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Encyclopedia > Rodney Alexander

Rodney Alexander (born December 5, 1946) is an American politician from the Republican Party. He has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 5th District of Louisiana. December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. This photograph shows a rare glimpse of the four vote tallying boards (the blackish squares across the top), which display each members name and vote as... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 3rd Louisiana Congressional District contains northeastern and central Louisiana. ...


He was born in Bienville, Louisiana, educated at Louisiana Technical College, and was an insurance agent, businessman, and a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for 16 years before entering the House. Bienville is a village located in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. ...


Party-switching for the 2004 Election

Alexander had been elected in 2002 as a Democrat. However, he'd seriously considered switching parties soon after John Kerry won the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004. He reportedly decided against it after a meeting with Senator John Breaux. For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... John Berlinger Breaux (last name pronounced Bro) (born March 1, 1944) was a United States Senator from Louisiana from 1987 until 2005. ...


However, two days after filing for reelection as a Democrat, Alexander filed for reelection again as a Republican with only minutes to go before the filing deadline. The Republicans promised him a seat on the Appropriations Committee if he switched. David Vitter was running for Breaux' Senate seat, and the Republican leadership wanted to ensure that a Louisiana Republican remained on that powerful panel. The last-minute switch denied the Democrats time to find a credible replacement candidate, though Alexander had been heavily favored for a second term in any case. The Committee on Appropriations, or Appropriations Committee (often referred to as simply Appropriations, as in Hes on Appropriations) is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961), American politician, is a Senator from Louisiana. ...


On August 13, a Louisiana voter filed suit to disqualify Alexander, citing a section of Louisiana election code that appeared to prohibit a candidate from changing his or her party affiliation after initially qualifying. On August 23, a state judge ordered filing reopened in Alexander's district, and required Alexander to refile if he wanted to run again. However, a week later, a state appeals court threw out that ruling, saying the lower court went too far. This decision all but assured Alexander's reelection. August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ...


Alexander's voting record did not veer as sharply to the right as has been the case with other former Democrats who switched to the Republicans. For example, his American Conservative Union rating in 2004 was 50, only two points above that of his 2003 rating. However, he recently joined the conservative Republican Study Committee. The American Conservative Union (ACU) is a large conservative political lobbying group in the United States. ... The Republican Study Committee (RSC) is a group of over 100 House Republicans organized for the purpose of advancing a conservative social and economic agenda in the House of Representatives. ...


External links

  • official website
  • Story on Alexander's Party Switch
Louisiana Congressional Delegation currently serving in the United States Congress
Senators : Mary Landrieu (D), David Vitter (R)
Representative(s) : Bobby Jindal (R), William J. Jefferson (D), Charles Melancon (D), Jim McCrery (R), Rodney Alexander (R), Richard H. Baker (R), Charles Boustany (R)

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The Raw Story | Roll Call: Rep. Rodney Alexander's office sued for sexual harassment (245 words)
Elizabeth Scott, Alexander’s former scheduler, claims that Royal Alexander, the Congressman’s chief of staff, “engaged in a course of misconduct” that included “inappropriate sex-based comments, ogling and touching” and “sexual advances,” according to Michael Hoare, Scott’s attorney.
Scott, 26, was employed by Alexander from the fall of 2005 through June 2006, first as an unpaid intern before moving up to take over as the Louisiana Republican’s scheduler.
She was paid at annual rate of $30,000, according to House disbursement records.
Rodney Alexander - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (381 words)
Rodney Alexander (born December 5, 1946) is an American politician from the Republican Party.
Alexander had been elected in 2002 as a Democrat.
Alexander's voting record did not veer as sharply to the right as has been the case with other former Democrats who switched to the Republicans.
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