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Former Senate President Pro Tem & ALEC Board Member Michael Lamoureux Receives $120,000

October 23, 2015 ALEC, Featured

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Former Senate President Pro Tem  Michael Lamoureux  (ALEC Member and former Board member) Receives $120,000 as a consultant
(From The Republic – Columbus, Indiana – one of the oldest newspapers in the country)

More corruption in Arkansas politics!  We believe this will lead to a national story because Chief-of-Staff to Governor Asa Hutchinson, Michael Lamoureaux, is ethically-challenged! Seems like we are bombarded daily with scandal from our corrupt government officials.  It’s always about the money… Follow the money trail.

Current Governor Chief of Staff and former Senator Michael Lamoureux (ALEC Member), R-Russellville, right, is shown with former Rep. Davy Carter (ALEC Member), R-Cabot, Carter currently serves as CEO of Jonesboro Community Bank, a subsidiary of Home BancShares Inc. of Conway.

This is still hot news, and it is worth looking at again to see the connection with ALEC members and money funneling.

“ALEC has a stranglehold over the State and many of the Legislators”

Former Senator Michael Lamoureaux was charged with violating Ark. Code Ann. § 7-6-203(g) in his capacity as the candidate for State Senate, District 16 during the 2012 election cycle by making personal use of $2,400 of his campaign funds in connection with checks written to:

1. Senator Cecile Bledsoe (ALEC Member) of Rogers (Ark. Senate Public Health Chair and ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force)

2. Senator Jason Rapert (ALEC Member) of Conway

3. Senator Jonathan Dismang (ALEC Member) of Bebee

All three of these Senators are ALEC members along with former Senator Lamoureux. He paid a $150 ethics violation fine on January 3, 2013 to the Arkansas Ethics Commission with money from his campaign funds. Can you believe it – that the fine was paid from the same campaign funds from which Senator Lamoureaux was charged with transferring the funds?! I wonder how Senator Lamoureux’ contributors feel about this.

Looks like Lamoureaux took money from others who DID have a legislative agenda while he was Senate Pro Tem.  Let us not forget – we believe this stems from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).  Tobacco, oil, chemical and pharmaceutical companies are some of ALEC’s largest corporate supporters.  We are sure more information will follow and will be uncovered.

We have lost faith in our government institutions and in mainstream media.  The population at large has been controlled, lied to, manipulated, and mass medicated!  We are now realizing how much we have been propagandized by government that respects no law or individual liberty.  Fluoridation is just one of the techniques they use against the public to mass medicate.  When you go behind the scenes and discover the players and who is promoting fluoridation, you will then have your eyes opened.  This is true on many of the issues with which you are concerned, especially tort reform.

The lobbyists skillfully manage most legislators to get them to perform for the company they represent.  It really gets unscrupulous when American Legislative Exchange Council is involved because they are a corporate lobbying firm and are legislatively driven.  The ALEC Legislator State Chairs have to inform American Legislative Exchange Council of any public records or FOIA requests done on ALEC interests.  ALEC does seem to have a legislator for every corporation.

From where did this $120,000 come that was paid to former Senate President Pro Tempore Michael Lamoreaux?  The Arkansas Faith and Freedom Coalition.

Arkansas Faith and Freedom Coalition paid former Senate President Pro Tempore Michael Lamoureux’ law firm “Lamoureux Law” $120,000 in 2013. The $120,000 can be confirmed on Arkansas Faith and Freedom Coalition 2013_IRS_form_990 on page 8.  Senator Lamoureux resigned from the Arkansas Senate in November 2014 to join Governor Asa Hutchinson’s administration. Mr. Lamoureux is currently Chief of Staff for Governor Hutchinson.

Arkansas Faith and Freedom Coalition

Mission: Education and Informing Registered Voters of their Social Responsibility to Exercise Their Right to Vote

2014 IRS Form 990-EZ (Short form) Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax

• Marvin Parks – President

  1. Mr. Marvin Parks is a former Arkansas Legislator and Arkansas Republican Minority Leader.

  2. Currently Mr. Parks is a partner at Bi-Partisan Strategies,Inc. with Leo Hauser and claim their expertise encompass health care exchange, insurance, prescription medicine (Pharmaceuticals), Medicaid, Medicare, mental health, dental, education, and tort reform. (remember he wants to cap those damages for his clients.)

  3. According to the website; Bi-Partisan Strategies, Inc. clients:

     • MAXIMUS, Inc

     • Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

     • American Tort Reform Association (ATRA)

     • DentaQuest (was a $50,000 high level sponsor at the ALEC 2015 Annual Conference) (DentaQuest is in 30 states)

     • Johnson & Johnson

     • Ethicon (Ethicon Products are a division of Johnson & Johnson Medical Limited)

     • Eli Lilly & Co.

