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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=John Earl "Johnny" Anders, Jr.
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|birth_date=July 14, 1950
|birth_place=Stamford, Jones County, [[Texas]], USA
|death_date=
|party=[[Independent voter|Independent]]
|office=[[Mayor]] of Stamford, Texas
|term_start=2005
|term_end=2018
|preceded=Oscar Armstrong
|successor=James Decker
| occupation=[[Business]]man
| spouse=Not first wife:<br>
Cindy Albus Anders (married 1998)
| children=John William Anders<br>
Stepdaughters<br>
Tammy Lindley<br>
Kathryn McKeever
}}
'''John Earl Anders, Jr.''', known as '''Johnny Anders''' (born July 14, 1950), is an [[automobile]] body shop owner who engages in the unusual hobby of metal [[art]] work in Stamford in Jones County north of [[Abilene]], [[Texas]]. Anders was a member of the Stamford City Council from 1997 until his election as [[mayor]] in the spring of 2005. He was defeated in the 2018 election by James Decker.
Anders was elected when the [[incumbent]], Oscar Armstrong, did not seek another term. On May 12, 2007, Anders was reelected to a second two-year term, having defeated opponent Gwen Baker, 336 to 127. Municipal elections in Texas are nonpartisan, and Anders considers himself an [[Independent voter|Independent]]. However, in 2006, he endorsed the [[Republican Party|Republican]] Jim Landtroop<ref name="LandtroopEndorse">{{cite web |url= http://www.campaignsitebuilder.com/templates/displayfiles/tmpl93.asp?SiteID=846&PageID=12214&Trial=false |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110720184236/http://www.campaignsitebuilder.com/templates/displayfiles/tmpl93.asp?SiteID=846&PageID=12214&Trial=false |dead-url= yes |archive-date= 2011-07-20 |title= Endorsements of Republican Jim Landtroop for Texas State Representative |author= List |work= Jim Landtroop campaign |year= 2006 }}</ref> of Plainview in Hale County, who fell short in a highly publicized bid to succeed the retiring [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Pete Laney, a former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. Landtroop rebounded to win the seat handily in the November 2, 2010, general election but lost in a reconfigured district in 2012.
As mayor, Anders in 2006 embraced the "Reclaiming Stamford" project, which seeks to rid the community of dilapidated homes, vacant businesses, and overgrown lots. Anders cleaned up his own property, Anders Paint and Body Shop, and then participated in the removal of litter and debris throughout the city.<ref name="EmisonCleanupARN">{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928073730/http://www.reporternews.com/news/2006/oct/15/cleanup-projects-gaining-popularity/ |title= Cleanup projects gaining popularity: Cities in the Big Country organizing efforts to spruce up homes, businesses |author=Celinda Emison |publisher=''Abilene Reporter News''|date= October 15, 2006 |accessdate=May 10, 2019 }}</ref> Reclaiming Stamford was first proposed by former city councilman Gary Decker and his wife, Connie. The program fosters citizen participation in cleaning up the city. It has been adopted in Breckenridge in Stephens County, Seymour in Baylor County, and Anson, the seat of Jones County.<ref name="EmisonCleanupARN"/>
Anders successfully pushed for the appointment of the Stamford police chief, instead of the past practice of election. The appointed chief issued in a year more than $60,000 worth of fines, instead of the fewer than $1,500 by the past elected chief. Anders said that Stamford had too much drug abuse and other infractions, and the appointed chief has been essential to bringing the crime rate under control.<ref name=anders>Statement of John E. Anders, Jr., Stamford, Texas, September 11, 2008.</ref>
Anders' paternal grandfather came to Stamford in a covered wagon in 1928 and went into the automobile business in 1932. Anders took over the family business on the death of his father, John Anders, Sr. (1932–1994). Anders is a native and lifelong Stamford resident who lives no more than a hundred yards from his birthplace. His mother is the former Bonnie Franklin (born c. 1934) of [[Odessa]] in Ector County in West Texas. Anders dropped out of Stamford High School without graduating with his Class of 1968 but later procured a [[General Educational Development|GED]] diploma and has taken some college courses in law enforcement. In 1998, Anders married the former Cindy Albus (born 1957). He has a son from a previous marriage, John William Anders (born 1970) of Breckenridge, and two stepdaughters, Tammy Lindley of Abilene and Kathryn McKeever. Anders and family are members of St Johns [[Methodist]] Church in Stamford.<ref name=anders/>
Anders received statewide recognition in 2007 when he was the focus of a segment of Bob Phillips' syndicated [[television]] series, ''Texas Country Reporter.'' Anders makes model [[dinosaur]]s and other unusual items from scrap metal and leftover car parts available at his body shop. His dinosaur exhibit was based on the idea that some large automobiles in the 1960s and 1970s were called "dinosaurs" because of their size and use of large amounts of fuel. One of his dinosaur exhibits is in Harmon Park in Stamford; the other, 22 feet tall, which took two years to construct, is located at Anders' body shop.<ref name="EpisodeTCR">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415225255/http://www.texascountryreporter.com/show.htm|title=Weekend of August 30th 2008: Show #1096 - Best of TCR #7 |author=Bob Phillips |work=''Texas Country Reporter'' 2008 Episode Guide |quote=Meet a mechanic turned mayor with some big ideas for his little town (Mayor Johnny Anders)|accessdate=April 15, 2009}}</ref>
==References==
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=John Earl "Johnny" Anders, Jr.
