GOP Lawmaker( Alexander, La) Announces Retirement, Citing Frustration [View all]
Source: USA TODAY
Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-La., a six-term lawmaker first elected as a Democrat, announced Tuesday that he will not run for re-election, citing the inability of Congress to get things done.
"Rather than producing tangible solutions to better this nation, partisan posturing has created a legislative standstill, Alexander said. "Unfortunately, I do not foresee this environment to change anytime soon. I have decided not to seek re-election, so that another may put forth ideas on how to break through the gridlock and bring about positive change for our country."
Alexander is not the first to suggest that Capitol Hill has become too much of a quagmire to make service there satisfying.
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Alexander was first elected as a Democrat in his northeastern Louisiana district but voted often with Republicans. In 2004, near the end of his first term, he switched to the Republican Party just before the election filing deadline, infuriating Democrats who had no time to replace him on the ballot.
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