     • American Heart Association

     • American Diabetes Association

     • Arkansas Learns

     • Arkansas Surgical Hospital

     • Arkansas Medical Society

     • Arkansas Academy of Dietetics & Nutrition

     • Little Rock Cosmetic Surgery Center

     • Consumer Health Care Products Association (CHPA)

     • Methodist Family Health

     • Physicians’ Mutual Insurance

     • Multi-State Associates for United Rentals/American Rental Association (this is from the SOS filing)

  4. Mr. Parks  was a lead sponsor of Arkansas’ Tort Reform legislation.

  5. Mr. Parks  has received awards from many groups including the Arkansas Medical Society and the Arkansas Hospital Association.

  6. Arkansas Civil Justice Institute. Mr. Parks is the Director,  Incorporator/Organizer and the Principal. The other Directors are Thomas Robinson, David Norsworthy, Patti Wilkerson and Sylvester Smith.

  7. KASSL,Inc.- Mr. Parks is the Consulting and Govt. Relations, President, Incorporator/Organizer. Kristi Parks is the Vice President.

  8. Mr. Parks is Public Affairs at Arkansas Surgical Hospital.

• Donnie Copeland – Chairman

  1. Currently Arkansas Representative of District 38

  2. Currently pastor of Apostolic Church (came from Sherman, Texas in 2002)

• Chris Stewart – Secretary

• Don Thomas – Treasurer

• Bruce Campbell –  Board Member

• Denny Ward – Board Member

• Sid Rosenbaum – Board Member

• Larry Tate – Board Member

2013 IRS form 990 (Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax)

• Donnie Copeland – Chairman/Executive Director

  1. Currently Arkansas Representative of District 38

  2. Currently pastor of Apostolic Church (came from Sherman, Texas in 2002)

• Chris Stewart – Secretary

• Don Thomas – Treasurer

• Bruce Campbell –  Board Member

• Denny Ward – Board Member

• Lamoureux Law 103 W. Parkway Suite B , Russellville, AR 72801 received $120,000 as reported by Arkansas Faith and Freedom Coalition for consulting services.  This $120,000 is listed on page 8 of 2013 IRS form 990 . This is Senator Michael Lamoureux (ALEC member and former ALEC Board Member).

2012 IRS form 990  (Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax)

• Donnie Copeland – Chairman/Executive Director

  1. Currently Arkansas Representative of District 38

  2. Currently pastor of Apostolic Church (came from Sherman, Texas in 2002)

• Chris Stewart – Secretary

• Don Thomas – Treasurer

• Bruce Campbell –  Board Member

• Denny Ward – Board Member

• Senator Gilbert Baker (ALEC Member) – Past Executive Director – Arkansas Faith and Freedom Coalition (reportable compensation on 1099-misc form $59,576)

2011 IRS form 990 (Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax)

• Senator Gilbert Baker (ALEC Member) – Chairman/Executive Director – Arkansas Faith and Freedom Coalition (reportable compensation on 1099-misc form $59,000)

• Donnie Copeland – Vice Chairman

  1. Currently Arkansas Representative of District 38

  2. Currently pastor of Apostolic Church (came from Sherman, Texas in 2002)

• Chris Stewart – Secretary

• Ancil Lea – Treasurer

  1. (Currently Board member of Community Development Institute of University of Central Arkansas – Term expires 2015)

  2. (Currently President and CEO of Ancil Lea Company which is involved in consulting in the healthcare marketplace)

  3. (On August 29, 2012 Governor Mike Beebe named Ancil Lea who is currently the Executive Director of HITArkansas, as the  New Health Information Technology Coordinator for the Arkansas Office of Health Information Technology (OHIT). OHIT is responsible for establishing the State Health Alliance for Records Exchange (SHARE), the statewide interoperable health information exchange, and for coordinating health information technology activities throughout the state.

• Stanley Russ Board Member

• Dr. Kay Chandler – Board Member

  1. (Currently serves on the Arkansas Health Department Advisory Council for abstinence education)

  2. Kay Chandler’s husband is  Jeffrey K. Chandler DDS, who practices dentistry in Little Rock.

  3. Also she is a Board of Director for the Pulaski County Medical Society (PCMS). They state on their website, “The Society’s mission has always been to conserve and protect the public health of the community and PCMS physicians are considered experts on matters of community health. (We feel that it is necessary to mention that a large amount of Arkansas residents object to mass medication via the fluoridation mandate of 2011!)  They are often contacted by the media to explain complex health care concerns, educate the public about key health matters, e.g., breast cancer, smoking cessation, nutrition and the consequences of terrorist activities.”

