Rebecca Alexander (born November 4, 1958) is an American politician, businesswoman, and former teacher serving as a member of the

Tennessee House of Representatives The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Constitutional requirements According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consis ...

from the 7th district. She assumed office on January 12, 2021.

Education

Alexander graduated from Daniel Boone High School in

Gray, Tennessee Gray is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Tennessee, United States and a suburb of Johnson City. It is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City– Kingsport– ...

. She then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, sociology, and psychology from

Milligan College Milligan University is a private Christian university in Milligan College, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1866 as the Buffalo Male and Female Institute, and known as Milligan College from 1881 to May 2020, the school has a student populat ...

and a Master of Education from

East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is a public research university in Johnson City, Tennessee. It was historically part of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee under the Tennessee Board of Regents, but since 2016, ...

Career

Alexander began her career as an English teacher. She then joined

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, eventually becoming a national sales manager with the organization. She also helped her husband operate his family's business, the Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home. Alexander was elected to the

in November 2020. 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. Alexander voted in favor of all three resolutions: HR63, to remove Pearson; HR64, to remove Johnson; and HR65, to remove Jones. Pearson and Jones were expelled, while Johnson was not.

Personal life

She is married and has two daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Rebecca Living people 1958 births Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives 21st-century American women politicians Milligan University alumni East Tennessee State University alumni People from Washington County, Tennessee 21st-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly