Business Opposition to TABOR/SOS
As of 8/21/06
Arizona
- Arizona Chamber of Commerce
- WESTMARC (Influential western Maricopa County - i.e., Phoenix
- business coalition)
- Arizona Business and Education Coalition
- East Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance:
- Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce
- Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce
- Chandler Chamber of Commerce
- Gilbert Chamber of Commerce
- Mesa Chamber of Commerce
- Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce
- Tempe Chamber of Commerce
- Dennis Jones, M&I Bank
- Jack Pfister, Business and Community Leader
- Richard Mallery, Snell & Wilmer
- Lee Hanley, Vestar Development Co.
- Bill Hardin, Osborn Maledon
- Gregory Torres, Paradies
- Gerald Bisgrove, Stardust Companies
- Jock Holliman, Valley Ventures
- Dan Schweiker, China Mist Tea Company
- Ben Arredondo, Tempe City Councilperson
- Jeff Turner, Abacus Project Management
- Ed Zito, Alliance Bank of Arizona
- Dave Martin, Associated General Contractors
- Rich Boals, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Arizona
- Fred Duval, Arizona Commerce and Economic Development Commission
- Jose Cardenas, Lewis & Roca and the Arizona Commerce
and Economic Development Commission
- Ted Kraver, eSATS
- Quinn Williams, Greenberg Traurig
- Robert Delgado, Hensley & Company
- William Schubert, Kitchell Corporation
Michigan
- Michigan State Chamber of Commerce
- Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association
- Community Economic Development Association of Michigan
Missouri
- Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
- Kansas City Civic Council
Montana
- Montana State Chamber of Commerce
- Montana Equipment Dealers Association
- Montana Pharmacy Association
- Montana Hospital Association
Oklahoma
Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
Metropolitan Tulsa Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma Hospital Association
Oklahoma Pharmacists Association
Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma State Medical Association
Stillwater Chamber of Commerce
Business leaders listed on the lawsuit against the Oklahoma
TABOR proposal include: Tulsa businessman George Kaiser;
Spirit Bank CEO Albert Kelly; Aubrey McClendon, CEO of Chesapeake
Corp.; J. Larry Nichols, CEO of Devon Energy; Luke R. Corbett,
CEO of Kerr-McGee Corp.; John Brock, chairman of Brighton
Energy; Clifford Hudson, CEO of Sonic Corp.; Joseph L. Parker,
chairman of the board of Anchor Stone Co.; V. Burns Hargis,
vice president of the Bank of Oklahoma; and Kirk Humphreys,
an Oklahoma City businessman and former mayor.
Oregon
- Oregon Business Association
- Oregon Homebuilders Association
Wisconsin
- Association of Wisconsin Tourism Attractions
- Aurora Health Care, Inc.
- Beverly Healthcare
- Children's Hospital & Health System
- Columbia-St. Mary's Inc.
- Extendicare Health Services, Inc.
- Froedtert and Community Health
- Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
- Kindred Healthcare
- Marshfield Clinic
- Wisconsin Health Care Association, Inc.
- Wisconsin Hospital Association, Inc.
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