JD Alexander

JD Alexander
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 17th district
In office
2003 -
Personal details
Born July 16, 1959 (1959-07-16) (age 52)
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Cindy Monroe
Profession Citrus grower
Religion Presbyterian

J.D. Alexander is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, a body in which he represents the 17th District. His district of almost 500,000 residents includes all of Hardee and Highlands and parts of DeSoto, Glades, Okeechobee, Polk, and St. Lucie counties. Senator JD Alexander was sworn in as the State Senator from the 17th District on November 5, 2002. Previously, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002.

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Personal life

JD Alexander moved with his family to Florida in 1961 from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He is the grandson of Ben Hill Griffin, Jr., a Florida cracker and a former Florida State Senator and former Florida State Representative. Alexander's great-grandfather, Napoleon B. Broward, served as the Governor of Florida from 1905 to 1909.

Political career

Florida House of Representatives

JD Alexander served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002.

Florida Senate

Senator Alexander was elected unanimously to the Florida Senate in November 2002 and reelected subsequently in 2004 and 2008. Senator Alexander served as Majority (Republican) Whip for the 2004-2006 term.

Currently, Senator Alexander serves as the Chair of the Budget Committee and the Joint Legislative Budget Commission. In addition, he serves as the Vice-Chair of the Rules Committee and a member on the Agriculture, Banking and Insurance, Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations, Education Pre-K – 12, and Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections.

Affiliations

Education

Alexander graduated from the University of Florida in 1981 with a B.S. in Agriculture.

Family

Senator Alexander is married to the former Cindy Monroe, and they are the parents of two daughters, Keaton and Britton.

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Members of the Florida State Senate
President of the Senate: Mike Haridopolos (R) • President pro Tempore: Mike Bennett (R) • Majority Leader: Andy Gardiner (R) • Minority Leader: Nan Rich (D)
   
  1.    Audrey Gibson (D)
  2.    Greg Evers (R)
  3.    Charlie Dean (R)
  4.    Don Gaetz (R)
  5.    Stephen R. Wise (R)
  6.    Bill Montford (D)
  7.    Evelyn J. Lynn (R)
  8.    John E. Thrasher (R)
  9.    Andy Gardiner (R)
  10.    Ronda Storms (R)
  1.    Mike Fasano (R)
  2.    Jim Norman (R)
  3.    Dennis L. Jones (R)
  4.    Steve Oelrich (R)
  5.    Paula Dockery (R)
  6.    Jack Latvala (R)
  7.    J.D. Alexander (R)
  8.    Arthenia Joyner (D)
  9.    Gary Siplin (D)
  10.    Alan Hays (R)
  1.    Mike Bennett (R)
  2.    David H. Simmons (R)
  3.    Nancy C. Detert (R)
  4.    Thad Altman (R)
  5.    Ellyn Bogdanoff (R)
  6.    Mike Haridopolos (R)
  7.    Lizbeth Benacquisto (R)
  8.    Joe Negron (R)
  9.    Chris Smith (D)
  10.    Maria Sachs (D)
  1.    Eleanor Sobel (D)
  2.    Jeremy Ring (D)
  3.    Oscar Braynon II (D)
  4.    Nan Rich (D)
  5.    Gwen Margolis (D)
  6.    Miguel Diaz de la Portilla (R)
  7.    Garrett Richter (R)
  8.    Anitere Flores (R)
  9.    Larcenia Bullard (D)
  10.    Rene Garcia (R)