American Legislative Exchange Council
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501(c)(3) nonprofit
Employer Identification Number: 52-0140979
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a right-wing membership association whose stated mission is to advance the Jeffersonian principles of free markets, limited government, federalism, and individual liberty. The organization was founded in 1973 by Paul Weyrich, who also founded the Heritage Foundation.
ALECs members include over 2,000 conservative state legislators from all 50 states. According to People for the American Ways Right Wing Watch, ALEC has ties to a several right-wing groups, including the Heritage Foundation, The National Rifle Association, and the Family Research Council. Its board of directors includes representatives from PhRMA, Pfizer, Wal-Mart, Peabody Energy, ExxonMobil, Koch Industries, and several other large corporations.
