ALEC-Related Contributions

Contributions from GENERAL MOTORS

Negative contribution amounts denote returned contributions
State Year Candidate Office Result Amount
Ill. 2010 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Not Up For Election $300
Mo. 2010 Richard, Ron Senate Won $500
Utah 2010 Niederhauser, Wayne Senate Won $500
Utah 2010 Niederhauser, Wayne Senate Won $500
Kan. 2010 Merrick, Ray House Won $250
Kan. 2010 Oneal, Michael R (Mike) House Won $250
Kan. 2010 Kinzer, Lance House Won $250
Kan. 2010 Kleeb, Marvin House Won $250
Ind. 2010 Buck, James R (Jim) Senate Won $300
Ind. 2010 Koch, Eric A House Won $300
Tenn. 2010 Mcdaniel, Steve K House Won $250
Tenn. 2010 Mcdaniel, Steve K House Won $250
Tenn. 2010 Todd, Curry House Won $250
Tenn. 2010 Todd, Curry House Won $250
Texas 2010 Fraser, Troy Senate Not Up For Election $1,000
Calif. 2008 Villines, Michael N Assembly Won $1,650
Calif. 2008 Villines, Michael N Assembly Won $1,650
Mich. 2008 Allen, Jason Senate Not Up For Election $300
Mich. 2008 Allen, Jason Senate Not Up For Election $200
Ind. 2008 Daniels, Mitch Governor / Lieutenant Governor Won $500
Ill. 2008 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Won $250
Calif. 2008 Villines, Michael N Assembly Won $300
Calif. 2008 Villines, Michael N Assembly Won $1,350
N.Y. 2008 Johnson, Owen H Senate Won $1,000
Mo. 2008 Hoskins, Theodore (Ted) House Won $325
Kan. 2008 Merrick, Ray House Won $200
Calif. 2008 Villines, Michael N Assembly Won $1,000
Kan. 2008 Oneal, Michael R (Mike) House Won $200
Ind. 2008 Daniels, Mitch Governor / Lieutenant Governor Won $2,500
Kan. 2008 Merrick, Ray House Won $300
Mo. 2008 Richard, Ron House Won $500
Kan. 2008 Kinzer, Lance House Won $200
Mo. 2008 Smith, Jason T House Won $100
Mich. 2008 Allen, Jason Senate Not Up For Election $200
Calif. 2006 Denham, Jeff Senate Won $1,500
Calif. 2006 Denham, Jeff Senate Won $1,500
Calif. 2006 Villines, Mike Assembly Won $1,000
Ill. 2006 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Won $500
Ill. 2006 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Won $250
Kan. 2006 Merrick, Ray House Won $250
Kan. 2006 Brunk, Steven House Won $250
Kan. 2006 Merrick, Ray House Won $250
Kan. 2006 Merrick, Ray House Won $300
Md. 2006 Mooney, Alex X Senate Won $500
Md. 2006 Mooney, Alex X Senate Won $500
Mich. 2006 Schuitmaker, Tonya House Won $150
Mich. 2006 Allen, Jason Senate Won $300
Mich. 2006 Allen, Jason Senate Won $200
Mich. 2006 Allen, Jason Senate Won $250
Mich. 2006 Huizenga, Bill House Won $200
Mich. 2006 Huizenga, Bill House Won $200
Mich. 2006 Schuitmaker, Tonya House Won $150
Mich. 2006 Allen, Jason Senate Won $100
Mich. 2006 Allen, Jason Senate Won $600
Mich. 2006 Huizenga, Bill House Won $250
N.Y. 2006 Johnson, Owen Senate Won $300
N.Y. 2006 Johnson, Owen Senate Won $500
Miss. 2005 Ross, Charlie Senate Not Up For Election $1,000
Va. 2005 Griffith, H Morgan House Won $500
Calif. 2004 Villines, Mike Assembly Won $2,000
Calif. 2004 Mcclintock, Tom Senate Won $1,000
Calif. 2004 Campbell, John Senate Won $2,000
Ill. 2004 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Not Up For Election $250
Ind. 2004 Daniels, Mitch Governor / Lieutenant Governor Won $5,000
Kan. 2004 Wagle, Susan Senate Won $300
Kan. 2004 Wagle, Susan Senate Won $250
Kan. 2004 Wagle, Susan Senate Won $200
