William Vollie Alexander Jr. (born January 16, 1934) is an American retired politician who represented the U.S. state of Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1993, rising to the post of Chief Deputy Majority Whip.

Alexander was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Spencer (née Buck) and William Vollie Alexander He grew up in Osceola, Arkansas, graduating from Osceola High School in 1951, and became an Eagle Scout the same year.

He attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, before earning a B.A.

He was elected as a Democrat from Arkansas's 1st congressional district in 1968, succeeding thirty-year incumbent Ezekiel C. "Took" Gathings, who retired, and would subsequently be reelected eleven additional times.

[1][2] In 1992, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette published a story accusing Alexander of misusing campaign funds, although these transactions were later found to be legal.