Sinquefield Group a "Six Figure" Sponsor of ALEC Conference

Rex Sinquefield's campaign and lobbying shop is now directly underwriting the ALEC agenda. As reported by the Associated Press:

Among the scheduled speakers Friday [at ALEC's 2013 Annual Meeting] ... St. Louis-based lobbyist Travis Brown, who said his firm Pelopidas LLC paid a six-figure financial sponsorship to ALEC. Pelopidas is heavily bankrolled by retired investment executive Rex Sinquefield, who currently is footing a more than $2 million advertising campaign in Missouri aimed at persuading the Republican-led Legislature to override Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of a bill cutting the state's income tax.

For more on ALEC's influence in Jefferson City and state capitols around the country, click ProgressMissouri.com/ALEC or ALECExposed.com.