David J. Alexander


David J. Alexander is an American politician. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing the 58th district, from 2012 to 2016.

Background

He was born in Connecticut and served in the United States Marine Corps a captain in the Marine Corps Reserve. David was graduated in law from the University of Connecticut in 2006. He was one of the board member of Zoning board of Appeals in Enfield, Connecticut.

Legal issues and altercations

Alexander was arrested for a DUI in 2015, leading to his removal from the position of vice chairman of the House's government and elections committee. In 2016, he was arrested on another DUI charge and removed from his committee assignments.
Later that year, Alexander was arrested for assaulting his father while intoxicated, resulting in charges of breach of peace and assault on an elderly person. This incident occurred shortly after he lost his bid for re-election.
In 2018, Alexander was arrested for the intoxicated assault of his mother. Police reports stated that he threw a mug at her, hitting her in the head and breaking both of her wrists, though both Alexander and his mother deny this description of events. He was charged with assault on an elderly person and disorderly conduct, and accepted a plea bargain. In response, the Connecticut Superior Court suspended Alexander's ability to practice law in the state for one year.

2016 texts

During 2016, Alexander was involved in a rivalry with Republican Tim Herbst, a candidate for governor. Herbst sent a text message to Alexander containing a video clip from the film Sudden Impact of a character pointing a gun and saying "Go ahead, make my day". Alexander interpreted this as a threat and filed a formal complaint with police, who advised Herbst to have no further contact with Alexander. Herbst maintained that the text in question was not a threat.