Background
Alexander was born in Jacksonville, Florida.
Alexander was born in Jacksonville, Florida.
She graduated from Robert East. Lee High School in Jacksonville and from there went on to receive a Bachelor of Surgery in Education from Florida State University in 1961.
She represented the state"s one hundred sixth House district that included constituents in Mecklenburg county. A homemaker from Charlotte, North Carolina, Alexander served ten terms in the North Carolina House from 1993 to 2013. After redistricting, she lost re-election to her seat in 2012.
Her parents were Chester Bedell and the former Edmonia Hair.
Alexander was first elected to the 56th district of the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1992. In 1996, she only faced Natural Law Party candidate Marguerite King in the general election.
In 1998 and 2000, she faced no primary or general election opposition. After the 2002 redistricting, her seat became the 106th district, but she again faced no opposition in either the primary or general elections between 2002 and 2008.
In 2010, Alexander faced her first challenger in over a decade when Republican sales manager Michael Cavallo ran against her.
She defeated Cavallo in the general election 59.50% to 40.50%. After redistricting in 2012, Alexander"s district was made more heavily Republican and changed to become the 88th North Carolina House district. She did not face any primary challengers, but the race was heavily targeted by conservative groups and her opponent in the general election, Republican lawyer and county party chairman Rob Bryan out-raised $287,000 to $35,000.
Bryan defeated Alexander in the general election, 54.95%–45.05%.
While in office, Alexander served as chairperson of the Appropriations Committee in the state House and was vice-chair of the Mental Health Reform Committee.