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This is a partial list of Minnesota politicians that are known to be involved in, or previously involved in, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). It is a partial list. (If you have additional names, please add them with a citation. The names in this original list were verified as of posting.)
Legislators who have cut ties with ALEC publicly are also listed here.

Minnesota Legislators with ALEC Ties

House of Representatives

• Rep. Paul Anderson (R-12B), ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force Member^[1]
• Rep. Michael L. Beard (R-55A), ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Member^[1]
• Rep. Mike Benson (R-26B), ALEC member^[1]
• Rep. Greg Davids (R-28B), former ALEC State Chair in 1992,^[2] member in 2002^[3]
• Rep. Matt Dean (R-38B)^[4], ALEC International Relations Task Force Member^[1]
• Rep. Steve Drazkowski (R-21B)^[4], ALEC Civil Justice Task Force Member^[1]
• Rep. Sondra L. Erickson (R-15A), ALEC Education Task Force Member^[1]
• Rep. Pat Garofalo (R-58B), ALEC State Chair^[5] and Education Task Force Member^[6][7]
• Rep. Joe Hoppe (R-47B), attended ALEC’s 2013 “States and Nation Policy Summit” in Washington, D.C.
• Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer ALEC State Chair (R)^[7]
• Rep. Denny McNamara (R-54B), ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force member^[8]
• Rep. Pam Myhra (R-56A), ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member^[1]
• Rep. Joyce Peppin (R-34A), ALEC member^[1]
• Rep. Cindy Pugh (R-33B)^[9]
• Rep. Linda Runbeck (R-38A), ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member^[1]
• Rep. Paul Torkelson (R-16B), member of ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force^[8]
• Rep. Dean Urdahl (R-18A), denies ALEC membership but says he offers ALEC bills^[1]
• House Speaker Kurt Zellers (R-34B), ALEC member but says he’s inactive^[1]

Senate

• Sen. Bruce D. Anderson (R-29), ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member^[10]
• Sen. Roger C. Chamberlain (R-38),^[1] ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force Member ^[11]
• Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer (R-30), State Chairman,^[12] International Relations Task Force Member,^[1] attended 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting^[13]
• Sen. Warren E. Limmer (R-34) ^[14]

Former Representatives

• Rep. King Banaian (R – 15B), ALEC Member^[15]
• Rep. Jeff Betram ^[14]
• Rep. Kathleen Blatz ^[14]
• Rep. Connie Doepke (R-33B), ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force Member^[16]
• Rep. Kevin Goodno ^[14]
• Rep. Gil Gutknecht ^[14]
• Rep. Carol McFarlane (R-53B), ALEC Education Task Force Alternate^[17]
• Rep. Ron Shimanski (R-18A), ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force Member,^[11][1] attended 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting^[13]
• Rep. Charlie Weaver ^[14]

Former Senators

• Sen. Ted Daley (R-38), ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force Member ^[11]
• Sen. Chris Gerlach (R-37), ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force^[1]
• Sen. Amy Koch^[8]
• Sen. Gretchen Hoffman (R-10), ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force Member^[18]
• Sen. John Howe (R-28), ALEC member^[1]
• Sen. Gen Olson (R – 33), ALEC Education Task Force Member,^[1] former State Chair^[19]
• Former Sen. Patricia Pariseau (R-36), ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Member^[20]
• Sen. Mike Parry (R-26), ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force Member^[1]

References

1. ↑ ^{Jump up to: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} Jon Collin, Kiffmeyer: 30 Minnesota legislators are ALEC members, Minnesota Independent, August 5, 2011
2. Jump up↑ Sally Jo Sorensen, Greg Davids and ALEC: SE MN representative was Minnesota legislative state chair in 1992, Bluestem Prairie blog, December 7, 2012.
3. Jump up↑ Sally Jo Sorensen, Greg David’s 2002 Winona State U Distinguished Alumni Award bio includes ALEC membership, Bluestem Prairie blog, December 7, 2012.
4. ↑ ^{Jump up to:4.0 4.1} American Legislative Exchange Council, Letter to Robert C. Byrd and Nancy Pelosi RE: Federal health reform efforts, June 24, 2009
5. Jump up↑ Cyndy Brucato, With yes vote on gay marriage, GOP Rep. Garofalo builds war chest — just in case, Minnpost, July 12, 2013.
6. Jump up↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Education Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
7. ↑ ^{Jump up to:7.0 7.1} American Legislative Exchange Council, State Chairs, organizational website, accessed June 9, 2014.
8. ↑ ^{Jump up to:8.0 8.1 8.2} American Legislative Exchange Council, Natural Resources Task Force Committee Roster, organizational document, March 31, 2011, document obtained and uploaded by Common Cause, accessed November 2012 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name “EEACinci” defined multiple times with different content
9. Jump up↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Durbin Response Letter, signatory letter to Senator Richard Durbin, August 8, 2013.
10. Jump up↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/tax_35-daymailing_stfs2011_updated%20Ohio.pdf – Full Name and Address], Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
11. ↑ ^{Jump up to:11.0 11.1 11.2} American Legislative Exchange Council, Public Safety & Elections Task Force 2011 Spring Task Force Summit April 29, 2011 Minutes, organizational document, June 30, 2011, p. 5, obtained and released by Common Cause April 2012
12. Jump up↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, “ALEC State Chairmen, organization website, accessed April 2012
13. ↑ ^{Jump up to:13.0 13.1} Jon Collins, Minnesota Reps. Kiffmeyer, Shimanski attend ALEC conference in New Orleans, Minnesota Independent, August 4, 2011
14. ↑ ^{Jump up to:14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5} American Legislative Exchange Council, Sourcebook, annual organizational publication, 1995
15. Jump up↑ Rep. King Banaian, email correspondence with constituent, RE: Information request, July 7, 2011 (on file with CMD)
16. Jump up↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Communications and Technology Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
17. Jump up↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Education Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
18. Jump up↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Health and Human Services Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause
19. Jump up↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, “ALEC State Chairmen, organization website, accessed June 30, 2011. This website has been altered by ALEC and is no longer available.
20. Jump up↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Directory – Full Name and Address, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Membership Directory, December 2010, obtained and released by Common Cause