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Randy Alexander
Randy Alexander (b. July 17, 1951) was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 90 of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
Alexander is a former Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 88 from 2013 to 2015.
Biography
Alexander earned his B.S. from University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and his M.S. in psychology from Texas A&M University-Commerce. His professional experience includes working as an associate adviser in mergers and acquisitions at CBI-Sunbelt in Lowell.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Alexander served on the following committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Joint Performance Review |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
| • Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs |
Campaign themes
2016
Alexander's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Life: I am Pro-Life! I will vote against taxpayer funding of abortions and for organizations that provide abortion services. As a legislator I was endorsed by Arkansas Right to Life and helped secure funding for Loving Choices crises pregnancy center. Marriage: I support the traditional definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Religious Freedom: I will fight to defend the 1st Amendment rights of Arkansans to freely exercise their religious beliefs without interference or intimidation from the government. This right is guaranteed to individuals, not just religious organizations as implied by the actions of the federal government. Second Amendment: I will not negotiate the people's right to keep and bear arms. Years of experience has clearly shown that when citizens have the right to own and legally carry firearms, the crime rate within their state goes down. Law abiding citizens can be trusted to responsibly exercise their Second Amendment right. As a legislator I was endorsed by the National Rifle Association and received their highest rating. Death Penalty: I support juries having the option of a death penalty for first degree murder. Education:
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| —Randy Alexander[3] | ||
Elections
2016
Ballotpedia's analysis revealed that only 42 of the 100 seats up for election in 2016 involved competition between Democrats and Republicans. This made it numerically impossible for Democrats to take control of either Arkansas legislative chamber in 2016.
The reason for the low competition was that candidates were in safe districts for their parties. Between 1972 and 2014, an upward trend in uncontested state legislative elections occurred.
The Democratic Party of Arkansas focused its 2016 efforts on the state’s House of Representatives. Without the numbers to win the state Senate, H.L. Moody, communications director for the Democratic Party of Arkansas, told Ballotpedia that the party’s goal was to “start building back where we can,” beginning with the House.
Ballotpedia spoke to political analyst Richard Winger, who said that the early primary deadline for the 2016 elections was a possible factor as well, making it difficult for Democrats to recruit candidates early.
The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing period began at noon local time on November 2, 2015, and ended at noon local time on November 9, 2015.[4]
Incumbent Jana Della Rosa ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 general election.[5]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 90 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Jana Della Rosa Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Jana Della Rosa defeated Randy Alexander and Jana Starr in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 Republican Primary.[6][7]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 90 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jana Della Rosa Incumbent |
64.46% | 3,566 | |
| Republican | Randy Alexander | 27.13% | 1,501 | |
| Republican | Jana Starr | 8.41% | 465 | |
| Total Votes | 5,532 | |||
2014
Elections for the Arkansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 3, 2014. Lance Eads defeated incumbent Randy Alexander in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[8][9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Lance Eads |
58.2% | 1,137 |
| Randy Alexander Incumbent | 41.8% | 817 |
| Total Votes | 1,954 | |
2012
Alexander ran in the 2012 election for Arkansas House of Representatives, District 88. Alexander ran unopposed in the May 22 Republican primary and defeated Edwin Sugg (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Randy Alexander |
64.8% | 5,589 | |
| Democratic | Edwin Sugg | 35.2% | 3,042 | |
| Total Votes | 8,631 | |||
2010
Alexander had an unsuccessful run for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2010.[1]
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2014
In 2014, the Arkansas General Assembly was in session from February 10 to March 20.
Ballotpedia staff did not find any state legislative scorecards published for this state in 2014. If you are aware of one, please contact editor@ballotpedia.org to let us know.
2013
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2013, click [show]. |
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In 2013, the 89th Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 17.
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Personal
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Alexander and his wife, Pat, have one child.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Randy + Alexander + Arkansas + House"
See also
- Arkansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Arkansas State Legislature
- Arkansas state legislative districts
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Political Summary from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Randy Alexander on Facebook
- Campaign contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Randy Alexander for Arkansas, "Info," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Alexander for Arkansas, "Issues," accessed February 18, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed November 17, 2015
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election and Nonpartisan Runoff Election," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed March 5, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 26, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Election Results 2012," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 Election candidates," March 8, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Arkansas's Freedom Scorecard," accessed July 10, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Uvalde Lindsey (D) |
Arkansas State House District 88 2013–2015 |
Succeeded by Lance Eads (R) |
