PolitiFact | J.D. Alexander

The Poynter Institute

English Español

Get PolitiFact in your inbox.

Sen. J.D. Alexander is a Republican from Lake Wales. He was first elected to the Florida Senate in 2002.

True

0%

Mostly True

20%

Half True

0%

Mostly False

0%

False

0%

Pants on Fire

0%

J.D. Alexander
stated on April 29, 2011 in comments to the 'St. Petersburg Times' and 'Miami Herald':

Says using E-Verify is "a fair amount of cost," about $20 per person that does not match.

By Aaron Sharockman • May 3, 2011
J.D. Alexander
stated on March 28, 2011 in comments to reporters:

Says the Southwest Florida Water Management District has $850 million in reserves, enough money in savings to run without levying taxes for more than two years.

By Aaron Sharockman • April 1, 2011
J.D. Alexander
stated on February 23, 2011 in comments at the Senate Budget Committee.:

Gov. Rick Scott's sale of the state planes was "not proper."

By Aaron Sharockman • February 24, 2011
J.D. Alexander
stated on February 16, 2011 in reaction to Gov. Rick Scott’s decision to kill the high-speed rail project.:

"The Constitution doesn't allow the governor to not-spend appropriations funds."

By Aaron Sharockman • February 18, 2011
J.D. Alexander
stated on September 16, 2010 in a news article:

"It takes as much energy to make a solar panel as it likely generates in its entire life."

By Becky Bowers • September 28, 2010

Fact-checking journalism is the heart of PolitiFact. Our core principles are independence, transparency, fairness, thorough reporting and clear writing. The reason we publish is to give citizens the information they need to govern themselves in a democracy.

In a world of wild talk and fake news, help us stand up for the facts.