Scott Alexander is an American politician from
Kentucky currently serving as
Judge/Executive of
Perry County Perry County may refer to:
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. Alexander was elected Judge/Executive in 2014, defeating incumbent Denny Ray Noble in the May primary election.
He was previously a member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives
The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form ...
from 1997 to 2001 and briefly in 2008. He was first elected to the house in 1996, but was defeated for reelection in 2000 by Republican
Brandon Smith. He was again elected to the house in a March 2008 special election when Smith was elected to the
Kentucky Senate
The Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly. The Kentucky Senate is composed of 38 members elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. There are no term limits for Kentucky Senators. The Kentu ...
. Alexander faced criticism when he left the state soon after being sworn in, in order to
chaperone his daughter's school field trip to
Costa Rica
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Living people
21st-century Kentucky politicians
20th-century Kentucky politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
21st-century American legislators
20th-century American legislators
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