Every year at their annual meeting ALEC honors those legislators that have done the best work that year.
One newpaper describes this award as:
This award goes to state legislators who are ALEC members in good standing and have distinguished themselves by advancing, introducing and/or enacting policies based on the fundamental Jeffersonian principles of free markets, limited government, federalism and individual liberty. Eight legislators in the country were recognized this year.
I prefer to call this "honor" the
“Destroying Democracy in the United States– Because They Told Me To”
award.
Based on the research I have done – here is a list (I’m sure a partial list) of esteemed legislative ALEC members and other miscellaneous awards given out to those deserving individuals whom ALEC has deemed the "best" at destroying democracy.
United States of America
2010 Legislator of the Year
Asm. Michael Villines (CA)
Rep. Linda Upmeyer (IA)
Rep.Ray Merrick (KS)
Del. Gail Bates (MD)
Sen. Sander Rue(NM)
Rep. John Adams (OH)
Sen. Glenn Coffee (OK)
Sen. Bill Cadman (CO) State Chair of the Year Award – First Recipient
Governor Rick Perry (TX) Thomas Jefferson Freedom Award
Sen. Steve Faris (AR) William J. Raggio Excellence
Honorable V. Glenn Coffee (OK) 2010 National Legislator of the Year Award
2009 Legislator of the Year
Rep. Blair Thoreson (ND)
Rep. Leah Vukmir (WI)
Del. Chris Shank (MD)
Rep. Ted Hoskins (MO)
Sen. Wayne Niederhauser (UT)
Del. Adelaide Eckardt (MD)
Rep. Tom Graves (GA)
Rep. Jim Clark (ID)
Sen. Jim Buck (IN).
Rep. Harold Brubaker (NC) William J. Raggio Excellence
Rep.Earl Ehrhart (GA) ALEC Leadership Award for Limited Government
2008 Legislator of the Year
Senator Carol Weston (ME)
Senator Curt Bramble (UT)
Senator Steve Komadina (NM)
Rep. Renée Kosel (IL)
Rep. Curry Todd (TN)
Sen. Alex Mooney (MD)
Rep. David Casas (GA)
Sen. Bill Seitz (OH)
Rep. Wayne Christian (TX)
Rep. Tom Craddick, TX – The William Raggio Award
2007 Legislator of the Year
State Sen. Dennis Nolan (NV)
State Rep. Rodney Hubbard (MO)
State Rep. William Hamzy (CT)
Sen. Robert Burns.(AZ)
Sen. Charlie Ross (MS)
Sen. Bob Beers.(NV)
Sen. Bill Raggio (NV) – The William Raggio Award (first recipient)
Billy Tauzin (LA) Adam Smith Award
2006 Legislator of the Year:
Missouri Representative Ed Emery
Texas Senator Troy Fraser
North Carolina Representative Julia Howard
Texas Representative Phil King
South Dakota Representative Hal Wick
2005 Legislator of the Year
Rep. Phil Montgomery (WI)
Rep John E. Piscopo (CT)
2004 Legislator of the Year
Rep. John Harkins (CT)
2002 Legislator of the Year
Ohio Representative Stephen Buehrer
Florida Speaker of the House Tom Feeney
Florida Senator Debby Sanderson
2001 Legislator of the Year
Rep. Jamie Van Fossen (IA)
James F Ports (MD)
1998 Legislator of the Year
Sen. Sandy Greiner (IA)
Rep. John Thrasher (FL)
Sheila Sorensen (ID)
1996 Legislator of the Year
Sen Mat Dunaskis (MI)
1981 Legislator of the Year
Rep. Harold D. “Hal” Stratton, Jr NM
Legislator of the Year - Unknown Year
Rep Lynn R. Wachtmann (OH), Legislator of the Year Award
Rep. Mary Fallin (OK) “she was recognized by the American Legislative Exchange Council as Legislator of the Year”
John Andrews (CO) National Legislator of the Year
Mark Hillman (CO) National Legislator of the Year
Sen David Williams (KY) Legislator of the Year
Rep Julia Howard was recognized as Legislator of the Year (2006 or 2007)
International Legislator of the Year
Yes, ALEC does have an international focus - they want to take over the world!
2009
Daniel Hannan, British Member of the European Parliament
2008
Dr. Syed Kamall, a Member of the European Parliament representing London.
2007
Chris Heaton-Harris (MEP)
2006
Roger Helmer MEP for the East Midlands region
Lady Margaret Thatcher ALEC’s Pioneer Award
2008 - An aside
Lady Margaret Thatcher also sent ALEC members a letter in which she wrote, “you have achieved an enormous amount already but our task never ends. So steel yourselves for the struggles ahead and draw strength once more from that undaunted spirit of freedom which underpins your great nation.” (Source: Inside ALEC, Unknown Date)
Protest ALEC – August 5th in New Orleans.