Background
Alexander, Yvette was born on October 1, 1961 in District of Columbia.
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Yvette Alexander
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Yvette Alexander, councilwoman. Recipient Paula Nickens Grassroots award, District of Columbia Democratic State Committee, Lorraine Whitlock Democratic of the Year award, Ward 7 Democrats, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Collaborative Service award, District of Columbia Ward 7/8, Unsung Hero award, Washington District of Columbia Pan-Hellenic Council. Parish council Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.
Education
Alexander has a Bachelor of Business Administration from and did graduate work at Trinity College.
Career
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.
Alexander lobbied other state delegations for DC voting rights at the 2004 Democratic Convention in Boston, Massachusetts. She was an Obama superdelegate (though formally unpledged) to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, although she had endorsed Barack Obama before Hillary Clinton conceded the race. Committee on Health and Human Services (Chair)
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Achievements
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Paula Nickens Grassroots Award from the District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Lorraine H. Whitlock - Democrat of the Year from the Ward 7 Democrats Ward 7 HIV/AIDS Collaborative Service Award Washington D.C. Pan-Hellenic Council’s Unsung Hero Award New Era of Leadership Award from the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization.
Politics
On May 1, 2007, Alexander won the special election to succeed her political mentor Vincent C. Gray. No individuals filed to appear on the ballot for the Republican or Statehood-Green parties.
Membership
Parish council Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.
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Political Party
Democratic party
Awards
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Paula Nickens Grassroots Award from the District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Lorraine H. Whitlock - Democrat of the Year from the Ward 7 Democrats Ward 7 HIV/AIDS Collaborative Service Award Washington D.C. Pan-Hellenic Council’s Unsung Hero Award New Era of Leadership Award from the Marshall Heights Community Development OrganizationPaula Nickens Grassroots Award from the District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Lorraine H. Whitlock - Democrat of the Year from the Ward 7 Democrats Ward 7 HIV/AIDS Collaborative Service Award Washington D.C. Pan-Hellenic Council’s Unsung Hero Award New Era of Leadership Award from the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization