A List of ALEC Corporations and those that dropped ALEC

SourceWatch: Corporations that have dropped ties to ALEC

Coke, Pepsi, Kraft, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Intuit, Reed-Elsevier, and others have dropped their membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

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 About ALEC

 ALEC is 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. ALEC legislative leaders are tasked with a duty to get the bills introduced and passed; ALEC members introduce the bills in statehouses as their own brilliant ideas—without disclosing that corporations pre-voted on them with politicians behind closed doors at ALEC resort meetings. ALEC boasts that it has over 1,000 of these bills introduced by legislative members every year, and more than 20% become legally binding. ALEC describes itself as a “unique,” “unparalleled” and “unmatched” organization. It might be right. It is as if a state legislature had been reconstituted, yet corporations had pushed the people out the door. Learn more at the Center for Media and Democracy’s ALECexposed.org, and check out breaking news on our PRWatch.org site.

Corporations that Have Cut Ties to ALEC

 Coca-Cola Company: Gave a statement to the Washington Examiner on April 4th stating that it had “elected to discontinue its membership with the American Legislative Exchange Council” [1]

Pepsi: Informed Color of Change in a letter dated January 25th that they would not renew their membership in ALEC in 2012.[2]

 Kraft: Announced in an email on April 6th that “Our membership in ALEC expires this spring and for a number of reasons…we have made the decision not to renew.” [3]

 Intuit: Told the Center for Media and Democracy on April 6th that they did not renew their membership when it expired in 2011. [4]

 McDonald’s: Initially defended its membership in ALEC [5] Announced on April 10th that they had made the decision to withdraw from ALEC at the end of March. [6]

 Wendy’s: Sent an email to the Center for Media and Democracy on April 11th confirming that it is no longer a member of ALEC [7]

 Mars: Sent an email to Color of Change on April 12th, stating that they had ended their membership with ALEC [8]

 Arizona Public Service: Told the Arizona Capitol Times on April 12th that their membership expired that summer and they would not renew it. [9]

 Reed Elsevier: Told Reuters on April 12th that they had withdrawn “after considering the broad range of criticism being leveled at ALEC,” [10]

 American Traffic Solutions: Told the Arizona Capitol Times on April 13th that they would not renew their ALEC membership. [11]

 Blue Cross Blue Shield: Announced on April 19th that it had not renewed its membership in February 2012.[12]

 YUM! Brands: Told Color of Change that they would not renew their membership on April 19th. [13]

 Procter & Gamble: Told Color of Change that it would not renew its membership on April 20th.[14]

 Kaplan: Wrote Republic Report on April 26th, 2012 to confirm that they were no longer a member of ALEC [15]

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Editor’s Note. Four in Minnesota: Best Buy, Medtronic, Scranton, and UnitedHealth Group.  Who are our cell phone carriers?  AT&T and Verizon, besides spending millions lobbying Congress, are both members of ALEC.  And so is Century Link.

The following corporations are members of ALEC’s task forces. This list is current as of July 2011, except for the Tax and Fiscal Policy task force, correct as of March 2011.

