Andy Anders

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Andy Anders

|birth_name = John F. Anders

|state_house = Louisiana

|district = 21st

|term_start = October 2006

|term_end = January 2020

|preceded = Bryant Hammett

|succeeded = C. Travis Johnson

|party = Democratic

|education = Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (BS)

|children = 3

}}

John F. "Andy" Anders is an American politician,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2019/03/01/dean-house-andy-anders-wont-run-senate-steve-may-enters-race/3026347002/|title=Dean of House Andy Anders won't run for Senate; Steve May enters|first=Greg|last=Hilburn|work=The News-Star|date=March 1, 2019|access-date=May 1, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/08/23/state-rep-anders-released-icu-recovering-health-scare/1072592002/|title=State Rep. Andy Anders released from ICU|work=The News-Star|date=August 23, 2018|access-date=May 1, 2022|first=Greg|last=Hilburn}} who served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 21st district from 2006 to 2020.{{Cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov:80/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembers1812_2008.pdf|title=Membership In The Louisiana House Of Representatives 1812 - 2012|work=David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library|access-date=May 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100331104823/http://house.louisiana.gov:80/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembers1812_2008.pdf|archive-date=March 31, 2010|url-status=live|via=Wayback Machine}}

Education

Anders earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agribusiness from the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in 1979.{{Cite web |title=Anders, John F. "Andy" |url=https://www.louisianagovernmentalstudies.com/mymob/AndersJohnF.html |access-date=May 2, 2022 |website=www.louisianagovernmentalstudies.com}}

Career

In 2006, Anders was elected for the 21st district of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He succeeded Bryant Hammett. In 2020, Anders was succeeded by C. Travis Johnson.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hannapub.com/concordiasentinel/news/local_state_headlines/anders-johnson-win-pj-incumbents-fall-tax-renewals-pass/article_9df6de24-0bcb-11ea-bd63-6fa3ec2ef43d.html|title=Anders, Johnson win; PJ incumbents fall; tax renewals pass|work=Concordia Sentinel|date=November 20, 2019|access-date=May 1, 2022}} During his tenure in the House, Anders served as chair and vice chair of the Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development Committee.{{Cite web |title=John Anders |url=https://ballotpedia.org/John_Anders |access-date=May 2, 2022 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}

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