William Vollie Alexander, Jr.
| William Vollie Alexander Jr. | |
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| House Democratic Chief Deputy Whip | |
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In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987 |
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| Speaker | Tip O'Neill |
| Preceded by | Dan Rostenkowski |
| Succeeded by | David Bonior |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Ezekiel C. Gathings |
| Succeeded by | Blanche Lincoln |
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January 16, 1934 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Osceola, Arkansas |
| Alma mater |
University of Arkansas Rhodes College Vanderbilt University |
William Vollie “Bill” Alexander Jr. (born January 16, 1934) is a retired American politician who represented the U.S. state of Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1993, rising to the post of Chief Deputy Majority Whip.
Alexander was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and graduated from Osceola High School in Osceola, Arkansas, in 1951. He is an Eagle Scout and former 4-H member. He attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rhodes College in Memphis in 1957. He earned a law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville in 1960. While at the University of Arkansas, Alexander was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity (Xi Chapter).
He was elected as a Democrat from the 1st District of Arkansas in 1968 and was repeatedly re-elected until 1992, when he was soundly defeated in the Democratic primary by his former receptionist and future U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln. Alexander was one of numerous members of Congress linked to the House banking scandal, although he broke no laws nor violated any House rules.
Most of Alexander's earlier elections were won by at least 65 percent of the vote in a heavily Democratic district. In his first election, he defeated the Republican Guy Newcomb, also of Osceola, for the right to succeed the retiring Representative Ezekiel C. Gathings.
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