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And frustrating Hillcrest can bring trouble for a candidate.
Vincent Spaulding, former president of the Hillcrest association, said he has been somewhat out of the loop lately but has heard the rumblings of resentment, ones that he said may be premature and based more on personality.
"I think she's learning on the job," he said.
He praised her responsiveness to his concerns about litter in the ward. And her boisterous personality?
"Well, I can't comment on that," he said, laughing.
Barbara Morgan, president of the Dupont Park Civic Association, is aware of the whispers about Alexander and was one of the few community leaders who spoke openly. Morgan supported one of Alexander's opponents last year and now backs Marlin.
"I just don't think personally that enough attention has been given to the constituents that she serves," she said. "What piece of legislation has she written and sponsored for Ward 7? Not co-sponsored?"
Gray said he endorsed Alexander because of her long history of community service and activism in the Democratic Party.
The criticism is unwarranted, he said, adding, "It's so unfair because everyone else has gotten four years to prove themselves." Alexander said she has been perceived as outspoken since she was a girl growing up in Ward 7's Penn Branch area, attending Holy Redeemer Catholic School.
"She was very opinionated and hard to change if she expressed herself as liking something or not liking something," said her mother, Diane Alexander.
Alexander also challenged authority growing up.
In ninth grade, there was an after-school dance, Yvette Alexander recalled. When a fight occurred as the event began, the school canceled the dance. "I began a rally that we wanted our money back," said Alexander, sitting in her office in the Wilson Building.
