ALEC-Related Contributions

Contributions to Russell Pearce

Negative contribution amounts denote returned contributions
State Year Contributor Office Result Amount
Ariz. 2010 PINNACLE WEST Senate Won $410
Ariz. 2010 QWEST COMMUNICATIONS Senate Won $250
Ariz. 2010 QWEST COMMUNICATIONS Senate Won $150
Ariz. 2010 GLAXOSMITHKLINE Senate Won $390
Ariz. 2010 AMERICAN EXPRESS Senate Won $150
Ariz. 2010 GEO GROUP Senate Won $410
Ariz. 2008 SALT RIVER PROJECT Senate Won $500
Ariz. 2006 PINNACLE WEST House Won $280
Ariz. 2006 WAL-MART House Won $250
Ariz. 2006 SALT RIVER PROJECT House Won $300
Ariz. 2006 SALT RIVER PROJECT House Won -$4
Ariz. 2006 AMERICAN EXPRESS House Won $150
Ariz. 2006 SPRINT NEXTEL House Won $200
Ariz. 2004 WAL-MART House Won $280
Ariz. 2004 AT&T House Won $100
Ariz. 2004 SALT RIVER PROJECT House Won $300
Ariz. 2004 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD House Won $100
Ariz. 2004 MOTOROLA House Won $280
Ariz. 2000 SALT RIVER PROJECT House Won $200
Ariz. 2000 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD House Won $200
Ariz. 2000 NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION House Won $250
Ariz. 2000 MOTOROLA House Won $150

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.