Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Meet Walker Administration "Policy Advisers" (DNR & Health Services)

In recent months I've blogged about the official calendars of several key Walker administration officials.  After June 5th it seems appropriate to provide a more complete listing of noteworthy people impacting public policy in Wisconsin behind the scenes.  This selected listing is only the result of examining 2 cabinet level officials in the Walker administration. I might post a similar blog for the other 2 Walker administration officials for which I've obtained calendar records.

Dennis Smith, Health Services Secretary


  • February 14, 2011 - Larry Rambo, CEO of Humana
  • February 14, 2011 - MacIver Institute
  • February 24, 2011 - Phone meeting with Kansas Lt. Governor Jeff Colyer (who has been busy trying to privatize that state's medicaid programs)
  • March 16, 2011 - Meet & Greet with Teen Challenge, Christian fundamentalist ministry group 
  • April 11, 2011 - Meet & Greet with Barbara Lyons, Executive Director for Wisconsin Right to Life
  • May 3, 2011 - Keith Gilkes & Mike Huebsch
  • May 16, 2011 - Meet & Greet with Ed Lump, CEO of Wisconsin Restaurant Association
  • May 31, 2011 - Jim Riordan, CEO at WPS Insurance
  • June 1, 2011 - Rep. Andre Jacque (think "personhood" bill)
  • June 10, 2011 - Longtime Walker crony John Hiller and Maximus representatives 
  • June 28, 2011 - United Health Group CEO, Lutheran Social Services Executive Team
  • August 3, 2011 - Tom Moore and PhRMA reps
  • September 12, 2011 - Call to Utah Governor Mike Leavitt
  • September 15, 2011 - Meet with WMC
  • October 11, 2011 - Phone Meeting with Republican Governors Public Policy Committee regarding Health Care Exchanges.
  • October 24, 2011 - Right wing conference, rooms reserved by Republican Governor's Association
  • November 9, 2011 - Another right wing D.C. conference apparently sponsored by the Heritage Foundation
  • November 18, 2011 - Another call with Kansas Lt. Governor Jeff Colyer on Medical Assistance "reform"


Cathy Stepp, DNR Secretary


  • February 11, 2011 - WI Builders Association, Government Affairs Committee Meeting Round Table
  •  February 17, 2011 - Scott Manley of WMC
  • February 18, 2011 - Bill Jordahl of Alliant Energy 
  • February 22, 2011 - Graymont Lime Manufacturing Company
  • March 11, 2011 - Georgia Pacific personnel
  • March 15, 2011 - Scott Manley w/Gogebic Taconite LLC
  • March 24, 2011 - WMC, Scott Manley & Agriculture groups
  • April 6, 2011 - Walker Milwaukee County crony Bob Dennik (possibly re: International Council of Shopping Centers)
  • April 7, 2011 - Meet with Bob Dennik
  • May 12, 2011 - WMC, Scott Manley, lunch & key note speaker at annual meeting
  • May 18, 2011 - Ashley Furniture meeting
  • May 26, 2011 - 2 hours with major Walker donor Liz Uihlein
  • June 6, 2011 - "TWall" (Terrance Wall?)
  • June 7, 2011 - Voigt Task Force - mining consultation call
  • June 29, 2011 - Call with WMC's Scott Manley
  • July 11 ,2011 - Terry Romeo from Water Bottling Plant
  • August 15, 2011 - Mark Ourada from the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity 
  • September 1, 2011 - Georgia Pacific with Al Toma & Jeff Schoepke
  • September 7, 2011 - prep for Uline call (major Walker donors)
  • September 8, 2011 - Call with Liz Uihlein (major Walker donor) from Uline
  • September 9, 2011 - MI Mining - HudBay
  • September 15, 2011 - Keynote at WI Utilities Investors in Oconomowoc 
  • October 24, 2011 - Frac sand meeting
  • November 3, 2011 - Metropolitan Builders Association, Scott Mathie
  • November 23, 2011 - Reminder: Terrence Wall re: wetlands issue
  • December 1, 2011 - Dave Meyer - Wetland and Waterway Consulting
  • December 2, 2011 - Liz Uihlein call (major Walker donor)
  • December 12, 2011 - Liz Uhlein Tour Day
  • December 20, 2011 - WMC Scott Manley & others
  • February 8, 2012 - Cranberry Growers
  • February 22, 2012 - Murphy Oil/Calumet

4 comments:

capper said...

Given that Brian Fraley of MacIver was also on ALEC's health care committee, was he interview Smith or giving orders?

Bought said...

So do we hqve a right to know what was said in ese meetings?

Cory Liebmann said...

Sure you have a right to know...a person could pick whatever meeting they were interested in and submit an open records request for any notes from the meeting or emails regarding the meeting (both before and after).

Cory Liebmann said...

I wouldn't hold my breath but you could also try to get a member of the traditional media to ask about some of the specific meetings etc.