimated $4 million in funds from its corporate backers since 2006 to pay

for state lawmakers trips to meet with corporate CEOs and lobbyists at ALEC sponsored events

at posh retreats, according to internal ALEC documents and other investigative work...

"The scheme works like this: ALEC state chairs (hand-picked legislators and private-sector

members) solicit corporate money that goes into a Scholarship Fund that is then used to

pay for lawmakers trips. Records show that ALEC legislators know whos paying their way

some state leaders even urge lawmakers to send thank-you notes to their patrons

but everyone else is kept in the dark. ALEC claims to the IRS that it does not have to report the

money spent on elected officials because it is just holding the funds 'in trust' for lawmakers. But

at the same time, it promises corporate donors that they can get a tax write-off for their

donations."

For more information, see the Center for Media and Democracy's "Buying Influence; How the

American Legislative Exchange Council Uses Corporate-Funded Scholarships to Send

Lawmakers on Trips with Corporate Lobbyists" reporthere.The following chart is found in said

report:

Year Person/Entity Money In Money Out

2008 Ed Emery $296.30

2008 Eli Lilly $2,000.00

2008 B H hill & A i I $200 00

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Year Person/Entity Money In Money Out

2008 Walter Bivens $500.00

2008 Reynolds American $400.00

2008 John Loudon $500.00

2008 Tim Jones $504.45

2007 Cynthia Davis $499.06

2007 Jim Lembke $500.00

2007 Crown Cork $5,000.00

2007 Comcast $1,206.55

2007 Allen Icet $500.00

2007 Rodney Schad $500.00

2007 Brian Yates $1,049.04

2007 Ed Emery $1,667.97

2007 Comcast $1,788.32

2007 Comcast $2,058.33

2007 Crown Cork $1,000.002007 Bayer HealthCare $500.00

2007 Doug Ervin $500.00

2007 John Loudon $2,185.69

2007 Walter Bivins $500.00

2007 Bryan Cave Strategies $175.00

2007 Gamble & Schlemeier, Ltd. $500.00

2007 Becky Currie $1,000.00

2007 Joe Smith $1,085.60

2007 Walter Bivins $500.00

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Year Person/Entity Money In Money Out

2006 AT&T $1,000.00

2006 Chuck Gross $803.99

2006 Steve Hunter $1,986.48

2006 Cynthia Davis $500.00

2006 Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation $2,500.00

2006 Rex Rector $1,833.55

2006 Jim Lembke $423.92

2006 Verizon Transfer $1,000.00

2006 Carl Bearden $1,000.00

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Some Missouri lobbyists abuse the ability to declare the recipients of their gifts as entire groups of officials, thereby limiting the publics ability to

know which legislators are wined and dined on ALEC-related trips. Even when the recipients of the gifts are clearly a small group of legislators,

gifts have been reported as going to Entire General Assembly, MO House, MO Senate, All Statewide Elected Officials & All Legislators, orCaucuses. For example, EMBARQ lobbyist Charles Simino told the Missouri Ethics Commission that he gave $1,000 in Chicago Cubs tickets a 2008

ALEC event to the Entire General Assembly.

Name Recipient Date Description Amount Principal

$248.33

Doug Galloway ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 8/8/2013 ALEC dinner, Chicago $248.33 CENTURYLINK

Richard Moore ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 8/8/2013 Chicago, IL - ALEC $248.33 CENTURYLINK

Mary Scruggs ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 8/9/2013 ALEC Conference, Chicago, IL $248.33

ASSOCIATION OF

MISSOURI ELECTRICCOOPERATIVES

Carrie Sherer ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 11/30/2012 Missouri State Night - ALEC $1,135.78 CERNER

Guy William Black ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/27/2012 ALEC Missouri Night Reception & Dinner $800.00 BRYAN CAVE LLP

Doug Galloway ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/27/2012 Dinner sponsorship for ALEC meeting $1,000.00 CENTURYLINK

Tracy King ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/27/2012 ALEC Missouri Night Reception/Dinner

Sponsorship, Park City, UT

$800.00 MISSOURI CHAMBER OF

COMMERCE AND

INDUSTRY

Daniel R. Pfeifer ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/27/2012 Missouri NightAlec, Salt Lake City,

Utah

$800.00 Catalyst Group

Carrie Sherer ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/27/2012 Missouri Night at ALEC Conference $800.00 CERNER

