Our MissionAmerican Legislative Exchange Council ALEC_fc94745a-ab0d-11e0-8aa3-82467a64ea2aRon ScheberleExecutive DirectorMichael BowmanSenior Director, Policy and Strategic InitiativesKarla JonesDirector, International and Federal RelationsJohn StephensonDirector, Telecommunications and Information Technology Task ForceFree markets, limited government, federalism, and individual liberty_fc9476a8-ab0d-11e0-8aa3-82467a64ea2aTo advance the Jeffersonian principles_fc947770-ab0d-11e0-8aa3-82467a64ea2aLimited GovernmentFree MarketsFederalismPartnershipsAdvance the Jeffersonian principles of free markets, limited government, federalism, and individual liberty, through a nonpartisan public-private partnership of America's state legislators, members of the private sector, the federal government, and general public._fc9477fc-ab0d-11e0-8aa3-82467a64ea2a1State Legislators Members of the Private Sector Federal GovernmentGeneral Public_fc947888-ab0d-11e0-8aa3-82467a64ea2aPoliciesPromote these principles by developing policies that ensure the powers of government are derived from, and assigned to, first the People, then the States, and finally, the Federal Government._fc947914-ab0d-11e0-8aa3-82467a64ea2a2_fc9479aa-ab0d-11e0-8aa3-82467a64ea2aState LegislatorsEnlist state legislators from all parties and members of the private sector who share ALEC's mission._fc947a40-ab0d-11e0-8aa3-82467a64ea2a3State Legislators_fc947ae0-ab0d-11e0-8aa3-82467a64ea2aResearch and Policy DevelopmentConduct a policy making program that unites members of the public and private sectors in a dynamic partnership to support research, policy development, and dissemination activities._fc947b80-ab0d-11e0-8aa3-82467a64ea2a4Members of the Public SectorMembers of the Private Sector_fc947c2a-ab0d-11e0-8aa3-82467a64ea2aEducational ProgramsPrepare the next generation of political leadership through educational programs that promote the principles of Jeffersonian democracy, which are necessary for a free society._fc947cde-ab0d-11e0-8aa3-82467a64ea2a5Political Leaders_fc947d9c-ab0d-11e0-8aa3-82467a64ea2a2011-07-10http://www.alec.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Our_Mission&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=15824OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net