ALEC-Related Contributions

Contributions from TOBACCO INSTITUTE

Negative contribution amounts denote returned contributions
State Year Candidate Office Result Amount
La. 1999 Ellington, Noble Senate Won $250
La. 1999 Ellington, Noble Senate Won $250
Va. 1999 Martin, Stephen H Senate Won $125
Va. 1999 Martin, Stephen H Senate Won $125
Ala. 1998 Johnson, Ronald G House Won $400
Calif. 1998 Mcclintock, Tom Assembly Won $500
Fla. 1998 Posey, Bill House Won $250
Fla. 1998 Posey, Bill House Won $250
Idaho 1998 Jones, Donna M House Lost - General Election $500
Ill. 1998 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Won $200
Ill. 1998 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Won $250
Ill. 1998 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Won $500
Md. 1998 Ports Jr, James F House Won $100
Mo. 1998 Cooper, Bonnie Sue House Won $250
Mo. 1998 Graves, Sam Senate Won $500
Mo. 1998 Graves, Sam Senate Won $500
Nev. 1998 Cegavske, Barbara K Assembly Won $300
Nev. 1998 Humke, David E Assembly Won $500
Nev. 1998 Nolan, Dennis Assembly Won $500
N.Y. 1998 Pataki, George E Governor Won $1,000
Colo. 1996 Lamborn, Doug House Won $100
Colo. 1996 Lamborn, Doug House Won $100
Idaho 1996 Jones, Donna House Won $150
Ill. 1996 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Not Up For Election $300
Nev. 1996 Raggio, William Senate Won $500
Nev. 1996 Raggio, William Senate Won $500
Nev. 1996 Raggio, William Senate Won $1,000
Nev. 1996 Raggio, William Senate Won $1,000
Wash. 1996 Benton, Donald Senate Won $200
Wash. 1996 Benton, Donald Senate Won $200
Wash. 1996 Mcmorris, Cathy A House Won $200
Wash. 1996 Mcmorris, Cathy A House Won $200
Wash. 1996 Stevens, Valera Senate Won $200
Wash. 1996 Stevens, Valera Senate Won $200
Idaho 1992 Jones, Donna House Won $200
Idaho 1992 Jones, Donna House Won $200
Idaho 1992 Simpson, Michael K House Won $100
Idaho 1992 Simpson, Michael K House Won $200
Idaho 1990 Jones, Donna House Won $200
Idaho 1990 Simpson, Michael House Won $100
Wash. 1990 West, James E Senate Won $200

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.