John R Sondag ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/26/2012 Salt Lake City - Dinner at ALEC $550.00 AT&T INC. AND AFFLIATES

Trey Davis HOUSE MAJORITY CAUCUS 7/25/2012 Dinner at ALEC Utah $1,371.84 MISSOURI ENERGY

DEVELOPMENT

ASSOCIATION

William A Gamble ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3/28/2012 G2 Gallery, Jefferson City, MO/ALEC MO

Night Reception

$125.00 MISSOURI COLLEGE OF

EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS

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Name Recipient Date Description Amount Principal

William A Gamble ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3/28/2012 G2 Gallery, Jefferson City, MO/ALEC MO

Night Reception

$125.00 MISSOURI RAILROAD

ASSOCIATION

William A Gamble ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3/28/2012 G2 Gallery, Jefferson City, MO/ALEC MO

Night Reception

$125.00 MISSOURI PHARMACY

ASSOCIATION

William A Gamble ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3/28/2012 G2 Gallery, Jefferson City, MO/ALEC MO

Night Reception

$500.00 AMERISTAR CASINO HOTEL

KANSAS CITY INC

William A Gamble ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3/28/2012 G2 Gallery, Jefferson City, MO/ALEC MO

Night Reception

$125.00 MISSOURI BEVERAGE

ASSOCIATION

Mary Scruggs ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3/28/2012 ALEC reception - G2 $1,000.00 ASSOCIATION OF

MISSOURI ELECTRIC

COOPERATIVES

Charles G Simino ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3/28/2012 Dinner at ALEC in Salt Lake City, UT $1,000.00 MISSOURI CABLE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

ASSOCIATIONRichard Telthorst ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3/28/2012 Sponsorship of ALEC Reception held at

G2 Gallery, Jefferson City, MO.

$600.00 MISSOURI

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

John R Sondag HOUSE MAJORITY CAUCUS 8/5/2011 Refreshments during ALEC Conf @ Old

Absinthe House, New Orleans LA

$44.00 AT&T INC. AND AFFLIATES

John R Sondag HOUSE MAJORITY CAUCUS 8/5/2011 Refreshments during ALEC Conf $44.00 AT&T INC. AND AFFLIATES

Phillip Schnieders ALL STATEWIDE ELECTED

OFFICIALS & ALL

LEGISLATORS

8/5/2011 ALEC event, New Orleans, LA $836.29 MISSOURI AUTOMOBILE

DEALERS ASSOCIATION

Ryan C. Rowden ALL STATEWIDE ELECTEDOFFICIALS & ALL

LEGISLATORS

8/5/2011 Dinner - New Orleans, LA $600.00 MISSOURI PETROLEUMCOUNCIL -- A DIVISION OF

THE AMERICAN

PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

Tracy King SENATE MAJORITY CAUCUS 8/4/2011 Visit New Orleans, New Orleans,

LA/Cocktail Tour

$182.00 MISSOURI CHAMBER OF

COMMERCE AND

INDUSTRY

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Name Recipient Date Description Amount Principal

William A Gamble SENATE MAJORITY CAUCUS 8/4/2011 Antoine's Restaurant, New Orleans,

LA/Dinner reception

$50.00 MISSOURI RAILROAD

ASSOCIATION

William A Gamble SENATE MAJORITY CAUCUS 8/4/2011 Antoine's Restaurant, New Orleans,

LA/Dinner reception

$25.00 MISSOURI BEVERAGE

ASSOCIATION

John R Sondag HOUSE MAJORITY CAUCUS 8/4/2011 MO Chamber Dinner during ALEC Conf @

GW Fins, New Orleans LA

$60.00 AT&T INC. AND AFFLIATES

John R Sondag HOUSE MAJORITY CAUCUS 8/4/2011 MO Chamber Dinner at ALEC $60.00 AT&T INC. AND AFFLIATES

Caroline Hoover HOUSE MAJORITY CAUCUS 8/4/2011 ALEC Conference, New Orleans, LA $150.00 KANSAS CITY POWER &

LIGHT

Susan Henderson

Moore

HOUSE MAJORITY CAUCUS 8/4/2011 Walking wine tour at New Orleans, LA $180.00 STATE FARM INSURANCE

