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| | + | {{Infobox officeholder |
| | + | |name= Rodney McKinnie Alexander |
| | + | |image = |
| | + | |office=Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs |
| | + | |governor=[[Bobby Jindal]] |
| | + | |term_start=September 30, 2013 |
| | + | |term_end=June 3, 2014 |
| | + | |predecessor=David LaCerte (interim) |
| | + | |office2=[[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional districtushr|Louisiana|5|5th}} |
| | + | |term_start2=January 3, 2003 |
| | + | |term_end2=September 26, 2013 |
| | + | |predecessor2=[[John Cooksey]] |
| | + | |successor2=[[Vance McAllister]] |
| | + | |office3=Louisiana State Representative for District 13 |
| | + | |term_start3=1988 |
| | + | |term_end3=2002 |
| | + | |predecessor3=Mike Tinnerello |
| | + | |successor3=James R. Fannin |
| | + | |office4=Member of the<br> |
| | + | Jackson Parish Police Jury |
| | + | |term_start4=1972 |
| | + | |term_end4=1988 |
| | + | |birth_date=December 5, 1946 |
| | + | |birth_place=Bienville, [[Louisiana]], USA |
| | + | |death_date= |
| | + | |death_place= |
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| | + | |occupation=[[Business]]man<br> |
| | + | [[United States Air Force]] Reserve (1965-1971) |
| | + | |nationality=[[United States|American]] |
| | + | |party = [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (2004) |
| | + | |spouse = Nancy Sutton Alexander |
| | + | |children = 3 |
| | + | |alma_mater = [[Louisiana Tech University]]<br>University of Louisiana at Monroe |
| | + | |religion = [[Southern Baptist]] |
| | + | }} |
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| | |name=Rodney McKinnie Alexander | | |name=Rodney McKinnie Alexander |
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| | Prior to his congressional service, Alexander was a member of the Jackson Parish Police Jury from 1972 to 1988, when he entered the Louisiana House of Representatives and served for fourteen consecutive years. | | Prior to his congressional service, Alexander was a member of the Jackson Parish Police Jury from 1972 to 1988, when he entered the Louisiana House of Representatives and served for fourteen consecutive years. |
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| − | Alexander won his fifth and sixth terms in 2010 and 2012 with minimal opposition. He suddenly resigned his seat in the fall of 2013 and briefly joined the administration of Governor [[Bobby Jindal]]. | + | Alexander won his fifth and sixth terms in 2010 and 2012 with minimal opposition. He suddenly resigned his seat in the fall of 2013 and briefly joined the administration of [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] as the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veteran's Affairs. |
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