Rodney Alexander (R-La.)
U.S. Representative (since January 2003)

(Congress Bio Directory)
Alexander's first political experience was at age 25, when he joined his father, James Earl Alexander, on the Jackson Parish Police jury.
In 1988, he was elected to the Louisiana House as a Democrat, where he would serve for the next 15 years. He became chairman of the state House Health and Welfare Committee, where he helped pass the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program, similar to the national program.
Even before becoming a Republican in 2004, Alexander had a conservative voting record. He is against abortion rights and for gun control. He supported the GOP's 2003 Medicare prescription drug benefit and extending the 2001 George W. Bush tax cuts. He also opposed the March 2010 health-care reform bill.
In the 111th Congress (2009-2010), he had voted with House Republicans 94.1 percent of the time through August 2010.
Alexander belongs to a number of caucuses, including the Congressional Sportsman Caucus and the all-GOP Immigration Reform Caucus.
He is also a member of Rep. Michelle Bachmann's (R-Minn.) House Tea Party Caucus, along with Louisiana GOP Reps. Steve Scalise and John Fleming.
- Alexander web site, Immigration, accessed Sept. 10, 2010
- Alexander web site, Energy, accessed Sept. 10, 2010
- Washington Post Votes database
- Press release, June 30, 2010
- Press Release July 21, 2010
- Alexander web site, Economy and Taxes, accessed Sept. 10, 2010
- Alexander biography, House web site, accessed Sept. 10, 2010
- Alexander web site, Social Security and Retirement Security, accessed Sept. 10,2010
- Press Release, June 15, 2010
- National Journal, Almanac of American Politics, 2010 edition
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