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Rodney McKinnie Alexander (born December 5, 1946) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs from September 30, 2013 until June 3, 2014. Previously he was the U.S. Representative for from 2003 to 2013. First elected as a Democrat, he changed parties a half hour before the filing deadline on August 6, 2004. He was re-elected as a Republican five times. His district covered twenty-four parishes in roughly the northeast quadrant of the state but stretched much further south as a result of the 2010 census. On August 6, 2013, Alexander announced that he would not seek a seventh term in the House in the 2014 congressional elections. He cited his weariness with partisanship in Washington, D.C. as the primary reason for his decision to retire.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alexandra Jaffe, "Rodney Alexander to retire from House" )〕 On August 7, Alexander moved up his timetable for departure from Congress. He resigned his seat effective September 27; a special election was held to replace him, and an upset victory went to a political newcomer without support from the Republican leadership, Vance McAllister, a businessman from Monroe, who is leaving the post effective January 3, 2015. Alexander joined the administration of Governor Bobby Jindal as the new secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jordan Blum, Veterans job speeds D.C. exit )〕 but remained in that post for only eight months. Upon resigning as veterans affairs secretary, Alexander did not indicate his future plans, but an aide told media representatives that Alexander is looking at opportunities in the private sector and would not be running for political office in the future.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rodney Alexander resigns as state Veterans Affairs secretary )〕 ==Background== Alexander was born in the village of Bienville in Bienville Parish to the former Mary Crawford and James Earl Alexander.〔(1 )〕 In 1964, he graduated from Jonesboro-Hodge High School in Jonesboro in Jackson Parish, which is often cited as his hometown. He then attended Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, but he left college to work for his family construction company. Alexander served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve from 1965 to 1971. He owned a construction company from 1964 to 1981. From 1972 to 1988, he was a member of the Jackson Parish Police Jury (equivalent to county commission in other states). He was an insurance agent prior to entering Congress. Alexander left the police jury to represent District 13 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1988 until his election to Congress in 2002. While in the state House, he served as the chairman of the House Health and Welfare Committee. In this position, her shepherded to passage the Louisiana Children’s Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP), which assists mothers and children with basic health care and insurance needs. Alexander enrolled in college courses intermittently for forty-five years. When the University of Louisiana at Monroe began to offer online courses, he enrolled for two years and graduated from ULM with a degree in general studies in 2009. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rodney Alexander」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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