Rodney Anderson (Texas politician) explained

Rodney Anderson
Birth Place:Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S.
State House:Texas
District:105th
Term Start:January 13, 2015
Term End:January 8, 2019
Successor:Terry Meza
Predecessor:Linda Harper Brown
State House1:Texas
District1:106th
Predecessor1:Kirk England
Term Start1:January 11, 2011
Term End1:January 8, 2013
Party:Republican
Education:University of Texas
at Arlington
(BBA)

Rodney Anderson is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019, representing the 105th district. He previously represented the 106th district from 2011 to 2013.

Early life and education

Anderson was born and raised in Grand Prairie, Texas. In 1990, he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate from the University of Texas at Arlington.[1] [2]

Career

Anderson was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2010 and took office in 2011. After annual redistricting where he was paired with another incumbent Republican, he chose not to run for re-election in 2012. He ran in 2014 where he defeated [Linda Harper-Brown] in the 105th district. He was defeated for re-election by Democrat Terry Meza and left office in January 2019. In March 2019, Anderson was selected to serve as the Chairman of the Dallas County Republican Party.[3] [4]

References

  1. Web site: About. 2020-08-09. Rodney Anderson. en-US.
  2. https://www.texasgopvote.com/featured-voice-texas-gop-rodney-anderson Featured Voice of the Texas GOP: Rodney Anderson
  3. Web site: 2019-05-21. Former Texas Rep. Rodney Anderson elected chairman of Dallas County Republican Party. 2020-08-09. Dallas News. en.
  4. Web site: Pollock. Cassandra. 2018-09-06. Democrats are turning Dallas into a midterm battleground for the Texas House. 2020-08-09. The Texas Tribune. en.