Congress.gov biography:
"Alexander, Rodney,
a Representative from Louisiana; born in Bienville, Bienville Parish, La.,
on December 5, 1946; graduated from Jonesboro-Hodge High School, Jonesboro,
La.; attended Louisiana Technical College, Ruston, La.; insurance agent;
businessman; member of the Louisiana state house of representatives, 1987-2002;
elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighth Congress; changed from
a Democrat to a Republican on August 9, 2004; reelected as a Republican
to the One Hundred Ninth Congress (January 3, 2003-present)."
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Rodney
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RODNEY ALEXANDER News:
20061024
-
 Hastert
-  Foley
-  Fordham
- Palmer
-  Kolbe
- Alexander
-  Boehner
-  Reynolds
-  Shimkus
- Trandahl
-  Florida
-  Illinois
-  Arizona
-  Louisiana
-  Ohio
-  New
York
- "House
panel questions Hastert's top aide in Foley case."
... "Kirk Fordham, [Florida Republican Mark] Foley's former chief of staff,
said he alerted [Illinois Republican Dennis Hastert's chief of staff Scott]
Palmer several years ago to his concerns about Foley's friendships with
pages." ... "Palmer has denied Fordham's account." ... "So far, these people
have claimed they warned congressional leaders or their staff about Foley:"
... "• Rep. Jim Kolbe, R-Ariz. [Republican-Arizona], said he alerted Hastert's
staff in 2000 or 2001." ... "• Fordham said he spoke with the speaker's
office in 2002 or 2003." ... "• Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-La. [Republican-Louisiana],
said he alerted the speaker's office last year and spoke to House Majority
Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio [Republican], and Rep. Thomas Reynolds, R-N.Y.
[Republican-New York], again this spring." ... "• Boehner and Reynolds
said they brought up Alexander's complaints with Hastert. The speaker said
he does not remember the conversation, but does not dispute that it occurred."
... "After Alexander contacted Hastert's office last year about e-mails
that Foley had sent a Louisiana page, Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill. [Republican-Illinois],
head of the House Page Board, and former House clerk Jeff Trandahl confronted
Foley, who promised to stop." -By Kathy Kiely
-USATODAY
20061018
-
Alexander
- Foley
- Hastert
- Boehner
- Trandahl
- Reynolds
-
 Lawmakers
- E-Mails
-  Child
- Louisiana
- Florida
- Ill
- Ohio
- NY
- "House
Panel Probes Foley Page Scandal: Sponsor Of Louisiana
Page Tells Ethics Panel Others Knew Of E-Mails Before He Did." ... "GOP
Rep. Rodney Alexander [Louisiana Republican] appeared Wednesday morning
and says that after he and his staff learned of the [Florida Republican
Mark Foley] e-mails to the former page, his aides contacted the office
of House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill.[Republican-Illinois], for advice
on what to do about communications the boy's family thought were inappropriate."
... "His testimony is a small piece of a more confusing puzzle that puts
Hastert and his aides at odds with the accounts of other top GOP lawmakers
and their aides." ... "Two of those figures, Majority Leader [Republican]
John Boehner, R-Ohio, and former House Clerk Jeff Trandahl, are scheduled
to testify Thursday." ... "Boehner has said he discussed the Foley situation
with Hastert last spring after Alexander informed him of the e-mails, as
has Rep. Tom Reynolds, R-N.Y. [Republican-New York.]"
-AP via
-CBSNews
20061009
-
Foley
- Hastert
- Shimkus
- Alexander
- Fla
- Ill
- La
- Ariz
- Gay
- Lawmaker
-
 Internet
- E-Mail
- Communication
- Messages
- "Lawmaker
Saw Foley Messages In 2000: Page Notified GOP Rep.
Kolbe." ... "A Republican congressman knew of disgraced former representative
Mark Foley's inappropriate Internet exchanges as far back as 2000 and personally
confronted Foley about his communications." ... "A spokeswoman for Rep.
Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz. [Republican-Arizona]) confirmed yesterday that a former
page showed the congressman Internet messages that had made the youth feel
uncomfortable with the direction Foley (R-Fla. [Republican-Florida]) was
taking their e-mail relationship. Last week, when the Foley matter erupted,
a Kolbe staff member suggested to the former page that he take the matter
to the clerk of the House, Karen Haas, said Kolbe's press secretary, Korenna
Cline." ... "The revelation pushes back by at least five years the date
when a member of Congress has acknowledged learning of Foley's behavior
with former pages. A timeline issued by House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert
(R-Ill. [Republican-Illinois]) suggested that the first lawmakers to know,
Rep. John M. Shimkus (R-Ill. [Republican-Illinois]), the chairman of the
House Page Board, and Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-La. [Republican-Louisiana]),
became aware of "over-friendly" e-mails only last fall. It also expands
the universe of players in the drama beyond members, either in leadership
or on the page board." ... "A source with direct knowledge of Kolbe's involvement
said the messages shared with Kolbe were sexually explicit, and he read
the contents to The Washington Post under the condition that they not be
reprinted." ... "Kolbe, the only openly gay Republican in Congress, is
retiring at the end of the year." -By Jonathan Weisman
with contributions by James V. Grimaldi -WashingtonPost
20061004
-
Hastert
- Foley
- Alexander
- Teenage
- E-Mail
- Messages
- 2006
Election - Illinois
- Florida
- Louisiana
- "[Illinois
Republican] Hastert clings to power as scandal swirls:
Top Republicans question speaker's inaction on [Florida Republican] Foley
sex messages." ... "House Speaker Dennis Hastert [Illinois Republican]
was fighting for his political life Wednesday after new disclosures surfaced
that his office knew that a Republican House member was sending sexually
provocative messages to underage congressional pages as long as three years
ago." ... "Pressure on Hastert has built since it was reported that an
aide to Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-La. [Republican-Louisiana], complained
last year to Hastert's office about an "overly friendly" e-mail message
that Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., had sent to a teenage male page sponsored
by Alexander. Alexander said he did not ask for any specific action at
the request of the boy's parents." ... "The scandal has reinvigorated the
campaign of Hastert’s Democratic challenger in the November [2006] election,
John Laesch, who said Hastert was “absolutely” guilty of a cover-up Wednesday."
... "Asked whether he believed Hastert was a man of integrity, Laesch told
MSNBC-TV’s Chris Matthews: “I think that this issue has defined the clearest
difference between myself and Mr. Hastert, that being I stand for honesty
and integrity, and I’ll let the voters decide where he stands.”" ... "The
scandal has energized his supporters, said Laesch, 32, a former naval intelligence
officer. “Our phone has been ringing off the hook, and this is they only
thing people want to talk about.”" (1, 2)
-Contributed to by Alex Johnson, Chris Matthews, and
Joe Scarborough -AP
-MSNBC
-
Mark
Foley -
 Computer
- E-Mail
- Messages
- Laws
- Children
-  Politics
- Dennis
Hastert - Illinois
- Florida
-  Nevada
-  California
- Louisiana
- "FBI
looking into Foley computer exchanges." ... "The
FBI is looking at whether former Florida [Republican] Rep. Mark Foley's
computer exchanges with underage House pages broke any laws, an FBI spokesman
said late Sunday." ... "Under fire from Democrats, House Speaker Dennis
Hastert [Illinois Republican] also asked Sunday that [Republican] U.S.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales - and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement
- look into the case." ... "Foley, a Florida Republican, gave no reason
for leaving but said he was "deeply sorry" and resigned Friday after the
subsequent, sexually explicit instant messages were disclosed by ABC News."
... "Earlier Sunday, Democrats in both chambers, Senate Democratic leader
Harry Reid of Nevada and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California,
called for investigations." ... "Hastert's office said Saturday his office
was contacted last fall by a staff member in the office of Louisiana Republican
Rep. Rodney Alexander, where the page once worked. The boy said in an e-mail
to Alexander's office that the computer exchange with Foley "freaked him
out" and was "sick..sick..sick."" -By Lesley Clark
-McClatchy via
-MercuryNews
-
-
Secret
- Children
-
 Crime
- Politics
- Mark
Foley - Florida
- John
Boehner
- Ohio
- Louisiana
- New
York - Illinois
-  Alabama
- "G.O.P.
Aides Knew in Late ’05 of E-Mail." ... "Top House
Republicans knew for months about e-mail traffic between [Florida Republican]
Representative Mark Foley and a former teenage page, but kept the matter
secret and allowed Mr. Foley to remain head of a Congressional caucus on
children’s issues, Republican lawmakers said Saturday." ... "Among those
who became aware earlier this year of the fall 2005 communications between
Mr. Foley and the 16-year-old page, who worked for Representative Rodney
Alexander, Republican of Louisiana, were [Ohio Republican] Representative
John A. Boehner, the majority leader, and [New York Republican] Representative
Thomas M. Reynolds of New York, chairman of the National Republican Congressional
Committee. Mr. Reynolds said in a statement Saturday that he had also personally
raised the issue with Speaker J. Dennis Hastert [Illinois Republican]."
