Glenn Grothman: sells us out to the American Legislative Exchange Council's agenda.

Some telling comparisons.

It must be a lot easier to be a State Senator when someone else writes the legistlation for you.

Glenn Grothman - SourceWatch

Sen. Grothman is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). He is a member of the ALEC Education Task Force.

Grothman and Worker's Rights

Sen. Grothman was a vocal supporter of Governor Scott Walker's Wisconsin Act 10, which restricted collective bargaining rights for public employees, and introduced or co-sponsored the following bills:

• Family and medical leave: state law construed as an enactment of statewide concern and preempts city, village, town, or county ordinances............SB-23
  • Compare to preemption effort in the ALEC Living Wage Mandate Preemption Act

Grothman and Education

• Private school grades K-12 tuition: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created............ AB-112 / SB-69
  • Compare with the ALEC Family Education Tax Credit Program Act

ALEC- Related Campaign Contributions

According to ProPublica, Grothman received the following ALEC-related contributions:

• 2010 JOHN DEERE & CO $500
• 2010 AT&T $500
• 2006 KOCH INDUSTRIES $250
• 2006 AT&T $500
• 2006 ALLIANT ENERGY $250
• 2006 PFIZER $500
• 2006 PFIZER - $500
• 2006 WAL-MART $1,000
• 2006 WAL-MART -$1,000
• 2002 VERIZON $100
• 2000 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS $100
• 1998 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS $300
• 1998 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS $250