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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Rodney Earl Anderson
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|office=[[Texas]] State Representative<br> for District 105 (Dallas County)
|term_start=January 13, 2015
|term_end=January 2019
|preceded=[[Linda Harper-Brown]]
|succeeded=Terry Meza
|office2=Texas State Representative<br>for District 106 (Dallas County)
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|term_start2=January 2011
|term_end2=January 2013
|preceded2=Kirk England
|succeeded2=Pat Fallon
|birth_place=Grand Prairie, Dallas County<br>Texas, USA
|birth_date=April 29, 1968
|residence=Grand Prairie
|occupation=[[Business]]man
|spouse=Heather Jerden Anderson (married 1991)
|children=Three children<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Bennie and Sandra Anderson
|alma_mater=Grand Prairie High School<br>
University of Texas at Arlington}}
:Not to be confused with a [[Wyoming]] state representative, also named Rodney Anderson
'''Rodney Earl Anderson''' (born April 29, 1968)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/rodney-anderson/rodneyande52859jx|title=Rodney Anderson (Earl)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=July 30, 2020}}</ref><ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/117471/rodney-anderson#.Ux8nXMuPIfg|title=Rodney Anderson's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=March 11, 2014}}</ref> is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] former member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] from District 106 based in his native Grand Prairie in [[Dallas|Dallas County]], [[Texas]].<ref name=reanderson>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5710&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=Rodney~gender=m~last=Anderson~leaderNote=~leg=82~party=~roleDesc=~Committee|title=Rodney Anderson|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=July 30, 2020}}</ref> On November 4, 2014, he was returned to the legislature as the successful Republican nominee in neighboring District 105 and served two terms.<ref name=defeatingmotley/>
==Background==
Anderson's maternal grandfather, Bob Harless, moved his family to Grand Prairie in the early 1950s before the city had barely begun to develop. Harless was a house painter and owned a small business in Grand Prairie for more than four decades. Anderson is a son of Bennie and Sandra Anderson. After graduation from Grand Prairie High School, Anderson waited tables to help to pay his expenses through the University of Texas at Arlington, from which he acquired in 1990 a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in [[Real Estate]]. As a UTA student, he was an analyst for what became the [[Bank of America]], in which capacity he handled more than thirty properties valued in excess of $60 million. For eleven years afterwards, he was employed by Chicago Title Company, the largest company of its kind in the United States, with branch offices across the country. He later was president of the Sierra Title Company of North Texas in Flower Mound in Denton County.<ref name=reanderson/> He is currently the vice president of the Commerce Land and Title Company in Grand Prairie.<ref name=votesmart/>
In 1991, Anderson married the former Heather Jerden, the daughter of a school principal.<ref name=reanderson/> The couple has three children. He is affiliated with the [[Boy Scouts]], Rotary International, , the [[Parent-Teacher Association]], and the [[YMCA|Young Men's Christian Association]].<ref name=votesmart/>
==Political life==
Anderson was elected to the District 106 seat in the House in November 2010, when he narrowly unseated the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[incumbent]], Kirk England, 10,648 (49.44 percent) to 10,444 (48.49 percent). The remaining 244 votes (2.1 percent) went to the [[Libertarian Party]] [[nominee]], Gene Freeman.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Election Returns, November 2, 2010.</ref> He did not seek reelection in 2012 after [[redistricting]] completely changed the district. Republican [[Pat Fallon]] of Frisco in Denton County then handily won the seat in 2012.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Election Returns, November 6, 2012.</ref>
In the Republican primary on March 4, 2014, Anderson unseated former colleague [[Linda Harper-Brown]] of Irving for the neighboring District 105 seat in the Texas House. In a low-turnout contest, Anderson polled 3,456 votes (52.7 percent) to Harper-Brown's 3,098 (47.3 percent).<ref name=electionresults>Texas Secretary of State, Republican PrimaryElection Returns (House District 105), March 4, 2014.</ref> Harper-Brown had won her 2012 nomination without opposition but had faced a close challenge in the general election of 2012 and an even more narrow victory in 2008.
After two terms in District 105, Anderson was unseated by the Democrat Terry Meza in the general election held on November 4, 2018: 24,579 (54.7 percent) to 20,324 (45.3 percent.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Election Returns, November 4, 2018.</ref>
Anderson's experience in the title industry shapes his pro-business outlook in politics. He claims that the policies he supports enhance the growth of jobs. He also calls for reductions in taxation, unfunded education mandates, and other kinds of government spending.<ref name=reanderson/>
Anderson supported the bill to forbid state funding of agencies which perform [[abortion]]s. He voted to require a woman seeking an abortion to undergo first a sonogram. Supporters of the legislation claim that a woman could change her mind about an abortion once she witnesses the development of the unborn child.<ref name=votingrecords/> Texas [[Right to Life]] rated Anderson 61 percent favorable.<ref name=ratings/>
Anderson voted against the 2011 bill to prohibit texting while driving, which nevertheless passed the House, 80-61. He also voted against the bill to cut spending by state agencies. He voted to establish eligibility standards for indigent health care. He voted against the biennial state education budget, which passed the House, 83-62. He voted for the redistricting bill for the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He voted against the institution of corporal punishment in public schools and opposed the prohibition against smoking in public places. He supported picture identification for voters seeking to cast a ballot,<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/117471/rodney-anderson#.Ux83AMuPIfg|title=Rodney Anderson's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 30, 2020}}</ref> a move which finally took effect with the 2014 primaries.
In 2011, [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], then managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former state chairman of the Texas Republican Party, rated Anderson 44 percent favorable; the Young Conservatives of Texas, 71 percent. The Texas League of Conservation Voters rated him 53 percent; the [[Sierra Club]], 23 percent. Conservative advocacy group Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, founded by Michael Quinn Sullivan, rated Anderson 100 percent and declared him a "Taxpayer Champion" in 2011. The Texas Association of Business rated him 87 percent favorable. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated him "A".<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/117471/rodney-anderson#.Ux81ycuPIfg|title=Rodney Anderson's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 30, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Rodney}}
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
|name=Rodney Earl Anderson
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|office=[[Texas]] State Representative<br> for District 105 (Dallas County)
|term_start=January 13, 2015
|term_end=January 2019
|preceded=[[Linda Harper-Brown]]
|succeeded=Terry Meza
|office2=Texas State Representative<br>for District 106 (Dallas County)
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|term_start2=January 2011
|term_end2=January 2013
|preceded2=Kirk England
|succeeded2=Pat Fallon
|birth_place=Grand Prairie, Dallas County<br>Texas, USA
|birth_date=April 29, 1968
|residence=Grand Prairie
|occupation=[[Business]]man
|spouse=Heather Jerden Anderson (married 1991)
|children=Three children<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Bennie and Sandra Anderson
|alma_mater=Grand Prairie High School<br>
University of Texas at Arlington}}
:Not to be confused with a [[Wyoming]] state representative, also named Rodney Anderson
'''Rodney Earl Anderson''' (born April 29, 1968)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/rodney-anderson/rodneyande52859jx|title=Rodney Anderson (Earl)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=July 30, 2020}}</ref><ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/117471/rodney-anderson#.Ux8nXMuPIfg|title=Rodney Anderson's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=March 11, 2014}}</ref> is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] former member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] from District 106 based in his native Grand Prairie in [[Dallas|Dallas County]], [[Texas]].<ref name=reanderson>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5710&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=Rodney~gender=m~last=Anderson~leaderNote=~leg=82~party=~roleDesc=~Committee|title=Rodney Anderson|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=July 30, 2020}}</ref> On November 4, 2014, he was returned to the legislature as the successful Republican nominee in neighboring District 105 and served two terms.<ref name=defeatingmotley/>
==Background==
