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ALEC Registers as Federal Nonprofit and Moves to Washington D.C.

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Financial CaptureIntelligence Penetration
Actors:American Legislative Exchange Council, Paul Weyrich, American Conservative Union
1975-01-01 · 1 min read

The American Legislative Exchange Council officially registered as a federal nonprofit agency in 1975 with support from the American Conservative Union, moving from Chicago to Washington D.C. under Paul Weyrich's leadership. This transition marked ALEC's evolution from a state legislative caucus to a national corporate-legislative coordination mechanism.

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Sources

  1. What is ALEC — ALEC Exposed
  2. American Legislative Exchange Council — SourceWatch
  3. ALEC: 50 Years of Attacking Environmental Protection — Greenpeace USA