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Alexander's primary strength was demonstrated in Shreveport, [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], and [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].​

Alexander's primary strength was demonstrated in Shreveport, [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], and [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].​

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==Caddo Parish assessor candidacy==​

==Caddo Parish assessor candidacy==

Alexander was the unsuccessful Republican candidate in the October 22, 2011, primary for Caddo Parish tax assessor. He polled 16,255 votes (34.9 percent), while the incumbent Democrat, Charles Russell Henington, Jr. (born September 1957), received 30,310 votes (65.1 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10222011/10222011_09.html|title=Louisiana election returns|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=October 22, 2011}}</ref> Henington last faced opposition in 1999, when he won the assessor's position by defeating an earlier Republican candidate, John W. Wessler, by a five-to-one margin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10231999/10231999_09.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 23, 1999|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=October 13, 2011}}</ref> Henington's father, Charles Henington, Sr. (1936-1986), and his step-grandfather, Albert Galloway Hammett, Sr. (1881–1974), previously served as the Caddo Parish assessor, having kept that office within the reach of his family for seventy-eight years. A. G. Hammett was the assessor from 1933 to 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65133352|title=Albert Galloway Hammett|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=October 27, 2011}}</ref>​

Alexander was the unsuccessful Republican candidate in the October 22, 2011, primary for Caddo Parish tax assessor. He polled 16,255 votes (34.9 percent), while the incumbent Democrat, Charles Russell Henington, Jr. (born September 1957), received 30,310 votes (65.1 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10222011/10222011_09.html|title=Louisiana election returns|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=October 22, 2011}}</ref> Henington last faced opposition in 1999, when he won the assessor's position by defeating an earlier Republican candidate, John W. Wessler, by a five-to-one margin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10231999/10231999_09.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 23, 1999|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=October 13, 2011}}</ref> Henington's father, Charles Henington, Sr. (1936-1986), and his step-grandfather, Albert Galloway Hammett, Sr. (1881–1974), previously served as the Caddo Parish assessor, having kept that office within the reach of his family for seventy-eight years. A. G. Hammett was the assessor from 1933 to 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65133352|title=Albert Galloway Hammett|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=October 27, 2011}}</ref>​

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Royal Alexander remains active in public life. He is a frequent lecturer to various civic and educational organizations regarding the United States Constitution. He also serves as an occasional media guest giving analysis on current political and social issues as they relate to the [[United States Constitution]].  ​

Royal Alexander remains active in public life. He is a frequent lecturer to various civic and educational organizations regarding the United States Constitution. He also serves as an occasional media guest giving analysis on current political and social issues as they relate to the [[United States Constitution]].  ​

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==References==​

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