Yvette M. Alexander

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D.C. Council member Yvette M. Alexander calls the $12.7 million contract to overhaul chronically troubled United Medical Center “quite pricey for what they are tasked to do.” (The Washington Times)

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D.C. Council member Yvette M. Alexander welcomes the study of burying power lines and says the new task force should provide “real numbers” on costs and “the real timeline. She heads the public service committee. (Dreg Angerer/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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Yvette M. Alexander (The Washington Times)

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Ward 7 D.C. Council member Yvette M. Alexander and challenger Tom Brown chat with voters arriving at St. Timothy's polling station, in Southeast Washington. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** D.C. Council members Vincent B. Orange and Yvette M. Alexander. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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D.C. Council members Yvette M. Alexander (center), of Ward 7, and Phil Mendelson, at large, both voted against the nomination of Betty Noel to the D.C. Public Service Commission. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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D.C. Council member Yvette M. Alexander hopes to relocate the only eligible medical-marijuana cultivation center to a site in her ward east of the Anacostia River. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Special to The Washington Times)

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"This is a serious matter," D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics Chairwoman Deborah Nichols says to witnesses at a hearing to listen to allegations of petition fraud in gathering signatures to get Ward 7 council member Yvette M. Alexander's name on the April 3 ballot. (Barbara Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Derek Ford, left, campaign treasurer for D.C. Council member Yvette M. Alexander, confers with the campaign's attorney, David Wilmot, during a D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics hearing Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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DEVELOPER TIES: D.C. Council member Yvette M. Alexander will benefit from a fundraiser hosted by lobbyist-developer David W. Wilmot. (The Washington Times)

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D.C. Council member Yvette M. Alexander, who requested the Peaceoholics audit, listens to Mr. Moten's testimony. He is running for Ms. Alexander's Ward 7 seat, and co-founder Jauhar Abraham is running to replace Marion Barry in Ward 8. They supported former Mayor Adrian M. Fenty. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)