Rodney Alexander Quotes

Rodney Alexander — American Politician born on December 05, 1946,

Rodney McKinnie Alexander is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs from September 30, 2013 until June 3, 2014. Previously he was the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district from 2003 to 2013. First elected as a Democrat, he changed parties a half hour before the filing deadline on August 6, 2004. He was re-elected as a Republican five times. His district covered twenty-four parishes in roughly the northeast quadrant of the state but stretched much further south as a result of the 2010 census... (wikipedia)

To be called a coward, I don't think that's fair.

I absolutely intend to return every penny given to me by my Democratic colleagues and Democratic leaders.

I knew that there were several, among African-American leaders, who had been put out by me because of my failure or reluctance to endorse Sen. Kerry.

I didn't have the base I needed to win the election.

We didn't do anything wrong... Some are frustrated that we did it this way.