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==Career==

==Career==

Anders was elected mayor of Stamford in 2005, 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]], then of<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=July 20, 2011|title=Endorsements of Republican Jim Landtroop for Texas State Representative|publisher=campaignsitebuilder.com|accessdate=July 22, 2011}}</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.

Anders was elected mayor of Stamford in 2005, 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]], then of<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=July 20, 2011|title=Endorsements of Republican Jim Landtroop for Texas State Representative|publisher=campaignsitebuilder.com|accessdate=July 22, 2011; no longer on-line}}</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"/>

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"/>