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Biography
Lee Schalk is Senior Vice President of Policy at ALEC. He also helps lead the Center for State Fiscal Reform, where he works with lawmakers and members of the private sector to pursue fiscal policy solutions. In addition to his work with the ALEC policy team, Lee oversees ALEC public affairs, advancing the principles of limited government, free markets, and federalism through the media. He joined ALEC in 2019 from a DC public affairs firm, where he crafted issue advocacy campaigns on behalf of non-profit and private sector clients.
Lee previously served as an ALEC member during his time as state affairs manager at National Taxpayers Union. He also worked for former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich at the Center for Health Transformation, promoting market-based health care reform.
Lee is a graduate of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and three children.
Authored Articles
Authored Publications
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Essential Policy Solutions for 2025
For 2025, ALEC is proud to offer these Essential Policy Solutions to empower and equip state legislators who will shape America’s future. When Washington overreaches, we know the answer lies…
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Labor Reform Policy: 50 State Factsheets
This publication provides a snapshot of the labor policies in each state in order to give workers, businesses, and lawmakers a resource to understand how these policies are inhibiting or protecting…
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Other Post-Employment Benefit Liabilities, 6th Edition
Other Post-Employment Liabilities, 6th Edition measures unfunded OPEB liabilities, now totaling over $1.14 trillion, just under $3,500 for every man, woman, and child in the United States. Other post-employment benefits…
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Essential Policy Solutions for 2024
Since 1973, the American Legislative Exchange Council has been at the forefront of producing and exchanging trusted policy solutions that benefit all Americans. For 50 years and counting, ALEC has…
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Balancing State & Local Power
Our Founding Fathers outlined their vision of how the government should be structured in the Federalist Papers and later enshrined it in the U.S. Constitution, hoping their design allowed each…
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The ALEC Index of State Education Freedom: A 50-State Guide to Parental Empowerment
For nearly 25 years, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has published the Report Card on American Education, ranking the states based on a variety of performance indicators in K-12…