Editing Rodney Alexander (section)

{{Short description|American politician (born 1946)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Rodney Alexander
| image               = Rep. Rodney Alexander.jpg
| office              = [[Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs|Louisiana Secretary of Veterans Affairs]]
| governor            = [[Bobby Jindal]]
| term_start          = September 30, 2013
| term_end            = June 3, 2014
| predecessor         = [[David LaCerte]] (Acting)
| successor           = David LaCerte (Acting)
| state1              = [[Louisiana]]
| district1           = {{ushr|Louisiana|5|5th}}
| term_start1         = January 3, 2003
| term_end1           = September 26, 2013
| predecessor1        = [[John Cooksey]]
| successor1          = [[Vance McAllister]]
| state_house2        = Louisiana
| district2           = 13th
| term_start2         = 1988
| term_end2           = 2002
| predecessor2        = Mike Tinnerello
| successor2          = James R. Fannin
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1946|12|5}}
| birth_place         = [[Bienville, Louisiana]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (2004–present)
| otherparty          = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (before–2004)
| spouse              = Nancy Sutton
| children            = 3
| alma_mater          = [[Louisiana Tech University]]<br />[[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]
| signature           = 
| allegiance          = {{flag|United States}}
| branch              = {{air force|United States}}
| serviceyears        = 1965–1971
| unit                = [[Air Force Reserve Command|U.S. Air Force Reserve]]
}}
'''Rodney McKinnie Alexander''' (born December 5, 1946) is an American politician and member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|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 [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for {{ushr|LA|5}} from 2003 to 2013. First elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], he changed parties in 2004 to run as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] and was re-elected five times.