COMPANIES

Tracy King HOUSE MAJORITY CAUCUS 8/4/2011 Visit New Orleans, New Orleans,

LA/Cocktail Tour

$742.00 MISSOURI CHAMBER OF

COMMERCE AND

INDUSTRYWilliam A Gamble HOUSE MAJORITY CAUCUS 8/4/2011 Antoine's Restaurant, New Orleans,

LA/Dinner reception

$25.00 MISSOURI BEVERAGE

ASSOCIATION

William A Gamble HOUSE MAJORITY CAUCUS 8/4/2011 Antoine's Restaurant, New Orleans,

LA/Dinner reception

$50.00 INDEPENDENT COLLEGES &

UNIVERSITIES OF

MISSOURI

Catina "Tina"

Shannon

ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 8/4/2011 ALEC in New Orleans, LA $763.86 AMEREN UE

Susan Henderson

Moore

ALL STATEWIDE ELECTED

OFFICIALS & ALL

LEGISLATORS

8/4/2011 Missouri Night at ALEC in New Orleans,

LA

$600.00 POLSINELLI SHUGHART PC

Mary Scruggs ALL STATEWIDE ELECTED

OFFICIALS & ALL

LEGISLATORS

8/4/2011 ALEC - New Orleans, LA $843.86 ASSOCIATION OF

MISSOURI ELECTRIC

COOPERATIVES

Ryan C. Rowden ALL STATEWIDE ELECTED

OFFICIALS & ALL

LEGISLATORS

8/4/2011 ALEC - New Orleans, LA $843.86 MISSOURI PETROLEUM

COUNCIL -- A DIVISION OF

THE AMERICAN

PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

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Name Recipient Date Description Amount Principal

John R Sondag HOUSE MAJORITY CAUCUS 8/3/2011 Dinner during ALEC Conf at GW Fins,

New Orleans

$1,440.00 AT&T INC. AND AFFLIATES

Charles G Simino ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 8/3/2011 Dinner at Antoine's Restaurant in New

Orleans, LA

$400.00 MISSOURI CABLE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

ASSOCIATION

Charles G Simino ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 8/3/2011 Tour in New Orleans, LA $846.43 MISSOURI CABLE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

ASSOCIATION

Phillip Schnieders ALL STATEWIDE ELECTED

OFFICIALS & ALL

LEGISLATORS

8/3/2011 ALEC event in New Orleans, LA $843.86 MISSOURI AUTOMOBILE

DEALERS ASSOCIATION

Caroline Hoover ALL STATEWIDE ELECTED

OFFICIALS & ALL

LEGISLATORS

8/2/2011 ALEC Missouri Night sponsorship, New

Orleans, LA/catered dinner

$600.00 KANSAS CITY POWER &

LIGHT

Phillip Schnieders ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3/28/2011 ALEC reception, Jefferson City $1,000.00 MISSOURI AUTOMOBILE

DEALERS ASSOCIATION

Mary Scruggs ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 8/6/2010 ALEC Conference in San Diego, CA $600.00 ASSOCIATION OF

MISSOURI ELECTRIC

COOPERATIVES

Charles "Andy"

Arnold

ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 8/6/2010 San Diego/Participation in the ALEC

Missouri Night Reception

$600.00 ARNOLD AND ASSOCIATES

Doug Galloway ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 8/5/2010 Dinner at ALEC, San Diego $600.00 CENTURYLINK

Tony Reinhart ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/17/2009 Missouri Night Dinner at ALEC $400.00 FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Phillip Schnieders ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 8/1/2008 ALEC reception $2,000.00 MISSOURI AUTOMOBILE

DEALERS ASSOCIATION

Charles G Simino ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 8/1/2008 Tickets to Cubs baseball game at ALEC $1,000.00 EMBARQ

Debra Flores ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 8/1/2008 Missouri legislative reception at the

annual meeting of the American

Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

$3,000.00 BOEHRINGER-INGELHEIM

PHARMACEUTICALS

David C. Hale ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/14/2008 Sponsorship for Missouri Night @ ALEC

Mtg in Chicago

$400.00 MISSOURI HOSPITAL

ASSOCIATION

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Name Recipient Date Description Amount Principal

William A Gamble ALL STATEWIDE ELECTED

OFFICIALS & ALL

LEGISLATORS

11/8/2007 ALEC Scholarship Fund $500.00 UNION ELECTRIC

COMPANY

Phil Wright ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/27/2007 ALEC's Missouri Night Sponsorship $400.00 MISSOURI ASSOCIATION

