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

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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

. 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.

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Florida House of Representatives - Ramon AlexanderRamon Alexander - Main WebsiteRamon 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 {{Florida-politician-stub