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CorporationHeadquartersALEC Task Force Membership
1-800 Contacts, Inc.UTHealth and Human Services
Allergan, Inc.CAHealth and Human Services
Altria Client ServicesVACommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development , Civil Justice, Tax and Fiscal Policy
Amazon.com, Inc.WACommunications and Technology
American Electric Power Company Inc.OHEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
AMERIGROUP CorporationDCHealth and Human Services
Amgen Inc.CAHealth and Human Services
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.MOCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Tax and Fiscal Policy
AOL Inc.NYTax and Fiscal Policy; Communications and Technology
Apotex Corp.FLHealth and Human Services
Arduin, Laffer & Moore Econometrics, LLCFLTax and Fiscal Policy
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.ILHealth and Human Services
AstraZeneca Inc.London, UKHealth and Human Services
AT&TDCCommunications and Technology, Tax and Fiscal Policy
Bank of AmericaNCCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Basell IndustriesTXEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
BayerLeverkusen, GermanyCivil Justice; Energy, Environment, and Agriculture; Health and Human Services
Bayer HealthCareLeverkusen, GermanyEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture; Health and Human Services
Best BuyMNCommunications and Technology
BNSF Railway CompanyTXCivil Justice
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.CT>Health and Human Services
BPLondon, UKEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
Bridgepoint EducationCAEducation
Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyNYHealth and Human Services
Brown-Forman CorporationKYTax and Fiscal Policy
Celgene CorporationNJHealth and Human Services
CenturyLinkLACommunications and Technology
Charter CommunicationsMOCommunications and Technology
ChevronCAEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
CintraMadrid, SpainCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Civil Justice Reform Group C/o General Electric Company Civil Justice
Cloud Peak EnergyCOEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
Comcast Cable Communications, LLCMSCommunications and Technology, Tax and Fiscal Policy
Con-wayMICommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Connections Academy (Division of Connections Educationcation, LLC)MDEducation
Continental Resources, Inc.OKEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
Corinthian Colleges, Inc.CAEducation
Coventry Health CareMDCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Cox CommunicationsGACommunications and Technology
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.TNCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Crown Cork & SealPACivil Justice
CVS Caremark CorporationRIHealth and Human Services
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.NJHealth and Human Services
DCI Group, LLCDCCommunications and Technology
Dezenhall Communications Mgmt. Group, LTDDCEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
Diageo North America, Inc.MDTax and Fiscal Policy
Dominion Resources Services Inc.VAEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
Duke Energy CorporationNCEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
EBay Inc.CACommunications and Technology
Edison Electric InstituteDCEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
Eli Lilly and CompanyINHealth and Human Services
EMD SeronoMAHealth and Human Services
Endo PharmaceuticalsPAHealth and Human Services
Energy Future HoldingsTXEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
EnergySolutionsUTEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
EntergyLACivil Justice
Express ScriptsMOHealth and Human Services
ExxonMobil CorporationTXCivil Justice, Energy, Environment, and Agriculture, Tax and Fiscal Policy
Farmers Insurance Group/CompaniesCACivil Justice
FedEx CorporationTXCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
General Electric CompanyNYTax and Fiscal Policy
General Motors Corp.MICommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Georgia-Pacific CorporationGACivil Justice
GlaxoSmithKlineLondon, UKCivil Justice, Health and Human Services
Guarantee Trust Life Insurance CompanyILHealth and Human Services
Hewlett-Packard CompanyCACommunications and Technology
Honeywell InternationalNJCivil Justice
Insight SchoolsOREducation
InterMountain Corporate AffairsCOEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
International PaperTNEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
IntuCommunications and Technology Inc.CAInternational/Federal Relations; Communications and Technology
J.R. Simplot CompanyIDEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
John Deere & CompanyILCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Johnson & JohnsonNJCivil Justice; Health and Human Services
K12 Inc.VAEducation
Koch Companies Public SectorWIEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture; Civil Justice; Public Safety and Elections; Tax and Fiscal Policy
LKQ/Keystone AutomotiveILCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
LoanMaxGACommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
LogistiCare Solutions, LLCGAHealth and Human Services
Macquarie Capital USASydney, AustraliaCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Marathon Oil CompanyTXEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
MDU Resources Group, Inc.NDEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.NJHealth and Human Services
MedImmune, Company of AstraZenecaMDHealth and Human Services
Medtronic, Inc.MNHealth and Human Services
Merck & Company, Inc.NJCivil Justice; Health and Human Services
Microsoft CorporationWACommunications and Technology
MillerCoorsILCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Public Safety and Elections
MV VeriSolSCCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)TNCivil Justice
National Heritage AcademiesMIEducation
National Tax and Fiscal Policypayers UnionVAEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture; Tax and Fiscal Policy
Norfolk Southern CorporationVACommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Novartis CorporationNJHealth and Human Services
NV Energy, Inc.NVEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
Occidental Oil & Gas Co.CAEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
Occidental Petroleum CorporationCAEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
Orchid Cellmark OHPublic Safety and Elections
PacifiCorpOREnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
Parquet Public AffairsFLCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Peabody EnergyMOEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
Pfizer IncNYCivil Justice; Health and Human Services
Philip Morris InternationalNYTax and Fiscal Policy
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.AZEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
Publix Super Markets, Inc.FLTax and Fiscal Policy
Purdue Pharma L.P.CTHealth and Human Services
Qwest Communications International Inc.COCommunications and Technology
RAI Services CompanyNCHealth and Human Services
Reckitt Benckiser PharmaceuticalsNJHealth and Human Services; Public Safety and Elections
ResCareMDHealth and Human Services
Reynolds American Inc.NCCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Health and Human Services; International/Federal Relations; Public Safety and Elections; Tax and Fiscal Policy
Rubber Manufacturers AssociationDCEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
Salt River ProjectAZEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
Sanofi-AventisNJHealth and Human Services
SAP America, Inc.PACommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Communications and Technology
ScantronMNEducation
Security Finance CorporationSCCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Civil Justice
Shell Oil CompanyTXEnergy, Environment, and Agriculture
Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.MOCivil Justice
SprintKSCommunications and Technology
State Farm Insurance CompaniesILCivil Justice; Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Symantec CorporationCACommunications and Technology
T-Mobile USAWACommunications and Technology
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc.ILHealth and Human Services
TASER InternationalAZCivil Justice; Public Safety and Elections
TEVA PharmaceuticalsPAHealth and Human Services
Texas RoadhouseTXCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
The DIRECTV Group, IncCATax and Fiscal Policy; Communications and Technology
The Doctors Management CompanyCAHealth and Human Services
Time Warner CableNYTax and Fiscal Policy; Communications and Technology
TransurbanMelbourne, AustraliaCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal ReformDCCivil Justice; International/Federal Relations
United Parcel ServiceGACommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
UnitedHealth GroupMNHealth and Human Services
US OncologyTXHealth and Human Services
Verizon CommunicationsNYCommunications and Technology; Tax and Fiscal Policy
VISA U.S.A. Inc.CACommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.ARCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Health and Human Services; Tax and Fiscal Policy
WalgreensILHealth and Human Services
WellPoint, Inc.INHealth and Human Services
Western UnionCOCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Wine InstituteDCCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Public Safety and Elections
Wise Carter Child & Caraway, PAMSCommerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Communications and Technology
Yahoo! Inc.CACommunications and Technology
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