FOR COMMUNITY ACTION

Ann Louise

Michael

ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/27/2007 ALEC MO night $400.00 MISSSOURI ASSOCIATION

OF CLUB EXECUTIVES

Thomas W

Krewson

ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/26/2007 ALEC Dinner in Philadelphia $954.68 COMCAST

Phil Wright ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/26/2007 Missouri Night during ALEC $983.00 MISSOURI ASSOCIATION

FOR COMMUNITY ACTION

Ann Louise

Michael

ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/26/2007 ALEC conference dinner $950.00 MISSSOURI ASSOCIATION

OF CLUB EXECUTIVES

Kathryn AnnHarness

ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/26/2007 Dinner for Missouri Legislature atAmerican Legislative Exchange Council

$260.99 HARNESS & ASSOCIATES

Kathryn Ann

Harness

ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/26/2007 Dinner for Missouri Legislature at

American Legislative Exchange Council

$225.00 METRO

Kathryn Ann

Harness

ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/26/2007 Dinner for Missouri Legislature at

American Legislative Exchange Council

$225.00 NORTHPORT HEALTH

SERVICES, INC.

Kathryn Ann

Harness

ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/26/2007 Dinner for Missouri Legislature at

American Legislative Exchange Council

$225.00 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF

ARCHITECTS OF MISSOURI

Charles G Simino ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7/26/2007 Dinner at the American Legislative

Exchange Council Annual Meeting

$983.01 EMBARQ

John R Sondag ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 4/27/2007 golf at ALEC Task Force Meeting $414.15 AT&T INC, AND ITSAFFILIATES

John R Sondag ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 4/27/2007 Meal at State Night Dinner at ALEC Task

Force Meeting

$534.63 AT&T INC, AND ITS

AFFILIATES

David C Christian ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 4/10/2007 sponsorship of ALEC reception $600.00 KANSAS CITY POWER &

LIGHT CO.

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Name Recipient Date Description Amount Principal

Richard Telthorst ENTIRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 4/10/2007 American Legislative Exchange Council

Reception

$400.00 MISSOURI

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

John Kristan Jones ALEC CAUCUS 7/21/2006 n/a $600.00 VERIZON

Charles "Andy"

Arnold

ALEC CAUCUS 7/19/2006 n/a $225.00 ARNOLD AND ASSOCIATES

John Kristan Jones ALEC CAUCUS 6/19/2006 n/a $209.50 VERIZON

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Progress Missouri has more than 40 corporation-friendly bills introduced in the MissouriGeneral Assembly with provisions that echo ALEC model bills. The following list does not

include ALEC language snuck into larger legislation, or bills inspired by ALEC models but re-

written to match Missouri statutes.

Year Bill Sponsor ALEC Model Topic

2014 SB546 John Lamping ALEC.org Health Care Freedom Act

2014 HB1314 Keith Frederick ALEC.org Health Care Freedom Act

2014 HJR44 Bill Lant ALEC.org So-called 'Right to Work'

2014 HB1143 Bill White ALEC.org So-called 'Right to Work'

2014 HB1099 Eric Burlison ALEC.org So-called 'Right to Work'

2014 HB1095 Bill Lant ALEC.org So-called 'Right to Work'

2014 HB1094 Bill Lant ALEC.org So-called 'Right to Work'

2014 HB1066 Jeff Grisamore ALEC.org Education Savings Account Act

2014 HB1053 Donna Lichtenegger ALEC.org So-called 'Right to Work'

2013 SB 76 Dan Brown ALECExposed.org So-called 'Right to Work'

2013 SB 238 Ed Emery ALECExposed.org So-called 'Right to Work'

2013 SCR 7 David Pearce PRWatch.org Declaration of Support of Keystone XL

Pipeline

2013 SB 210 John Lamping CommonCause.org Anti-Common Core State Standards

2013 SB 158 David Sater ALECExposed.org Health Care Choice Act2013 SB 134 David Sater ALECExposed.org So-called 'Right to Work'

2013 HCR 6 Chriss Sommer ALECExposed.org "Reaffirming 10t

Amendment rights"

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Year Bill Sponsor ALEC Model Topic

2011 SB 206 Chuck Purgason ALECExposed.com So-called 'Right to Work'

2011 SB 197 Luann Ridgeway ALECExposed.com So-called 'Right to Work'2011 SB 109 Jason Crowell ALECExposed.com So-called 'Right to Work'

