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-->On December 15, 2008, Alexander was chosen as chair of the [[Virginia Legislative Black Caucus]].[{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Julian |date=December 16, 2008 |title=Local delegate picked as chair of Legislative Black Caucus |work=Virginian-Pilot |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2008/12/local-delegate-picked-chair-legislative-black-caucus |access-date=December 17, 2008}}] In a special election on September 4, 2012, Alexander was elected to the Virginia Senate representing the 5th Senate District; he succeeded Senator [[Yvonne Miller]], who died in office.[{{cite web |title=VA: Alexander ready to step into Yvonne Miller's place |url=http://watchdog.org/54502/va-alexander-poised-to-step-into-yvonne-millers-place/ |access-date=September 6, 2012 |website=Watchdog. org |archive-date=November 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101005810/http://watchdog.org/54502/va-alexander-poised-to-step-into-yvonne-millers-place/ |url-status=dead }}] |
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-->On December 15, 2008, Alexander was chosen as chair of the [[Virginia Legislative Black Caucus]].[{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Julian |date=December 16, 2008 |title=Local delegate picked as chair of Legislative Black Caucus |work=Virginian-Pilot |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2008/12/local-delegate-picked-chair-legislative-black-caucus |access-date=December 17, 2008}}] In a special election on September 4, 2012, Alexander was elected to the Virginia Senate representing the 5th Senate District; he succeeded Senator [[Yvonne Miller]], who died in office.[{{cite web |title=VA: Alexander ready to step into Yvonne Miller's place |url=http://watchdog.org/54502/va-alexander-poised-to-step-into-yvonne-millers-place/ |access-date=September 6, 2012 |website=Watchdog. org |archive-date=November 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101005810/http://watchdog.org/54502/va-alexander-poised-to-step-into-yvonne-millers-place/ |url-status=dead }}] |
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On May 3, 2016, he was elected mayor of [[Norfolk, Virginia]] with 51.6% of the vote in a three-way race.[{{cite web |last=Hartley |first=Eric |title=With quick win, Kenny Alexander will be Norfolk's first new mayor in 22 years |url=http://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/local/with-quick-win-kenny-alexander-will-be-norfolk-s-first/article_a9ef4ec3-a2d7-508e-a9a6-2344c49786a5.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205072111/http://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/local/with-quick-win-kenny-alexander-will-be-norfolk-s-first/article_a9ef4ec3-a2d7-508e-a9a6-2344c49786a5.html |archive-date=February 5, 2017 |access-date=May 4, 2016 |website=Pilotonline.com}}] He is the city's first black mayor.[{{cite web|url=https://blackpast.org/african-american-history/kenneth-cooper-alexander-1966/|title=Kenneth Cooper Alexander (1966-)|first=Otis|last=Alexander|publisher=BlackPast.org|date=January 21, 2025|accessdate=April 21, 2025}}] He would be re-elected in 2020 and 2024. |
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On May 3, 2016, he was elected mayor of [[Norfolk, Virginia]] with 51.6% of the vote in a three-way race.[{{cite web |last=Hartley |first=Eric |title=With quick win, Kenny Alexander will be Norfolk's first new mayor in 22 years |url=http://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/local/with-quick-win-kenny-alexander-will-be-norfolk-s-first/article_a9ef4ec3-a2d7-508e-a9a6-2344c49786a5.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205072111/http://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/local/with-quick-win-kenny-alexander-will-be-norfolk-s-first/article_a9ef4ec3-a2d7-508e-a9a6-2344c49786a5.html |archive-date=February 5, 2017 |access-date=May 4, 2016 |website=Pilotonline.com}}] He is the city's first black mayor.[{{cite web|url=https://blackpast.org/african-american-history/kenneth-cooper-alexander-1966/|title=Kenneth Cooper Alexander (1966-)|first=Otis|last=Alexander|publisher=BlackPast.org|date=January 21, 2025|accessdate=April 21, 2025}}] He would be re-elected in 2020 and and again 2024. |
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He has served as President of the Beacon Light Civic League, vice-chair of Norfolk's Planning Commission, and member of Norfolk's Human Service Commission and Economic Development Authority. He helped found the Norfolk Chesapeake Portsmouth Community Development Federal Credit Union, a [[financial institution]] that provides access to low-cost financial services. Alexander was instrumental in developing new single-family homes in Berkley and a shopping center that attracted a major supermarket chain.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.norfolk.gov/3515/Mayor-Kenneth-Cooper-Alexander-PhD|title=Mayor Kenneth Cooper Alexander, Ph.D. | City of Norfolk, Virginia - Official Website|website=Norfolk.gov|access-date=June 29, 2022}}][{{cite web | url=https://www.pilotonline.com/government/local/vp-nw-norfolk-alexander-mayor-college-chancellor-20210122-fofjeoeihzhytoaamvpvxthyaa-story.html | title=Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander has a new gig: Chancellor of a network of trade and technical colleges |website=Pilotonline.org | date=January 22, 2021 }}][{{cite web | url=https://magazine.antioch.edu/article/kenny-alexander-continuing-a-legacy-of-leadership/ | title=Kenny Alexander: Continuing a Legacy of Leadership – Antioch University Alumni Magazine|website=Magazine.antioch.edu | date=October 15, 2019}}][{{cite web | url=https://www.odu.edu/news/2016/5/alexander_mayor#.YqzWtnbMKUk | title=Old Dominion Alumnus Kenny Alexander Elected Norfolk Mayor|website=Odu.edu | date=September 12, 2022}}] |
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He has served as President of the Beacon Light Civic League, vice-chair of Norfolk's Planning Commission, and member of Norfolk's Human Service Commission and Economic Development Authority. He helped found the Norfolk Chesapeake Portsmouth Community Development Federal Credit Union, a [[financial institution]] that provides access to low-cost financial services. Alexander was instrumental in developing new single-family homes in Berkley and a shopping center that attracted a major supermarket chain.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.norfolk.gov/3515/Mayor-Kenneth-Cooper-Alexander-PhD|title=Mayor Kenneth Cooper Alexander, Ph.D. | City of Norfolk, Virginia - Official Website|website=Norfolk.gov|access-date=June 29, 2022}}][{{cite web | url=https://www.pilotonline.com/government/local/vp-nw-norfolk-alexander-mayor-college-chancellor-20210122-fofjeoeihzhytoaamvpvxthyaa-story.html | title=Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander has a new gig: Chancellor of a network of trade and technical colleges |website=Pilotonline.org | date=January 22, 2021 }}][{{cite web | url=https://magazine.antioch.edu/article/kenny-alexander-continuing-a-legacy-of-leadership/ | title=Kenny Alexander: Continuing a Legacy of Leadership – Antioch University Alumni Magazine|website=Magazine.antioch.edu | date=October 15, 2019}}][{{cite web | url=https://www.odu.edu/news/2016/5/alexander_mayor#.YqzWtnbMKUk | title=Old Dominion Alumnus Kenny Alexander Elected Norfolk Mayor|website=Odu.edu | date=September 12, 2022}}] |
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