MICHIGAN Elected Officials/Legislators "Known ALEC Members Past & Present"

MICHIGAN Elected Officials/Legislators "Known ALEC Members Past & Present"

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MICHIGAN Elected Officials/Legislators "Known ALEC Members Past & Present"
MICHIGAN State Legislators--"Known ALEC Members Past & Present"Justin Amash (ALEC Civil Justice Task Force) **Now US Representative-MichiganPatricia Birkholz **** Now Appointed by Governor Snyder as"Director of Great Lakes"Bill Bullard, Jr.Mat... J. Dunaskiss (1996 ALEC Legislator of the Year Award)Joanne EmmonsBeverly S. HammerstromDave HildenbrandPhillip E. Hoffman (ALEC Board of Directors; 1999-2000 ALEC Secretary; Treasurer 2000-2001; "1992 ALEC Outstanding Legislative Member Award" )Rick V. JohnsonMike KowallTom McMillin (Active Introducing ALEC Legislation)Mary Ann Middaugh (ALEC State Chairmen for Michigan 2004)Margaret O'Connor (Wrote a number of reports for ALEC)David Palsrock (ALEC State Chairmen for Michigan)Bruce PattersonTom Pearce (ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force)Randy RichardvilleTonya Schuitmaker (ALEC State Chairmen for Michigan 2009-2010)John SchwartzSusan L. Tabor MICHIGAN US Congress/Judges--"Known ALEC Memebers Past & Present:Justin AmashJudge Richard A. Bandstra (Named ALEC Legislator of Year for work on Civil Justice Task Force)Dave Camp (ALEC Agriculture Task Force)Mike RogersNick H. Smith (ALEC Agriculture Task Force)Tim Walberg MICHIGAN FORMER LAW MAKERS/VIP's/MEGA DONORS-- Known ALEC Members Past/Present John Engler (Governor) Member of ALEC since 1973 when it was founded. 1993 Received the ALEC "Thomas Jefferson Award"Dick Postumus (Lt. Governor) ALEC Member since 1991. Now Appointed "Special Legislative Advisor" to Governor Rick Snyder.Andrew Card ALEC Member; White House Chief of Staff to President GW Bush, US Secretary of Transportation for President G.H. Bush, Reagan Administration: Special Asst to President for Internal Affairs and Deputy Assistant to President & Director of INTERGOVERNMENTAL Affairs. Member of Massachusetts House of Representative (District 7 & 8) 1975-1983; From 1993-1998 Card was President and CEO of American Automobile Maufacturers Association. In 1999 he was General Motors Vice President of Government Relations.Richard "Dick" DeVos,SR: ALEC Member; 1993 Received ALEC "Adam Smith Free Enterprise Award"; Co-Founder of Amway; Owner of Orlando Magic; 2011 Forbes Magazine listed DeVos as 79th Wealthiest American and 257th Wealthiest in the World; Ran for MI Governor 2006, but defeated. Member/Past President of "Council for National Policy", Board of Trustee Member for Northwood University and the National Constitution Center, Member Heritage Foundation. DeVos is considered a "mega-donor" to Republican Party Canidates: Here is link: http://www.newsmeat.com/billionaire_political_donations/Richard_DeVos.phpJay Van Andel ALEC Member; 1993 Received ALEC "Adam Smith Free Enterprise Award"; Co-Founder of Amway. Member of Heritage Foundation, Board of Trustee for Hillsdale College, Director of Gerald R. Ford Foundation; At the time of his passing Michigan Senate passed "Senate Resolution #309". The Bill was recorded into the legislative record in a statement by Senator (R) Bill Hardiman in the the presence of the following Senators: Ken Sikkema, Wayne Kuipers, Patty Birkholz, George Van Woerkom stating "The Resolution is to memorialize & pay tribute to Mr. Jay Van Andel." Link to the record: http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2003-2004/journal/senate/pdf/2004-SJ-12-08-107.pdf Van Andel was a mega-donor to the Republican Party. 2004 he donated $475,000 to Michigan Republican Party and $2Million for the re-election of President G.W. Bush.....ALSO a former ALEC member! Information sources: ALEC Documentation. Research is ongoing. List may be updated as new information in uncovered. Please leave comments if you discover other ALEC confirmed members in your research. **A vote for ANY of these politicians at any level of government is a vote for the ALEC playbook. Educate others to prevent further ALEC attack on our democracy**See More
By: Democracy Watchdog Action Network