Ramon J. Alexander (born October 19, 1984) is an American politician who served as a member of the
Florida House of Representatives
The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted ...
from 2016 to 2022. He represented the 8th district, which includes
Gadsden County
Gadsden County is a county located in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,826. Its county seat is Quincy. Gadsden County is included in the Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Ga ...
and sections of
Tallahassee
Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2020, the population ...
in
Leon County since 2016.
[ Archived December 23, 2016.] From 2018 to 2020, Alexander served as Democratic whip.
He graduated from
Florida A&M University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), commonly known as Florida A&M, is a public historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee, Florida. Founded in 1887, It is the third largest historically black university in the U ...
with a
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.
The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...
degree in 2007. He is married to Taniyah Alexander.
[
On May 11, 2022, Alexander was accused of sexual harassment by a male former employee of ]Florida A&M University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), commonly known as Florida A&M, is a public historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee, Florida. Founded in 1887, It is the third largest historically black university in the U ...
. The victim stated that Alexander had groped him and sent sexually explicit photos and videos. Alexander acknowledged his sexual relationship with the man, but that it was consensual. Alexander resigned as Democratic co-leader days after the Tallahassee Democrat
The ''Tallahassee Democrat'' is a daily broadsheet newspaper. It covers the area centered on Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida, as well as adjacent Gadsden County, Jefferson County, and Wakulla County. The newspaper is owned by Gannett Co., ...
reported on the allegations and announced that he would not run for re-election.
References
External links
Florida House of Representatives - Ramon Alexander
Ramon Alexander - Main Website
Ramon Alexander - Lobby Tools
1984 births
21st-century American politicians
Florida A&M University alumni
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives
People from Tallahassee, Florida
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