Complex sentence: ALEC was founded in 1973 in Chicago as the Conservative Caucus of State Legislators a project initiated by Mark Rhoads an Illinois state house staffer, to counter the Environmental Protection Agency, wage and price controls, and the defeat of Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election.
Split into simpler sentences: ALEC was founded in 1973 in Chicago as the Conservative Caucus of State Legislators, a project initiated by Mark Rhoads, an Illinois state house staffer. He wanted to find ways to counter the effects of the Environmental Protection Agency, wage and price controls, and the defeat of Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election.