Make a note of the devious malefactors on this list for they are your enemies. In fact you don’t have to: they’re basically the Fortune 500, la creme de la creme of US capitalism.
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has been under fire lately after the 15 major corporations and organizations pulled their support for the conservative organization, which helps quietly implement corporate-backed legislation in statehouses across the country.
Now, the watchdog advocacy group group Common Cause has released a complete list of corporations on ALEC’s task forces.
Not surprisingly, four of the five major oil companies are members, as are many other energy companies. Some houshold names on the list include Johnson & Johson, State Farm insurance, and AT&T. There are lots of major online businesses, including AOL (the parent company of the Huffington Post), eBay, Amazon.com, Yahoo, and Time Warner.
See the full list below.
ALEC Corporations
The following corporations are members of ALEC’s task forces. This list is current as of July 2011, except for the Tax and Fiscal Policy task force, correct as of March 2011.
Corporation
Headquarters
ALEC Task Force Membership
1-800 Contacts, Inc.
UT
Health and Human Services
Allergan, Inc.
CA
Health and Human Services
Altria Client Services
VA
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development , Civil Justice, Tax and Fiscal Policy
Amazon.com, Inc.
WA
Communications and Technology
American Electric Power Company Inc.
OH
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
AMERIGROUP Corporation
DC
Health and Human Services
Amgen Inc.
CA
Health and Human Services
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
MO
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Tax and Fiscal Policy
AOL Inc.
NY
Tax and Fiscal Policy; Communications and Technology
Apotex Corp.
FL
Health and Human Services
Arduin, Laffer & Moore Econometrics, LLC
FL
Tax and Fiscal Policy
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
IL
Health and Human Services
AstraZeneca Inc.
London, UK
Health and Human Services
AT&T
DC
Communications and Technology, Tax and Fiscal Policy
Bank of America
NC
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Basell Industries
TX
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Bayer
Leverkusen, Germany
Civil Justice; Energy, Environment, and Agriculture; Health and Human Services
Bayer HealthCare
Leverkusen, Germany
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture; Health and Human Services
Best Buy
MN
Communications and Technology
BNSF Railway Company
TX
Civil Justice
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CT
>Health and Human Services
BP
London, UK
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Bridgepoint Education
CA
Education
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
NY
Health and Human Services
Brown-Forman Corporation
KY
Tax and Fiscal Policy
Celgene Corporation
NJ
Health and Human Services
CenturyLink
LA
Communications and Technology
Charter Communications
MO
Communications and Technology
Chevron
CA
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Cintra
Madrid, Spain
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Civil Justice Reform Group C/o General Electric Company
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Civil Justice
Cloud Peak Energy
CO
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
MS
Communications and Technology, Tax and Fiscal Policy
Con-way
MI
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Connections Academy (Division of Connections Educationcation, LLC)
MD
Education
Continental Resources, Inc.
OK
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
CA
Education
Coventry Health Care
MD
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Cox Communications
GA
Communications and Technology
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
TN
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Crown Cork & Seal
PA
Civil Justice
CVS Caremark Corporation
RI
Health and Human Services
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
NJ
Health and Human Services
DCI Group, LLC
DC
Communications and Technology
Dezenhall Communications Mgmt. Group, LTD
DC
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Diageo North America, Inc.
MD
Tax and Fiscal Policy
Dominion Resources Services Inc.
VA
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Duke Energy Corporation
NC
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
EBay Inc.
CA
Communications and Technology
Edison Electric Institute
DC
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Eli Lilly and Company
IN
Health and Human Services
EMD Serono
MA
Health and Human Services
Endo Pharmaceuticals
PA
Health and Human Services
Energy Future Holdings
TX
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
EnergySolutions
UT
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Entergy
LA
Civil Justice
Express Scripts
MO
Health and Human Services
ExxonMobil Corporation
TX
Civil Justice, Energy, Environment, and Agriculture, Tax and Fiscal Policy
Farmers Insurance Group/Companies
CA
Civil Justice
FedEx Corporation
TX
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
General Electric Company
NY
Tax and Fiscal Policy
General Motors Corp.