Anderson's maternal grandfather, Bob Harless, moved his family to Grand Prairie in the early 1950s before the city had barely begun to develop. Harless was a house painter and owned a small business in Grand Prairie for more than four decades. Anderson is a son of Bennie and Sandra Anderson. After graduation from Grand Prairie High School, Anderson waited tables to help to pay his expenses through the University of Texas at Arlington, from which he acquired in 1990 a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in [[Real Estate]]. As a UTA student, he was an analyst for what became the [[Bank of America]], in which capacity he handled more than thirty properties valued in excess of $60 million. For eleven years afterwards, he was employed by Chicago Title Company, the largest company of its kind in the United States, with branch offices across the country. He later was president of the Sierra Title Company of North Texas in Flower Mound in Denton County.<ref name=reanderson/> He is currently the vice president of the Commerce Land and Title Company in Grand Prairie.<ref name=votesmart/>
In 1991, Anderson married the former Heather Jerden, the daughter of a school principal.<ref name=reanderson/> The couple has three children. He is affiliated with the [[Boy Scouts]], Rotary International, , the [[Parent-Teacher Association]], and the [[YMCA|Young Men's Christian Association]].<ref name=votesmart/>
==Political life==
Anderson was elected to the District 106 seat in the House in November 2010, when he narrowly unseated the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[incumbent]], Kirk England, 10,648 (49.44 percent) to 10,444 (48.49 percent). The remaining 244 votes (2.1 percent) went to the [[Libertarian Party]] [[nominee]], Gene Freeman.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Election Returns, November 2, 2010.</ref> He did not seek reelection in 2012 after [[redistricting]] completely changed the district. Republican [[Pat Fallon]] of Frisco in Denton County then handily won the seat in 2012.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Election Returns, November 6, 2012.</ref>
In the Republican primary on March 4, 2014, Anderson unseated former colleague [[Linda Harper-Brown]] of Irving for the neighboring District 105 seat in the Texas House. In a low-turnout contest, Anderson polled 3,456 votes (52.7 percent) to Harper-Brown's 3,098 (47.3 percent).<ref name=electionresults>Texas Secretary of State, Republican PrimaryElection Returns (House District 105), March 4, 2014.</ref> Harper-Brown had won her 2012 nomination without opposition but had faced a close challenge in the general election of 2012 and an even more narrow victory in 2008.
After two terms in District 105, Anderson was unseated by the Democrat Terry Meza in the general election held on November 4, 2018: 24,579 (54.7 percent) to 20,324 (45.3 percent.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Election Returns, November 4, 2018.</ref>
Anderson's experience in the title industry shapes his pro-business outlook in politics. He claims that the policies he supports enhance the growth of jobs. He also calls for reductions in taxation, unfunded education mandates, and other kinds of government spending.<ref name=reanderson/>
Anderson supported the bill to forbid state funding of agencies which perform [[abortion]]s. He voted to require a woman seeking an abortion to undergo first a sonogram. Supporters of the legislation claim that a woman could change her mind about an abortion once she witnesses the development of the unborn child.<ref name=votingrecords/> Texas [[Right to Life]] rated Anderson 61 percent favorable.<ref name=ratings/>
Anderson voted against the 2011 bill to prohibit texting while driving, which nevertheless passed the House, 80-61. He also voted against the bill to cut spending by state agencies. He voted to establish eligibility standards for indigent health care. He voted against the biennial state education budget, which passed the House, 83-62. He voted for the redistricting bill for the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He voted against the institution of corporal punishment in public schools and opposed the prohibition against smoking in public places. He supported picture identification for voters seeking to cast a ballot,<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/117471/rodney-anderson#.Ux83AMuPIfg|title=Rodney Anderson's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 30, 2020}}</ref> a move which finally took effect with the 2014 primaries.
In 2011, [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], then managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former state chairman of the Texas Republican Party, rated Anderson 44 percent favorable; the Young Conservatives of Texas, 71 percent. The Texas League of Conservation Voters rated him 53 percent; the [[Sierra Club]], 23 percent. Conservative advocacy group Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, founded by Michael Quinn Sullivan, rated Anderson 100 percent and declared him a "Taxpayer Champion" in 2011. The Texas Association of Business rated him 87 percent favorable. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated him "A".<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/117471/rodney-anderson#.Ux81ycuPIfg|title=Rodney Anderson's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 30, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Rodney}}
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]