2011 SB 1 Luann Ridgeway ALECExposed.com So-called 'Right to Work'

2011 HCR 12 Lyle Rowland ALECExposed.com "Reaffirming 10t

Amendment rights"

2011 HB393 Tim Jones ALECExposed.com "Parent Trigger Act"

2011 HB255 Stanley Cox ALECExposed.com "Private Attorney Retention Act"

2010 SJR 25 Jane Cunningham ALEC.org "Freedom of Choice in Healthcare

Act"

2010 SB 888 Jason Crowell ALECExposed.com So-called 'Right to Work'

2010 HCR 44 Joe Smith ALECExposed.com Food and Beverage Resolution

2010 HB2236 Stanley Cox ALECExposed.com "Private Attorney Retention Act"

2009 HCR 13 Jim Guest ALECExposed.com "Reaffirming 10th

Amendment rights"

2008 SB 727 Charlie Shields ALECExposed.com "Mortgage Fraud Act"

2008 HCR 44 Bob Dixon ALECExposed.com Electoral college

2008 HB 2137 Brian Yates Heartland.org "Asbestos Fairness Act"

2008 HB 1886 Dwight Scharnhorst ALECExposed.com The Autism Scholarship Program

Act

2007 HB 189 Kenny Jones ALECExposed.com "Castle Doctrine" Law

2006 SB 962 Luann Ridgeway ALECExposed.com Great Schools Tax Credit Program

Act

2006 HB1103 Kenny Jones ALECExposed.com "Castle Doctrine" Law

2005 HB877 Steve Hunter ALECExposed.com So-called 'Right to Work'

2004 SCR 22 Peter Kinder ALECExposed.com Personal Retirement Accounts

2000 HB 1798 Marilyn Williams ALECExposed com "Private Property Protection Act"

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For decades, Republican politicians and powerful corporate interests have pushed so-called

right to work bills that are all about politics -- not economics. This legislation is designed by

ALEC corporate interests and their allied politicians to harm their political opponents by

eliminating public employee unions seen as supporting elected officials that look out for

workers' interests.

2014 Legislators Sponsoring this ALEC legislation in Missouri: Bill Lant, Bill White, Eric Burlison

Donna Lichtenegger, Dan Brown, Ed Emery

2013 Legislators Sponsoring this ALEC legislation in Missouri: Sen. Dan Brown, Rep. Bill White,

Sen. David Sater, Sen. Ed Emery, Rep. Eric Burlison, Rep. Donna Lichtenegger.

2013 Legislators Co-sponsoring this ALEC legislation in Missouri: Rick Brattin, Eric Burlison,

Speaker Tim Jones, John Diehl, Donna Lichtenegger, Bill Lant, Lynn Morris, Bill Reiboldt, Kevin

Elmer, Keith Frederick, Kurt Bahr, Dave Schatz, Bill White, Tony Dugger, Robert Ross, Steve

Cookson, Sonya Anderson, Mike Kelley.

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ALEC Model Legislation

http://j.mp/alec_rtw

MO Language in

SB 514,SB 438,SB 547,SB 1,SB 109,SB 197,

SB 206,SB 888,HB877,HB 1086,SB 76,SB

134,SB 238,HB 77,HB 91,HB 95

Section 3. {Labor organization.}

The term "labor organization" means any

organization of any kind, or agency or

employee representation committee or union,

that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part,

of dealing with employers concerning wages,

rates of pay, hours of work, other conditions

of employment, or other forms of

compensation

290.590. 1. As used in this section,

the term "labor organization" means any

organization of any kind or agency or

employee representation committee or union

which exists for the purpose in whole or in

part of dealing with employers concerning

wages, rates of pay, hours of work, other

conditions of employment, or other forms of

compensation.

No person shall be required, as a condition of

employment or continuation of employment:

(A) to resign or refrain from voluntary

membership in, voluntary affiliation with, or

voluntary financial support of a labor

organization;(B) to become or remain a member of a labor

organization;

No person shall be required as a condition or

continuation of employment to:

(1) Become or refrain from becoming a

member of a labor organization;

(2) Pay any dues, fees, assessments, or other

similar charges however denominated of anykind or amount to a labor organization;

(3) In lieu of the payments listed under