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Ralph Wayne    

A Texas Baptist-Mason-Republican lobbyist who has headed the tobacco industry's Texans for Civil Justice Reform (TCJR) and the local chapter of the American Tort Refom Association (ATRA) , both of which wer largely funded and controlled by Philip Morris in the 1990s. He runs the Ralph Wayne Communications Group.

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1990 June 7: Being advised by Neal Cohen (APCO) about Texas tort reform activities.

2000: "...one of the Bush presidential campaign's co-chairs was Ralph Wayne , the president of the Texas Civil Justice League , a tort reform group whose board members include executives from Halliburton, Dow Chemical, and other major oil and chemical companies. Wayne told reporters that three-quarters of the league's members supported Bush's 2000 bid." http://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2004/09/09_400.html

2008: Director of ATRA