2010 IRS Form 990-EZ (Short form) Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax

Senator Gilbert Baker (ALEC Member) listed as the only officer. (reportable compensation of $10,000)

 

The following is from the Arkansas Secretary of State site when a search of Register Agent Lamoureux  is entered.

 

The following is from the Arkansas Secretary of State site when a search of Register Agent Ancil Lea.

 

The following is from the Arkansas Secretary of State site when a search of Register Agent Kay Chandler is entered.

2 records found

 

The following is from the Arkansas Secretary of State site when a search of Register Agent Marvin Parks is entered.

The following is from the Arkansas Secretary of State site when a search of Register Agent Donnie Copeland is entered.

 

The following is from the Arkansas Secretary of State site when a search of Register Agent Sid Rosenbaum  is entered.

Private Enterprise Council Members

• Altria (formerly known as Philip Morris) Client Services, Mr. Daniel Smith

• Asian American Hotel Owners Association, Mr. Chip Rogers

• AT&T, Mr. Bill Leah

• Diageo North America, Inc., Mr. Kenneth Lane

• Energy Future Holdings, Ms. Sano Blocker

• Exxon Mobil Corporation, Ms. Cynthia Bergman

• Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company, Ms. Marianne Eterno

• K12 Inc., Mr. Don Lee

• Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC, Mr. Michael Morgan

• National Federation of Independent Business, Mr. Steve Woods

• NetChoice,  Mr. Steve DelBianco

• Peabody Energy,  Mr. Michael Blank

• Peabody Energy, Mr. Kelly Mader, VP of State Government Affairs

• PhRMA, Mr. Jeff Bond

• Pfizer Inc., Mr. Josh Brown

• State Budget Solutions, Mr. Bob Williams

• State Farm Insurance Companies, Mr. Roland Spies

• United Parcel Service, Mr. Pat Thomas

• Mrs. Frayda Levy, Board member of Americans For Prosperity, Americans For Prosperity Foundation, Club for Growth, Americans for Limited Government and Foundation for Economic Education

• Mr. Stephen Moore – Founded Club for Growth and is on the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board, Director of Donors Capital Fund, Member of the Board of Governors of Virginia Institute for Public Policy, Board of Scholars of ALEC, Senior Fellow of Cato Institute, Member of the Board of Advisers of Media Research Center.

ALEC Corporations

The above link provides the most current list of ALEC corporate members. This list of memberships was compiled from IRS tax returns.

Reynolds American, a corporate ALEC member, is a big player in both the tobacco and fluoride industry. Secure Arkansas wanted you to be able to connect the dots and see how fluoride and tobacco are connected in the ALEC network.

Japan Tobacco to Buy Reynolds American for $5 Billion

Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) is selling the international rights to Natural American Spirit, and the international companies that sell its products beyond the U.S., to the Japan Tobacco Group. (JT Group) The all-cash deal is valued at roughly $5 billion, according to the company.

ALEC’s prime sponsor, at the 2015 ALEC Annual Conference “President’s Level” of $100,000, was North Carolina-based tobacco giant Reynolds American, a major contributor to state and federal legislators. Reynolds has long been a major player in politics: The company gave a total of $4.3 million to political nonprofits and political action committees in 2014. Reynolds wasn’t the only tobacco company at the table at an ALEC Conference; the Cigar Association of America put in $50,000, and Altria, parent company to Philip Morris and the world’s largest tobacco firm, contributed $25,000.

Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) Acquires Reynolds Metals in 2000:  The Richmond, Virginia-based company  – Reynolds Metals –  producers of well-known Reynolds Wrap and Food Packaging was acquired by ALCOA.  They are also a corporate member of the Council On Foreign Relations (CFR).

FLUORIDE Contamination at ALCOA Plant:  Oct, 2012  – Fluoride concentration in grass near the ALCOA Fjardaál smelter was temporarily increased.

ALCOA link to Big Tobacco:  In 1919,  R.J. Reynolds‘ nephew – Richard S. Reynolds, Sr.  founded the U.S. Foil Company in Louisville, Kentucky, supplying tin-lead wrappers to cigarette and candy companies.  In 1926, aluminum was added to the line, and Reynolds Metals became the second-largest aluminum company in the US.

FLUORIDE Imported from China:  Much of the fluoride added to municipal water supplies is imported from China and is contaminated with heavy metals.

Good grief!  No wonder so many people have Alzheimer’s disease.  We’ve addressed this topic in several of our past articles and alerts before.

 

Stay tuned for future alerts… and ALWAYS follow the money trail!

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Secure Arkansas
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