Rebecca Alexander (politician)

Rebecca Alexander (born November 4, 1958)[1] is an American politician, businesswoman, and former teacher serving as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 7th district. She assumed office on January 12, 2021.

For the psychologist, see Rebecca Alexander.
Rebecca Alexander
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 7th district
Assumed office
January 12, 2021
Preceded byMatthew Hill
Personal details
Born
Rebecca Kefauver

(1958-11-04) November 4, 1958
Political partyRepublican
Children2
EducationMilligan College (BA)
East Tennessee State University (MEd)

Education

Alexander graduated from Daniel Boone High School in Gray, Tennessee. She then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, sociology, and psychology from Milligan College and a Master of Education from East Tennessee State University.

Career

Alexander began her career as an English teacher. She then joined Magnavox, eventually becoming a national sales manager with the organization. She also helped her husband operate his family's business, the Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home.[2] Alexander was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in November 2020.[3]

In 2023, the Tennessee House voted on motions to remove three sitting Democratic representatives — Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones, and Justin J. Pearson — for disrupting proceedings with a protest as demonstrators were at the capitol voicing their outrage over a mass shooting at a Nashville school that left six dead.[4] Alexander voted in favor of all three resolutions: HR 63, to remove Pearson;[5] HR 64, to remove Johnson;[6] and HR 65, to remove Jones.[7] Pearson and Jones were expelled, while Johnson was not.[8]

Personal life

She is married and has two daughters.

References
  1. "Representative Rebecca Alexander". www.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  2. "Rebecca Alexander announces her bid for State House". Herald & Tribune - Jonesborough, TN. 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  3. "Rebecca Alexander". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  4. "Tennessee GOP file resolutions to expel three Democrats who led gun reform chants on House floor". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  5. "HR0063". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. "HR0064". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. "HR0065". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  8. Kruesi, Kimberly; Mattise, Jonathan (6 April 2023). "Tennessee's House expels 2 of 3 Democrats over guns protest". Associated Press News.
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