Randy Alexander
John Randall Alexander, known as Randy Alexander (born July 17, 1951), is a consultant from Springdale in northwestern Arkansas, who is a Republican former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. District 88, which he represented for a single term beginning in 2013, includes part of Washington County.[1]
John Randall "Randy" Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 88th district | |
| In office January 2013 – January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Uvalde Lindsey |
| Succeeded by | Lance Eads |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 17, 1951 Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Alexander |
| Children | John Clinton "Clint" Alexander |
| Residence | Springdale, Arkansas |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University-Commerce |
| Occupation | Consultant |
Background
A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Alexander holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Psychology from Texas A&M University in Commerce in northeastern Texas. He and his wife, Patricia, have a son, John Clinton "Clint" Alexander (born 1976). A daughter, Jessica, another source says "Lauren", is deceased. Alexander attends the non-denominational Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas, located in Rogers.[2]
Alexander has held a number of business positions, most recently since 2003 as owner of Alexander & Associates consultants. Since 2011, he has been an advisor to CBI-Sunbelt in Lowell in Benton County, Arkansas. From 2004 to 2011, he was director of campus housing at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in Fayetteville. He is a former security guard and radio host.[2]
He is an officer of the Washington County Republican Party and the Spina Bifida Foundation.[2] He is also active in the Washington County Tea Party movement.[1]
Alexander has previously resided in Johnson City; New York; Wichita, Kansas; Ames, Iowa, and Stevens Point, Wisconsin.[3]
Political life
In 2010, Alexander was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the United States Senate.[2] The Republican nomination and the election went to U.S. Representative John Boozman.
In 2012, Alexander was elected in state House District 88, when the incumbent Democrat, Uvalde Lindsey, was instead elected to the Arkansas State Senate. Alexander defeated the Democrat Edwin Sugg (born 1960) of Fayetteville, 5,589 (64.8 percent) to 3,042 (35.2 percent).[4]
Alexander served on these House committees: (1) Aging, Children, and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs, (2) Performance Review, and (3) Revenue & Taxation.[2]
In 2013, Alexander co-sponsored a spending cap on the state budget, but the measure failed by two votes on the House floor. He voted to override the vetoes of Democratic Governor Mike Beebe to enact legislation to require photo identification for casting a ballot in Arkansas and to ban abortion after twenty weeks of gestation. He also supported legislation to forbid the inclusion of abortion in the state insurance exchange and to make the death of a fetus a felony in certain cases. He did not vote on a House-approved provision to ban abortion at the point at which fetal heartbeat is detected.[5]
Alexander co-sponsored legislation to allow officials of universities and religious institutions carry concealed weapons on campuses and in places of worship, respectively. He voted to reduce the fees for obtaining a concealed-carry permit. He voted to prohibit the governor from regulating firearms during an emergency. He voted against legislation to make the office of prosecuting attorney in Arkansas nonpartisan, but the measure passed, sixty-three to twenty-four. He sponsored the bill, signed by Governor Beebe, to permit the sale of up to five hundred gallons per month of unpasteurized whole milk directly from the farm to consumers. He sponsored failed legislation to prohibit the closure of public schools after a two-year period of declining enrollment.[5]
In the 2014 Republican gubernatorial primary, Alexander endorsed the businessman Curtis Coleman, who was handily defeated by the 2006 nominee, former U.S. Representative Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas's 3rd congressional district. Hutchinson then lost the general election to current Governor Mike Beebe. Alexander and Coleman had both run in the 2010 primary for the Senate against John Boozman.
Alexander, with 817 votes (42 percent), was unseated in the 2014 Republican primary by Lance Eads of Springdale, who polled 1,137 votes (58 percent).[6]
References
- "Randy Alexander, R-88". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- "Randy Alexander's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- "John R Alexander in Springdale, AR". usa-people-search.com. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- "District 88". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- "Randy Alexander's Voting Records". votesmart.org. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- "Arkansas Primary Election Results, May 20, 2014". KATV. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
| Preceded by Uvalde Lindsey (elected to Arkansas State Senate) |
Arkansas State Representative from District 88 (Washington County)
John Randall "Randy" Alexander |
Succeeded by Lance Eads |