ALEC-Related Contributions

Contributions from GENENTECH

Negative contribution amounts denote returned contributions
State Year Candidate Office Result Amount
Ill. 2010 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Not Up For Election $250
Texas 2010 Perry, Rick Governor Won $5,000
Calif. 2010 Villines, Mike Insurance Commissioner Lost - General Election $2,500
Ga. 2010 Byrd, Charlice House Won $1,000
Ga. 2010 Ehrhart, Earl House Won $1,000
Fla. 2010 Patronis, Jimmy House Won $500
Fla. 2010 Thrasher, John Senate Won $500
Nev. 2010 Cegavske, Barbara Katherine Senate Won $200
Ga. 2010 Unterman, Renee S Senate Won $500
Ill. 2010 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Not Up For Election $500
La. 2009 Jindal, Bobby Governor Not Up For Election $5,000
Calif. 2008 Villines, Michael N Assembly Won $3,000
Texas 2008 Perry, Rick Governor Not Up For Election $2,500
Ga. 2008 Ehrhart, Earl House Won $250
Ga. 2008 Rogers, Chip Senate Won $250
Ga. 2008 Wiles, John J Senate Won $250
Ga. 2008 Ehrhart, Earl House Won $500
Ga. 2008 Byrd, Charlice House Won $1,000
Fla. 2008 Jones, Dennis L Senate Won $500
Calif. 2008 Villines, Michael N Assembly Won $1,650
Mo. 2008 Richard, Ron House Won $325
Ga. 2008 Unterman, Renee S Senate Won $500
Ill. 2008 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Won $250
Ala. 2006 Mcclurkin, Mary Sue House Won $500
Ga. 2006 Rogers, Chip Senate Won $500
Ga. 2006 Unterman, Renee Senate Won $250
Ga. 2006 Ehrhart, Earl House Won $250
Ga. 2006 Ehrhart, Earl House Won $250
Ga. 2006 Graves, Tom House Won $250
Ga. 2006 Hill, Judson Senate Won $250
Ga. 2006 Unterman, Renee Senate Won $500
Texas 2006 Perry, Rick Governor Won $2,500
Texas 2006 Craddick, Tom House Won $2,500
Ga. 2004 Unterman, Renee S Senate Won $500
Ga. 2004 Rogers, Chip Senate Won $250
Ind. 2004 Daniels, Mitch Governor / Lieutenant Governor Won $1,000
Texas 2004 Perry, Rick Governor Not Up For Election $2,500
Calif. 2002 Campbell, John Assembly Won $1,000
Ga. 2002 Westmoreland, Lynn A House Won $200
Ga. 2002 Price, Tom Senate Won $200
Ga. 2002 Price, Tom Senate Won $200
Ga. 2002 Westmoreland, Lynn A House Won $200
N.Y. 2002 Pataki, George E Governor / Lieutenant Governor Won $2,000
Texas 2002 Perry, Rick Governor Won $1,000
Calif. 2000 Campbell, John Bt Assembly Won $500
Fla. 2000 Sanderson, Debby P Senate Won $500
Ga. 2000 Gingrey, Phil Senate Won $200
Ga. 2000 Price, Tom Senate Won $200
Fla. 1998 Thrasher, John House Won $500
Ga. 1998 Gingrey, Phil Senate Won $200
Ohio 1998 Van Vyven, Dale House Won $200
Mo. 1996 Cooper, Bonnie Sue House Won $250

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.