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Adamczyk, Matt

From: Jorge Amselle Uamselle@alec.org]

Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 11:42 AM
To: Vukmir, Leah
Subject: RE: Press Release
Attachments: 2009 Leah Vukmir LaY done.doc

Dear Rep. Vukmir,

Not a problem. Your local press was included in the release I sent as was the capitol press. I used both the lists you
sent me plus one of my own. I did get one response which I have enclosed below that I thought you might find amusing.
I am also attaching the original release.

Sincerely,

Jorge Amselle
Director of Public Affairs
American Legislative Exchange Council
1101 Vermont Ave., NW
11th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Office (202) 466-3800
Fax (202) 466-3801
Direct (202) 742-8536
Cell (202) 669-9910

yuk ...we don't like her here in Wisconsin. Her conservative ideals appear to clog her thinking mechanism.
Jim Lundstrom
editor, Scene (scenenewspaper.com)
68 Racine St.
Menasha, VII 54952
920-720-0349
l!l{Q_@A~!:me!l~W~Raper.com

From: Vukmir, Leah [mailto:Leah.Vukmir@legis.wisconsin.gov]

Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 12:26 PM
To: Jorge Amselle
Subject: Press Release

Jorge,

I noticed that the LaY release was sent to WisPolitics today. Thank you!

Is there any chance you could also send the release to my local media?

I have attached a list.

It is probably best coming from ALEC, but if you would prefer that I do it, send me the Word doc and I will get it out.

Thanks,

Leah

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Adamczyk, Matt

From: Ernst-Ulrich Franzen [EFRANZEN@journalsentinel.com]

Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 2:05 PM
To: Vukmir, Leah
Subject: FW: Wisconsin State Rep. Leah Vukmir Honored as "Legislator of the Year"

Congratulations!

Ernst-Ulrich Franzen
Associate editorial page editor
Journal Sentinel
262-650-3197
414-224-2813

From: Jorge Amselle [mailto:jamselle@alec.org]

Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 10:25 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients
Subject: Wisconsin State Rep. Leah Vukmir Honored as "Legislator of the Year"

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
Contact:
Jorge Amselle
July 21, 2009
(202) 742-
8536

jamselle@alec.org

Wisconsin State Rep. Leah Vukmir Honored as "Legislator of the

Year" by Peers at National Gathering
(Atlanta, Ga.)- Wisconsin State Rep. Leah Vukmir was honored as "Legislator of the Year"
by her peers at the 36th Annual Meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
in Atlanta on Friday, July 17. This award goes to state leqislators 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.

Rep. Vukmir is a Registered Nurse and Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. In November of

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2002, Rep. Vukmir was elected to her first term as Representative to Wisconsin's 14th
Assembly District. She serves as the former Chair and Ranking Member of the Assembly's
Committee on Health and Health Care Reform. She also serves on the Public Health
Committee and is a member of the Assembly committees on Education and Education Reform.
Rep. Vukmir worked tirelessly to stop a government-run health care proposal in Wisconsin in
2007. She is a stellar legislator who introduces many ALEC HHS model bills each session.

"Thanks to ALEC, I have enjoyed the privilege of working with some of the finest legislators
and policy experts in the country. To have been chosen for this distinction is an honor for
which I will always be grateful and proud," said Vukmir.

ALEC's Annual Meeting featured former U.S. Senator and Georgia Governor Zell Miller, along
with Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and others who
addressed an audience of nearly 1,600 state legislators and business leaders in Atlanta at the
American Legislative Exchange Council's 36th Annual Meeting held July 15 to 18.

"The annual Meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council provides a unique
opportunity for legislators from all 50 states to come together to discuss policy solutions
collectively along with public-policy experts and the private sector," said Speaker of the Virginia
House of Delegates, Bill Howell, ALEC's 2009 National Chairman. "ALEC's process of
producing principled model legislation is unparalleled among its type," he added.

Other notable speakers included Dr. Art Laffer, renowned economist & author; Stephen Moore,
Wall Street Journal editorial board member; syndicated radio host Herman Cain; and Daniel
Hannan (MEP).

ALEC's annual meeting also featured special workshops on medical innovation, higher
education, energy and economic recovery, virtual learning, state budget transparency, legal
reform, and climate change.

Most of the business conducted at ALEC occurs in one of its nine Task Forces which include;
Health and Human Services; Natural Resources; Education; Tax and Fiscal Policy; Public
Safety and Elections; Civil Justice; Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development;
Telecommunications and Information Technology; and International Relations. These Task
Forces have considered, written, and approved hundreds of model bills, offering real policy
solutions for states on a wide range of issues. Each year, state legislatures consider close to
1,000 bills that are based, at least in part, on ALEC Model Legislation. Hundreds of these bills
are enacted every year.
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The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is the nation's largest nonpartisan,
individual membership organization of state legislators. www.alec.org

Jorge Amselle
Director of Public Affairs
American LegiSlative Exchange Council
1101 Vermont Ave., NW
11th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Office (202) 466-3800
Fax (202)466-3801

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Direct (202) 742-8536

Cell (202) 669-9910

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