Speaker Pro Tempore

Washoe County

District # 31

Retired Educator

Assemblyman Anderson was first elected in 1990. He is the Speaker Pro Tempore of the Assembly.  During the last session, Assemblyman Anderson was the Chair of the Judiciary Committee. Additionally, he served on the Taxation Committee, the Commerce and Labor Committee, and the Corrections, Parole and Probation Committee.  

Assemblyman Anderson represents Assembly District 31 encompassing east Reno from Wells Ave. to McCarran (north of I-80) and Sparks-- east of Pyramid to Vista and south of Queens Way.

Because of term limits, Assemblyman Anderson will be leaving the Assembly at the end of this term. During his 19 years of service in the legislature, Mr. Anderson fathered the Drug Court program in Nevada and worked on victim’s right legislation in domestic battery.  Mr. Anderson’s first bill in the Assembly established a special license plate for Purple Heart recipients and that was followed by plates for UNR and UNLV as well as Pyramid Lake and the Reno Rodeo.

A little more about Assemblyman Anderson:

Assemblyman Anderson is a native Nevadan. He was born in 1942 in Reno, Nevada. Assemblyman Anderson is a graduate of Bishop Manogue High School and received his B.S. in Education from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Assemblyman Anderson began his career in public service as a member of the Army National Guard. Later, Assemblyman Anderson taught in the Washoe School District for 33 years at both Wooster and Reid High Schools.

Assemblyman Anderson and his wife Clyda and are the proud parents of two children and two grandchildren. In his spare time, Assemblyman Anderson likes to read.

 
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