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Alexander was chief of staff to former [[U.S. Representative]] [[Rodney Alexander]] of Louisiana's 5th congressional district] The two are unrelated. In 2006, the [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], accused Royal Alexander and several others, including members of Congress, of having acted too slowly regarding the disclosure of the name of the congressional page who was sent inappropriate email messages by then U.S. Representative [[Mark Foley]] of [[Florida]]. (The page lived in Rodney Alexander's House district.) Evidence showed that Royal Alexander reported the inappropriate email messages to the staff of House leadership upon his learning of the information. The matter quickly died after the 2006 congressional election, in which Democrats gained control of both houses of Congress.
Alexander was chief of staff to former [[U.S. Representative]] [[Rodney Alexander]] of Louisiana's 5th congressional district] The two are unrelated. In 2006, the [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], accused Royal Alexander and several others, including members of Congress, of having acted too slowly regarding the disclosure of the name of the congressional page who was sent inappropriate email messages by then U.S. Representative [[Mark Foley]] of [[Florida]]. (The page lived in Rodney Alexander's House district.) Evidence showed that Royal Alexander reported the inappropriate email messages to the staff of House leadership upon his learning of the information. The matter quickly died after the 2006 congressional election, in which Democrats gained control of both houses of Congress.
Alexander was a staff member to the late U.S. Representative [[Clyde C. Holloway]] of Louisiana's since disbanded 8th congressional district. Years after losing h is congressional seat, Holloway was elected to the Louisiana Public Service Commission.<ref>http://www.lpsc.louisiana.gov/DistrictMapPage.aspx</ref>
Alexander was a staff member to the late U.S. Representative Clyde Cecil Holloway (1943-2016) of Louisiana's since disbanded 8th congressional district. Years after losing h is congressional seat, Holloway was elected to the Louisiana Public Service Commission, a post he held at the time of his death.<ref>http://www.lpsc.louisiana.gov/DistrictMapPage.aspx</ref>
==Race for attorney general==
==Race for attorney general==
A first-time candidate for public office in 2007, Alexander finished second to James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, then a Democrat, in the nonpartisan blanket primary for state attorney general. Alexander outpolled [[incumbent]] Democrat Charles Foti of [[New Orleans]] for the right to enter the [[general election]] against Caldwell, a five-term [[district attorney]] from [[Tallulah, Louisiana|Tallulah]] in northeast Louisiana.
A first-time candidate for public office in 2007, Alexander finished second to James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, then a Democrat, in the nonpartisan blanket primary for state attorney general. Alexander outpolled [[incumbent]] Democrat Charles Foti of [[New Orleans]] for the right to enter the [[general election]] against Caldwell, a five-term [[district attorney]] from Tallulah in northeast Louisiana.
Caldwell received 477,574 votes; Alexander 395,645 votes. Foti (previously the long-time sheriff of Orleans Parish) finished with 389,658. With only four weeks between the primary and the general election, the traditional Democratic political machine of sheriffs and district attorneys flocked to fellow Democrat Caldwell. Alexander was defeated in the second round of balloting when Foti's base switched to Caldwell. In 2011, Caldwell switched his affiliation to the Republican Party and won a second term but was defeated in 2015 by Republican [[Jeff Landry]].
Caldwell received 477,574 votes; Alexander 395,645 votes. Foti (previously the long-time sheriff of Orleans Parish) finished with 389,658. With only four weeks between the primary and the general election, the traditional Democratic political machine of sheriffs and district attorneys flocked to fellow Democrat Caldwell. Alexander was defeated in the second round of balloting when Foti's base switched to Caldwell. In 2011, Caldwell switched his affiliation to the Republican Party and won a second term but was defeated in 2015 by Republican [[Jeff Landry]].
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