What Works Arizona: Strategies for Economic Development or RightWing Ideology?

"Whether it’s called the gig economy, sharing economy or platform economy, Governor Ducey has been a staunch ally and proponent of letting the industry grow and thrive."

American Legislative Exchange Council
Source: http://azgovernor.gov/

What is ALEC? ALEC is a corporate bill mill
Why is the official website for AZ Gov Doug Ducey prominently featuring an endorsement from this controversial conservative rightwing lobbying organization?
Though thousands of ALEC-approved model bills have been publicly introduced across the country, ALEC’s role facilitating the language in the bills and the corporate vote for them is not well known.

According to this source  "ALEC is not a lobby; it is not a front group. It is much more powerful than that. Through the secretive meetings of the American Legislative Exchange Council, corporate lobbyists and state legislators vote as equals on ‘model bills’ to change our rights that often benefit the corporations’ bottom line at public expense. ALEC is a pay-to-play operation where corporations buy a seat and a vote on ‘task forces’ to advance their legislative wish lists ...
Who funds ALEC?
More than 98% of ALEC's revenues come from sources other than legislative dues, such as corporations, corporate trade groups, and corporate foundations. Each corporate member pays an annual fee of between $7,000 and $25,000 a year, and if a corporation participates in any of the nine task forces, additional fees apply, from $2,500 to $10,000 each year. ALEC also receives direct grants from corporations, such as $1.4 million from ExxonMobil from 1998-2009. It has also received grants from some of the biggest foundations funded by corporate CEOs in the country, such as: the Koch family Charles G. Koch Foundation ...

Is it nonpartisan as claimed?
ALEC describes itself as a non-partisan, non-profit organization. The facts show that it currently has one Democrat out of 104 legislators in leadership positions. ALEC members, speakers, alumni, and award winners are a “who’s who” of the extreme right.  

Is it legal?
ALEC’s operating model raises many ethical and legal concerns. Each state has a different set of ethics laws or rules.
Arizona Legislators with ALEC Ties
This is a partial list of Arizona politicians that are known to be involved in, or previously involved in, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

House of Representatives

• Rep. Eddie Farnsworth (R-22); Civil Justice Task Force^[1]
• Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-9, Majority Whip)^[4], ALEC State Chairman^[5][6] and International Relations Task Force member^[7][1] ALEC Legislator of the Year, 2016.^[8]
• Rep. Justin D. Olson (R-19); Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force^[1] (moving to R-25 in 2013)
• Rep. Andy M. Tobin (R-1, Speaker of the House); Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force^[1]

Senate

• Majority Leader Andy Biggs (R-22, Majority Leader), membership exp. 12-31-2010; Civil Justice Task Force^[13]
• Sen. Rich Crandall (R-19), ALEC Education Task Force^[1] and Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force member^[14]
• Sen. Albert Anthony Melvin (R-26), membership exp. 12-31-2010; Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force^[1]
• Sen. Steve Pierce (R-1, Majority Whip), membership exp. 12-31-2010; Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force^[1]
• Sen. Michele Reagan (R-8)^[1]
• Sen. Kelli Ward (R-5)^[9]
• Former Sen. Russell Pearce (R-18, Senate President)