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{{Short description|American politician (born 1962)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Julie Alexander
| image =
| width =
| state_house = Michigan
| district = [[Michigan's 64th House of Representatives district|64th]]
| term_start = January 1, 2017
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Earl Poleski]]
| successor =
| spouse = Jeff Alexander
| profession = Teacher, farmer
| religion =
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1962|11|23}}
| birth_place = [[Saginaw, Michigan]]
| alma_mater = [[Western Michigan University]]
}}
'''Julie Alexander''' (born November 23, 1962) is a current member of the [[Michigan House of Representatives]] from the [[Michigan's 64th House of Representatives district|64th District]].<ref name="legis">{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5468 |title=Legislator Details - Julie Alexander |publisher=[[Library of Michigan]] |access-date=June 17, 2020}}</ref> The 64th District comprises the [[Jackson, Michigan|City of Jackson]], along with the townships of [[Concord Township, Michigan|Concord]], [[Hanover Township, Jackson County, Michigan|Hanover]], [[Napoleon Township, Michigan|Napoleon]], [[Pulaski Township, Michigan|Pulaski]], [[Sandstone Charter Township, Michigan|Sandstone]], [[Spring Arbor Township, Michigan|Spring Arbor]] and [[Summit Township, Jackson County, Michigan|Summit]].
== Biography ==
Before serving as a representative, Alexander served as a middle school teacher for nine years and an adult education teacher for thirteen years. Alexander also served three terms on the [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] Board of Commissioners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gophouse.org/representatives/central/alexander/ |title=Julie Alexander, District 64 - Michigan House Republicans |website=Gophouse.org |access-date=2017-04-17}}</ref>
Alexander and her husband currently operate a third-generation farm in [[Hanover, Michigan]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}
==Electoral history==
{{Election
| title =2016 64th District Primary<ref name=MLive2016>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2016/11/live_election_results_follow_a.html |title=Live election results: Jackson County voters make general election picks for president, others |website=MLive.com |date=9 November 2016 |access-date=2017-04-17}}</ref>
| year =2016
| candidate1 = '''''Julie Alexander'''''
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| votes1 = 3,479
| percent1 = 42.3%
| candidate2 = Phillip Tripp
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| votes2 = 2,491
| percent2 = 30.3%
| candidate3 =John Griffin
| party3 = Republican Party (United States)
| votes3 = 2,256
| percent3 = 27.4%
| majority = 988
| majoritypercent = 12%
}}
{{Election
| title =2016 64th District Michigan House Election
| year =2016
| candidate1 = '''''Julie Alexander'''''
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| votes1 = 22,426
| percent1 = 68.2%
| percentchange1 = +7.1%
| candidate2 =Ron Brooks
| party2 = democratic Party (United States)
| votes2 = 13,433
| percent2 = 37.5%
| percentchange2 = -1.5%
| majority = 8,993
| majoritypercent = 30.7%
| majoritypercentchange = +8.7%
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
==References==
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[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:21st-century American legislators]]
[[Category:21st-century American women politicians]]
[[Category:Politicians from Saginaw, Michigan]]
[[Category:People from Hanover, Michigan]]
[[Category:Women state legislators in Michigan]]
[[Category:Western Michigan University alumni]]
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