... "Democrats moved quickly to criticize Mr. Reynolds, who while overseeing
House campaigns nationally is facing the potential of a serious challenge
from Jack Davis, a wealthy businessman who has vowed to spend at least
$2 million of his own money in the contest. “Tom Reynolds had a moral obligation
to protect our children,” said Curtis Ellis, a spokesman for Mr. Davis."
... "At the Justice Department, an official said that no investigation
was under way but that the agency had “real interest” in examining the
circumstances to see if any crimes were committed." ... "Several of Mr.
Foley’s former colleagues demanded a criminal inquiry." ... "Representative
Robert E. Cramer, an Alabama Democrat who was co-chairman with Mr. Foley
of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children, condemned Mr. Foley’s
actions as “shocking and disturbing.”" ... "“Anyone, including Foley, involved
in this type of behavior should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of
the law,” Mr. Cramer said." (1, 2)
-By Carl Hulse and Raymond Hernandez with contributions
by Kate Zernike, David Johnston, and Abby Goodnough -NYTimes
20060929
-
Mark
Foley - Florida
- John
Boehner
- Ohio
- NY
- Ill
-
 Mich
- Calif
- "Foley
Interviewed About Page Last Year; Democrats Not Told: Ethics Inquiry Ordered."
... "[Florida Republican] Ex-Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.), who resigned Friday
after reports of his improper communications with a former male House page
were made public, was interviewed about some of those contacts by the chairman
of the House Page Board and the then-Clerk of the House last year." ...
"At least four Republican House Members, one senior GOP aide and a former
top officer of the House were aware of the allegations about Foley that
prompted the initial reporting regarding his e-mail contacts with a 16-year-old
House page. They include: Majority Leader [Ohio Republican] John Boehner
(R-Ohio), National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman [New York
Republican] Tom Reynolds (N.Y.) and Reps. [Louisiana Republican] Rodney
Alexander (R-La.) and [Illinois Republican] John Shimkus (R-Ill.), as well
as a senior aide to Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) and former Clerk of
the House Jeff Trandahl." ... "[Michigan Democrat] Rep. Dale Kildee (D-Mich.),
who serves on the page board, was never told of the interview with Foley."
... ""I became aware of it this afternoon when [Shimkus] came by my office.
I think we should have had a page meeting right away," Kildee said, referring
to last year's discovery of Foley's e-mails." ... "When asked if was upset
about being excluded, Kildee said yes, adding, "I've been on the page board
for 20 years."" ... ""I'm the chairman of the page board," Shimkus said
when asked why he didn't include Kildee. "The Clerk and I addressed this
issue."" ... "House Minority Leader [California Democrat] Nancy Pelosi
(D-Calif.), who introduced a privileged resolution friday night to require
an ethics probe, criticized Republican leaders, who she said, "have known
of the egregious behavior of Congressman Mark Foley, yet were prepared
to adjourn tonight without an Ethics Committee investigation."" ... ""The
investigation must determine when Mr. Foley sent the inappropriate emails,
who knew of them, whether there was a pattern of inappropriate activity
by Mr. Foley with pages or former pages, when the Republican leadership
was notified, and what corrective action was taken once officials learned
of any improper activity," she added." -By John Bresnahan
and Susan Davis -RollCall.com
-
Mark
Foley - E-Mails
- Florida
- Parents
- Enforcement
- Politics
- 2006
Election - La
- NY
- Ill
- "[Republican]
Foley Resigns From Congress Over E-Mails." ... "[Republican]
Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., abruptly resigned from Congress on Friday in the
wake of questions about e-mails he wrote a former teenage male page." ...
"His departure sent Republicans scrambling for a replacement candidate
less than six weeks before midterm [2006] elections in which Democrats
are making a strong bid to gain control of the House." ... "Foley, 52,
had been a shoo-in for a new term until the e-mail correspondence surfaced
in recent days." ... "[Louisiana Republican] Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-La.,
who sponsored the page from his district, told reporters that he learned
of the e-mails from a reporter some months ago and passed on the information
to [New York Republican] Rep. Thomas Reynolds, R-N.Y., chairman of the
House Republican campaign organization." ... "Carl Forti, a spokesman for
the GOP campaign organization, said Reynolds learned from Alexander that
the parents did not want to pursue the matter. Forti said, however, that
the matter did go before the House Page Board — the three lawmakers and
two House officials who oversee the pages." ... "It was unclear what the
officials did." ... "The board currently is headed by [Illinois Republican]
Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill., who did not respond to requests for an interview."
-By David Espo and Jim Kuhnhenn with contributions
by Brendan Farrington, Larry Margasak, and Natasha Metzler
-AP via -SFGate.com
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