ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council)

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conservative advocacy organization nonprofit organization public policy organization

ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) is a conservative nonprofit organization that drafts model legislation for state lawmakers, heavily influencing U.S. state policy on issues like taxation, regulation, and education.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
American Legislative Exchange Council	2
ALEC	1
ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3130599 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council)
Context triple: [13th, examines, ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council)]

A. Council on Governmental Affairs
The Council on Governmental Affairs is a policy and advocacy body within the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities that represents member institutions’ interests in government relations and public policy.
B. Alaska PAC
Alaska PAC is a major performing arts venue complex in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, hosting theater, music, dance, and other cultural events.
C. Alliance for Prosperity
The Alliance for Prosperity is a regional development and security initiative aimed at addressing the root causes of migration from the Northern Triangle of Central America through economic growth, institutional strengthening, and improved public safety.
D. National Alliance
National Alliance was a conservative Italian political party that emerged from the post-fascist right and played a major role in center-right coalitions in Italy during the 1990s and 2000s.
E. League of United Latin American Citizens
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is one of the oldest and largest Latino civil rights organizations in the United States, advocating for the political, educational, and social advancement of Hispanic communities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council)
Target entity description: ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) is a conservative nonprofit organization that drafts model legislation for state lawmakers, heavily influencing U.S. state policy on issues like taxation, regulation, and education.

A. Council on Governmental Affairs
The Council on Governmental Affairs is a policy and advocacy body within the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities that represents member institutions’ interests in government relations and public policy.
B. Alaska PAC
Alaska PAC is a major performing arts venue complex in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, hosting theater, music, dance, and other cultural events.
C. Alliance for Prosperity
The Alliance for Prosperity is a regional development and security initiative aimed at addressing the root causes of migration from the Northern Triangle of Central America through economic growth, institutional strengthening, and improved public safety.
D. National Alliance
National Alliance was a conservative Italian political party that emerged from the post-fascist right and played a major role in center-right coalitions in Italy during the 1990s and 2000s.
E. League of United Latin American Citizens
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is one of the oldest and largest Latino civil rights organizations in the United States, advocating for the political, educational, and social advancement of Hispanic communities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conservative advocacy organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ public policy organization ⓘ
abbreviation	ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ALEC
activity	drafting model bills ⓘ facilitating meetings between legislators and corporate representatives ⓘ hosting conferences for state legislators ⓘ publishing policy reports ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
focus	criminal justice policy ⓘ education policy ⓘ environmental policy ⓘ health care policy ⓘ labor policy ⓘ model legislation ⓘ regulation ⓘ state-level public policy ⓘ tax policy ⓘ
formerHeadquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
foundedInYear	1973 ⓘ
fullName	ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: American Legislative Exchange Council
fundingSource	corporate contributions ⓘ foundations ⓘ membership dues ⓘ
hasTaskForce	Civil Justice Task Force ⓘ Criminal Justice Task Force ⓘ Education Task Force ⓘ Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force ⓘ Health and Human Services Task Force ⓘ Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Arlington, Virginia ⓘ
ideology	conservatism ⓘ
influences	U.S. state legislation ⓘ state education standards ⓘ state regulatory policy ⓘ state tax policy ⓘ
legalStatus	501(c)(3) nonprofit ⓘ
membershipIncludes	conservative advocacy groups ⓘ corporate members ⓘ state legislators ⓘ trade associations ⓘ
notableCriticism	influence on voter ID laws ⓘ lack of transparency ⓘ promoting corporate interests in state legislation ⓘ role in climate change policy opposition ⓘ support for deregulation ⓘ
organizationalStructure	board of directors ⓘ task forces ⓘ
politicalPosition	right-wing ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
regionServed	U.S. states ⓘ
selfDescription	nonpartisan membership association of state legislators ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

documentary film 13th → examines → ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) ⓘ

subject surface form: 13th

Adam Smith Award → presentedBy → ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Legislative Exchange Council

ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) → abbreviation → ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: American Legislative Exchange Council

this entity surface form: ALEC

ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) → fullName → ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: ALEC