Yvette Alexander (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yvette M. Alexander (born October 1, c. 1961 in the District of Columbia) is a Democratic politician in Washington, D.C. She has represented Ward 7 on the Council of the District of Columbia since she won a special election in 2007. On May 1, 2007, Alexander won the special election to succeed her political mentor Vincent C. Gray. Gray had represented Ward 7 before he become council chairman in January. She received 34 percent of the vote, beating 17 other candidates (14 Democrats and 4 independents). She faced a Democratic primary for re-election on September 9, 2008. Her opponents in the Democratic primary were John Campbell, Villareal "VJ" Johnson, and Robin Hammond Marlin. No individuals filed to appear on the ballot for the Republican or Statehood-Green parties. Alexander won the primary and general election.