LA-05: Rep. Alexander (R) always on the periphery of GOP scandals ... by: ryan Wed Mar 26, 2008 at 00:25:55 AM CDT One of Capitol Hill's newspapers, Roll Call, (subscription required), reminds us that Rep. Rodney Alexander is either the unluckiest man in the Republican Party these days or he is one of the worst judges of character EVER. Let's recap all the scandals he's been on the periphery of ... In 2006, one of his staffers, Theresa Mares was caught sending love letters to convicted killer Scott Peterson on Congressional stationary! No need to worry, as Mr. Alexander fired Ms. Mares. His former Chief of Staff, Royal Alexander (no relation), was fingered in a sexual harassment suit in late 2006 by a former staffer in Rep. Alexander's office. Royal was later found to engage in fundraising tactics that raised eyebrows all over Louisiana in his failed quest for the Office of Attorney General that PCD documented oh, so well. Rep. Alexander was also caught in the middle of the Mark Foley scandal when the page who broke the scandal was from his district. It came out that he and Royal worked with the House Republican leadership to bury the story prior to the 2006 elections. Now the latest scandal that Rodney Alexander is caught on the periphery is that of Chris Ward, the Treasurer of the National Republican Congressional Committee, who was caught stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Republican Party. The connection? Ward was also Alexander's campaign treasurer. Will no one step forward to rid LA-05 of this poor judge of character in the Congress?? ryan :: LA-05: Rep. Alexander (R) always on the periphery of GOP scandals ... Tags: Scott Peterson, Theresa Mares, NRCC, Chris Ward, Roll Call, Mark Foley, Royal Alexander, Rodney Alexander, 2008, louisiana, LA-05, (All Tags) Print Friendly View Send As Email LA-05: Rep. Alexander (R) always on the periphery of GOP scandals ... | 0 comments by: you @ soon To post this comment click here: Otherwise click cancel. You must enter a subject for your comment

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