ALEC-Related Contributions

Contributions from DIAGEO

Negative contribution amounts denote returned contributions
State Year Candidate Office Result Amount
Calif. 2010 Villines, Mike Insurance Commissioner Lost - General Election $4,000
Calif. 2010 Anderson, Joel Senate Won $1,500
Ga. 2010 Rogers, Chip Senate Won $1,000
Calif. 2010 Anderson, Joel Senate Won $192
Calif. 2010 Anderson, Joel Senate Won $1,000
Ore. 2010 Kitzhaber, John Governor Won $1,000
Calif. 2010 Anderson, Joel Senate Won $1,000
Ga. 2010 Casas, David House Won $250
Ga. 2010 Rogers, Chip Senate Won $500
Ga. 2010 Ehrhart, Earl House Won $250
Maine 2010 Plowman, Debra D Senate Won $350
Ill. 2010 Kosel, Renee House Won $632
Ill. 2010 Kosel, Renee House Won $632
Ind. 2010 Daniels, Mitch Governor / Lieutenant Governor Not Up For Election $4,000
Va. 2009 Howell, William J House Won $1,500
Va. 2009 Howell, William J House Won $1,000
Va. 2009 Cosgrove Jr, John A House Won $250
Va. 2009 Cosgrove Jr, John A House Won $500
Va. 2009 Griffith, H Morgan House Won $750
Va. 2009 Griffith, H Morgan House Won $1,000
Va. 2009 Griffith, H Morgan House Won $1,000
Ill. 2008 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Won $500
Ill. 2008 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Won $1,275
S.C. 2008 Duncan, Jeff House Won $250
S.C. 2008 Cato, Harry House Won $250
Ga. 2008 Rogers, Chip Senate Won $500
N.Y. 2008 Johnson, Owen H Senate Won $1,000
Fla. 2008 Jones, Dennis L Senate Won $500
Calif. 2008 Villines, Michael N Assembly Won $3,600
Maine 2008 Plowman, Debra D Senate Won $250
Ga. 2008 Ehrhart, Earl House Won $1,000
Ga. 2008 Rogers, Chip Senate Won $500
Ill. 2008 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Won $1,000
Ind. 2008 Daniels, Mitch Governor / Lieutenant Governor Won $500
La. 2007 Jindal, Bobby Governor Won $5,000
La. 2007 Ellington, Noble House Won $500
La. 2007 Ellington, Noble House Won $500
Va. 2007 Howell, William J House Won $1,000
Va. 2007 Howell, William J House Won $1,500
Va. 2007 Griffith, H Morgan House Won $750
Va. 2007 Griffith, H Morgan House Won $500
Va. 2007 Griffith, H Morgan House Won $750
Va. 2007 Cosgrove Jr, John A House Won $250
Va. 2007 Cosgrove Jr, John A House Won $500
Fla. 2006 Rivera, David House Won $250
Ill. 2006 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Won $1,200
Ill. 2006 Kosel, Renee House Won $300
Ill. 2006 Kosel, Renee House Won $300
S.C. 2006 Cleary Iii, Raymond E Senate Not Up For Election $250
S.C. 2006 Cleary Iii, Raymond E Senate Not Up For Election $500
S.C. 2006 Cato, Harry House Won $500
Ill. 2004 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Not Up For Election $875
Ill. 2004 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Not Up For Election $607
Fla. 2002 Jones, Dennis L Senate Won $500
S.C. 2002 Cato, Harry Franklin House Won $100

About this Project

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a nonprofit membership organization of state legislators. It produces model legislation that, according to articles in The Nation, Bloomberg, and elsewhere, is heavily influenced by industry groups. Each year, according to ALEC, almost 1,000 bills based on this model legislation are introduced in state legislatures. Use this database to find campaign contributions from some ALEC-affiliated groups to some ALEC-member state legislators. | Related story: Our Step-By-Step Guide to Understanding ALEC’s Influence On Your State Laws »

About the Data

The ALEC membership data was compiled by the Center for Media and Democracy and the campaign contribution data is from the National Institute on Money in State Politics.

Specific citations for each ALEC affiliate are available on the Center for Media and Democracy’s ‘ALEC Exposed’ website. However, because ALEC’s membership list is private, it’s difficult to confirm when each of the groups listed were ALEC members, and it is likely that there are other groups not in this database that are members of ALEC.