MI
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
GA
Civil Justice
GlaxoSmithKline
London, UK
Civil Justice, Health and Human Services
Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company
IL
Health and Human Services
Hewlett-Packard Company
CA
Communications and Technology
Honeywell International
NJ
Civil Justice
Insight Schools
OR
Education
InterMountain Corporate Affairs
CO
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
International Paper
TN
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
IntuCommunications and Technology Inc.
CA
International/Federal Relations; Communications and Technology
J.R. Simplot Company
ID
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
John Deere & Company
IL
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Johnson & Johnson
NJ
Civil Justice; Health and Human Services
K12 Inc.
VA
Education
Koch Companies Public Sector
WI
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture; Civil Justice; Public Safety and Elections; Tax and Fiscal Policy
LKQ/Keystone Automotive
IL
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
LoanMax
GA
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
LogistiCare Solutions, LLC
GA
Health and Human Services
Macquarie Capital USA
Sydney, Australia
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Marathon Oil Company
TX
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
ND
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
NJ
Health and Human Services
MedImmune, Company of AstraZeneca
MD
Health and Human Services
Medtronic, Inc.
MN
Health and Human Services
Merck & Company, Inc.
NJ
Civil Justice; Health and Human Services
Microsoft Corporation
WA
Communications and Technology
MillerCoors
IL
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Public Safety and Elections
MV VeriSol
SC
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
TN
Civil Justice
National Heritage Academies
MI
Education
National Tax and Fiscal Policypayers Union
VA
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture; Tax and Fiscal Policy
Norfolk Southern Corporation
VA
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Novartis Corporation
NJ
Health and Human Services
NV Energy, Inc.
NV
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Occidental Oil & Gas Co.
CA
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
CA
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Orchid Cellmark
OH
Public Safety and Elections
PacifiCorp
OR
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Parquet Public Affairs
FL
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Peabody Energy
MO
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Pfizer Inc
NY
Civil Justice; Health and Human Services
Philip Morris International
NY
Tax and Fiscal Policy
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
AZ
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
FL
Tax and Fiscal Policy
Purdue Pharma L.P.
CT
Health and Human Services
Qwest Communications International Inc.
CO
Communications and Technology
RAI Services Company
NC
Health and Human Services
Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals
NJ
Health and Human Services; Public Safety and Elections
ResCare
MD
Health and Human Services
Reynolds American Inc.
NC
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Health and Human Services; International/Federal Relations; Public Safety and Elections; Tax and Fiscal Policy
Rubber Manufacturers Association
DC
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Salt River Project
AZ
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Sanofi-Aventis
NJ
Health and Human Services
SAP America, Inc.
PA
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Communications and Technology
Scantron
MN
Education
Security Finance Corporation
SC
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Civil Justice
Shell Oil Company
TX
Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.
MO
Civil Justice
Sprint
KS
Communications and Technology
State Farm Insurance Companies
IL
Civil Justice; Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Symantec Corporation
CA
Communications and Technology
T-Mobile USA
WA
Communications and Technology
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc.
IL
Health and Human Services
TASER International
AZ
Civil Justice; Public Safety and Elections
TEVA Pharmaceuticals
PA
Health and Human Services
Texas Roadhouse
TX
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
The DIRECTV Group, Inc
CA
Tax and Fiscal Policy; Communications and Technology
The Doctors Management Company
CA
Health and Human Services
Time Warner Cable
NY
Tax and Fiscal Policy; Communications and Technology
Transurban
Melbourne, Australia
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform
DC
Civil Justice; International/Federal Relations
United Parcel Service
GA
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
UnitedHealth Group
MN
Health and Human Services
US Oncology
TX
Health and Human Services
Verizon Communications
NY
Communications and Technology; Tax and Fiscal Policy
VISA U.S.A. Inc.
CA
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
AR
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Health and Human Services; Tax and Fiscal Policy
Walgreens
IL
Health and Human Services
WellPoint, Inc.
IN
Health and Human Services
Western Union
CO
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Wine Institute
DC
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Public Safety and Elections
Wise Carter Child & Caraway, PA
MS
Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Communications and Technology
Yahoo! Inc.
CA
Communications and Technology
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