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|birth_date=July 14, 1950
|birth_place=Stamford, Jones County, [[Texas]], USA
|death_date=
|party=[[Independent voter|Independent]]
|office=[[Mayor]] of Stamford, Texas
|term_start=2005
|term_end=2018
|preceded=Oscar Armstrong
|successor=James Decker
| occupation=[[Business]]man
| spouse=Not first wife:<br>
Cindy Albus Anders (married 1998)
| children=John William Anders<br>
Stepdaughters<br>
Tammy Lindley<br>
Kathryn McKeever
}}
'''John Earl Anders, Jr.''', known as '''Johnny Anders''' (born July 14, 1950), is an [[automobile]] body shop owner who engages in the unusual hobby of metal [[art]] work in Stamford in Jones County north of [[Abilene]], [[Texas]]. Anders was a member of the Stamford City Council from 1997 until his election as [[mayor]] in the spring of 2005. He was defeated in the 2018 election by James Decker.
Anders was elected when the [[incumbent]], Oscar Armstrong, did not seek another term. On May 12, 2007, Anders was reelected to a second two-year term, having defeated opponent Gwen Baker, 336 to 127. Municipal elections in Texas are nonpartisan, and Anders considers himself an [[Independent voter|Independent]]. However, in 2006, he endorsed the [[Republican Party|Republican]] Jim Landtroop<ref name="LandtroopEndorse">{{cite web |url= http://www.campaignsitebuilder.com/templates/displayfiles/tmpl93.asp?SiteID=846&PageID=12214&Trial=false |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110720184236/http://www.campaignsitebuilder.com/templates/displayfiles/tmpl93.asp?SiteID=846&PageID=12214&Trial=false |dead-url= yes |archive-date= 2011-07-20 |title= Endorsements of Republican Jim Landtroop for Texas State Representative |author= List |work= Jim Landtroop campaign |year= 2006 }}</ref> of Plainview in Hale County, who fell short in a highly publicized bid to succeed the retiring [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Pete Laney, a former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. Landtroop rebounded to win the seat handily in the November 2, 2010, general election but lost in a reconfigured district in 2012.
As mayor, Anders in 2006 embraced the "Reclaiming Stamford" project, which seeks to rid the community of dilapidated homes, vacant businesses, and overgrown lots. Anders cleaned up his own property, Anders Paint and Body Shop, and then participated in the removal of litter and debris throughout the city.<ref name="EmisonCleanupARN">{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928073730/http://www.reporternews.com/news/2006/oct/15/cleanup-projects-gaining-popularity/ |title= Cleanup projects gaining popularity: Cities in the Big Country organizing efforts to spruce up homes, businesses |author=Celinda Emison |publisher=''Abilene Reporter News''|date= October 15, 2006 |accessdate=May 10, 2019 }}</ref> Reclaiming Stamford was first proposed by former city councilman Gary Decker and his wife, Connie. The program fosters citizen participation in cleaning up the city. It has been adopted in Breckenridge in Stephens County, Seymour in Baylor County, and Anson, the seat of Jones County.<ref name="EmisonCleanupARN"/>
Anders successfully pushed for the appointment of the Stamford police chief, instead of the past practice of election. The appointed chief issued in a year more than $60,000 worth of fines, instead of the fewer than $1,500 by the past elected chief. Anders said that Stamford had too much drug abuse and other infractions, and the appointed chief has been essential to bringing the crime rate under control.<ref name=anders>Statement of John E. Anders, Jr., Stamford, Texas, September 11, 2008.</ref>
Anders' paternal grandfather came to Stamford in a covered wagon in 1928 and went into the automobile business in 1932. Anders took over the family business on the death of his father, John Anders, Sr. (1932–1994). Anders is a native and lifelong Stamford resident who lives no more than a hundred yards from his birthplace. His mother is the former Bonnie Franklin (born c. 1934) of [[Odessa]] in Ector County in West Texas. Anders dropped out of Stamford High School without graduating with his Class of 1968 but later procured a [[General Educational Development|GED]] diploma and has taken some college courses in law enforcement. In 1998, Anders married the former Cindy Albus (born 1957). He has a son from a previous marriage, John William Anders (born 1970) of Breckenridge, and two stepdaughters, Tammy Lindley of Abilene and Kathryn McKeever. Anders and family are members of St Johns [[Methodist]] Church in Stamford.<ref name=anders/>
Anders received statewide recognition in 2007 when he was the focus of a segment of Bob Phillips' syndicated [[television]] series, ''Texas Country Reporter.'' Anders makes model [[dinosaur]]s and other unusual items from scrap metal and leftover car parts available at his body shop. His dinosaur exhibit was based on the idea that some large automobiles in the 1960s and 1970s were called "dinosaurs" because of their size and use of large amounts of fuel. One of his dinosaur exhibits is in Harmon Park in Stamford; the other, 22 feet tall, which took two years to construct, is located at Anders' body shop.<ref name="EpisodeTCR">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415225255/http://www.texascountryreporter.com/show.htm|title=Weekend of August 30th 2008: Show #1096 - Best of TCR #7 |author=Bob Phillips |work=''Texas Country Reporter'' 2008 Episode Guide |quote=Meet a mechanic turned mayor with some big ideas for his little town (Mayor Johnny Anders)|accessdate=April 15, 2009}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anders, Johnny}}
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Mayors]]
[[Category:United Methodists]]