Yvette Alexander (District of Columbia)

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Yvette Alexander

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

Washington D.C. City Council Ward 7

Years in office: 2007 - 2017

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Education

Bachelor's

Howard University

Personal

Profession

Healthcare and insurance professional

Contact

Personal website

Yvette Alexander is a former member of the Council of the District of Columbia, representing Ward 7. She was elected to the council in 2006.

Alexander lost her re-election bid in 2016. She ran in the primary election on June 14, 2016.

Biography

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Alexander holds a B.B.A. from Howard University. Her professional experience includes working as a marketing professional for Chartered Health Plan, a consultant for the American Preferred Provider Plan’s Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment Program, and an insurance regulator for the D. C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking.

Campaign themes

2016

Alexander's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:

“	Healthcare As Chair of the Committee on Health and Human Services, Councilmember Alexander is instrumental in ensuring that all District residents have access to and receive quality health care services. She led the passage of the Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation Certificate of Need Exemption Emergency Amendment Act, which paved the way for United Medical Center to launch mobile health units that will provide full primary care services for residents in Wards 7 and 8. Passionate about teen pregnancy prevention, she included language in the Budget Support Act to establish a teen pregnancy prevention fund. With the legislation in place, Councilmember Alexander, was able to secure $2 Million in FY16 to be used for distribution to organizations whose mission is to end teen pregnancy. Education An advocate for the city’s youth who serves as a member of the Committee on Education, Councilmember Alexander continues to bring quality academic resources and tools to District schools. With her introduction of the Pre-K Student Discipline Amendment Act, suspensions and expulsions for early education students will be limited to situations that involve weapons or drugs or if bodily injuries occurs. She also supported the University of the District of Columbia Pay It Forward Program Establishment Amendment Act, which would establish a financing program that would eliminate tuition and fees for eligible students until they obtain an associate or bachelor degree. For FY16 Councilmember Alexander worked with her colleagues and supported amendments to the budget which allocated funds for modernization and repairs in Ward 7 schools and the implementation of instrumental music education in three Ward 7 elementary schools; Anne Beers, Kimball and Plummer. She also supports the Empowering Males of Color Initiative which will bring an all-male college prep high school to Ward 7. Economic Development From the start of her first term, Councilmember Alexander has worked tirelessly in transforming Ward 7 into a destination; to live, shop, dine and enjoy for recreation. Since 2007, Ward 7 has seen a steady economic boom with the delivery of several projects including; renovations of libraries and recreations centers, the opening of Park 7, which offers affordable and market rate rental units and retail, the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy, the Washington Tennis and Education Foundation and more. Ward 7 continues to transform with projects currently in progress that include; the Department of Motor Vehicles Service Center on Benning Road, Eastbrooke Apartments at Beulah Crossing, Skyland Town Center, East Capitol Gateway Marketplace and more. Public Safety The safety of Ward 7 constituents is always a priority for Councilmember Alexander. She and her Constituent Service staff work continuously with the Metropolitan Police Department – Sixth District, community organizations and appropriate District government agencies to prevent an increase in crime by addressing issues that can lead to potential illegal activity. Her efforts ensure the well-being of all Ward 7 residents, with some measures that extend throughout the entire District of Columbia. DC Voting Rights As a native Washingtonian, Councilmember Alexander knows the importance of the District having a voice in Congress. In 2004 during the Democratic Convention in Boston, she was the only female representative who lobbied other state delegations to support D.C. Voting Rights. She has supported council measures to affirm the District’s message on voting rights to Congress; including the Local Budget Autonomy Act of 2012, which amended the Home Rule Act to provide local budget autonomy.	”
—Yvette Alexander (2016),

Elections

2016

Vincent Gray defeated incumbent Yvette Alexander, Grant Thompson, and Delmar Chesley in the Washington, D.C. Council Ward 7 Democratic primary election.

Washington, D.C. Council Ward 7, Democratic Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Vincent Gray	60.73%	6,333
Yvette Alexander Incumbent	33.39%	3,482
Grant Thompson	3.31%	345
Delmar Chesley	1.99%	208
Write-in votes	0.58%	60
Total Votes		10,428
Source: District of Columbia Board of Elections, "Primary Election 2016 - Certified Results," June 28, 2016

Endorsements

2016

The following table displays endorsements issued in the 2016 election:

Candidate endorsements
Candidate	The Washington Post	D.C. for Democracy	Gertrude Stein Democratic Club	Democrats for Education Reform
At-large
Vincent Orange (Incumbent)
David Garber
Robert White
District 2
Jack Evans (Incumbent)
District 4
Brandon Todd (Incumbent)
Leon Andrews Jr.
Ron Austin
Calvin Gurley
District 7
Yvette Alexander (Incumbent)
Delmar Chesley
Vincent Gray
Grant Thompson
District 8
LaRuby May (Incumbent)
Maurice Dickens
Bonita Goode
Aaron Holmes
Trayon White

Recent news

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Yvette Alexander (District of Columbia) - Google News

See also

• Washington, D.C.
• Municipal elections in Washington, D.C. (2016)
• United States municipal elections, 2016

External links

Suggest a link

• Profile from the City of Washington, D.C.
• Campaign website

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 7 2007-2017	Succeeded by Vincent Gray (D)