Yvette Alexander has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Howard University, and did graduate work at Trinity College.
10 Facts About Yvette Alexander
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On May 1,2007, Alexander won the special election to succeed her political mentor Vincent C Gray.
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Yvette Alexander received 34 percent of the vote, beating 17 other candidates.
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Yvette Alexander faced a Democratic primary for re-election on September 9,2008.
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Yvette Alexander lobbied other state delegations for DC voting rights at the 2004 Democratic Convention in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Yvette Alexander was an Obama superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, although she had endorsed Barack Obama before Hillary Clinton conceded the race.
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Yvette Alexander was one of two DC council members to reject gay marriage when it was put to vote November 10,2009, by the Council of the District of Columbia.
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Yvette Alexander opposed DC's Death with Dignity legislation that would allow terminally ill patients to end their suffering.
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Yvette Alexander was active in the campaign to have a DC-based barbershop properly replace its lighting.
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Yvette Alexander insisted the responsible government agency, DCRA, use its oversight to get the business to correct the sign from "Sex Barbershop" to "Unisex Barbershop".