Mich. 2004 Huizenga, Bill House Won $300
Mich. 2004 Huizenga, Bill House Won $200
Mich. 2004 Allen, Jason Senate Not Up For Election $300
Mich. 2004 Allen, Jason Senate Not Up For Election $350
Mich. 2004 Allen, Jason Senate Not Up For Election $300
Mich. 2004 Huizenga, Bill House Won $250
Mich. 2004 Allen, Jason Senate Not Up For Election $200
Mich. 2004 Allen, Jason Senate Not Up For Election $300
N.Y. 2004 Pataki, George E Governor / Lieutenant Governor Not Up For Election $2,000
N.Y. 2004 Johnson, Owen H Senate Won $300
Miss. 2003 Barbour, Haley Governor Won $5,000
Calif. 2002 Campbell, John Assembly Won $1,000
Mich. 2002 Allen, Jason E Senate Won $100
N.Y. 2002 Pataki, George E Governor / Lieutenant Governor Won $1,000
Wis. 2002 Montgomery, Phil Assembly Won $500
Wis. 2002 Montgomery, Phil Assembly Won $500
Calif. 2000 Mcclintock, Tom Senate Won $1,000
Mich. 2000 Allen, Jason House Won $200
Mich. 2000 Allen, Jason House Won $100
Mich. 2000 Allen, Jason House Won $200
Mich. 2000 Allen, Jason House Won $150
Mich. 2000 Allen, Jason House Won $150
Mich. 2000 Dunaskiss, Mat J Senate Not Up For Election $250
Mich. 2000 Dunaskiss, Mat J Senate Not Up For Election $250
Calif. 1998 Mcclintock, Tom Assembly Won $500
Ga. 1998 Ehrhart, Earl House Won $200
Ga. 1998 Wiles, John House Won $150
Ill. 1998 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Won $250
Ill. 1998 Dillard, Kirk W Senate Won $250
Ind. 1998 Buck, James R (Jim) House Won $200
Ind. 1998 Buck, James R (Jim) House Won $250
Ind. 1998 Miller, Patricia L Senate Not Up For Election $250
Mich. 1998 Allen, Jason House Won $100
Mich. 1998 Dunaskiss, Mat Senate Won $100
Mich. 1998 Dunaskiss, Mat Senate Won $175
Mich. 1998 Dunaskiss, Mat Senate Won $175
Mich. 1998 Rogers, Mike Senate Won $150
Mich. 1998 Rogers, Mike Senate Won $150
Mich. 1998 Rogers, Mike Senate Won $200
Mich. 1998 Rogers, Mike Senate Won $200
Mo. 1998 Graves, Sam Senate Won $250
N.Y. 1998 Johnson, Owen H Senate Won $300
N.Y. 1998 Johnson, Owen H Senate Won $300
N.Y. 1998 Pataki, George E Governor Won $3,000
N.Y. 1998 Pataki, George E Governor Won $1,000
N.Y. 1998 Pataki, George E Governor Won $1,000
N.Y. 1998 Pataki, George E Governor Won $500
Ohio 1998 Drake, Grace Senate Not Up For Election $250
Ohio 1998 Tiberi, Pat House Won $200
Ohio 1998 Tiberi, Pat House Won $100
Ohio 1998 Tiberi, Pat House Won $100
Ohio 1998 Van Vyven, Dale House Won $250
Ohio 1998 Van Vyven, Dale House Won $200
Ohio 1998 Van Vyven, Dale House Won $200
Ohio 1998 Van Vyven, Dale House Won $150
Ohio 1998 Wachtmann, Lynn R Senate Won $250
Ohio 1998 Wachtmann, Lynn R Senate Won $200
Ohio 1998 Wachtmann, Lynn R Senate Won $150
Tenn. 1998 Mcdaniel, Steve K House Won $250
Tenn. 1998 Mcdaniel, Steve K House Won $250
Texas 1998 Perry, Rick Lieutenant Governor Won $500
Wis. 1998 Thompson, Tommy G Governor / Lieutenant Governor Won $1,000
Wis. 1998 Thompson, Tommy G Governor / Lieutenant Governor Won $1,000
Ohio 1996 Netzley, Robert House Won $150
Ohio 1996 Netzley, Robert House Won $150
Ohio 1996 Tiberi, Pat House Won $150
Ohio 1996 Tiberi, Pat House Won $200
Ohio 1996 Tiberi, Pat House Won $100
Ohio 1996 Tiberi, Pat House Won $175
Ohio 1996 Vanvyven, Dale House Won $200
Ohio 1996 Wachtmann, Lynn House Won $125
Ohio 1996 Wachtmann, Lynn 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.