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Sanders was elected to the Louisiana House in 1928 and served a single term. He was elected to the state Senate in 1932 and, with [[Cecil Morgan]] of [[Shreveport]] and Ralph Norman Bauer of Franklin, became the "Dynamite Squad," a term used to refer to the opposition leader to Governor and U.S. Senator Huey Long. In the [[impeachment]] proceedings brought against Governor Long in the Louisiana House in 1929, Long had been accused of having plotted to kill Sanders.<ref name=dict/>

Sanders was elected to the Louisiana House in 1928 and served a single term. He was elected to the state Senate in 1932 and, with [[Cecil Morgan]] of [[Shreveport]] and Ralph Norman Bauer of Franklin, became the "Dynamite Squad," a term used to refer to the opposition leader to Governor and U.S. Senator Huey Long. In the [[impeachment]] proceedings brought against Governor Long in the Louisiana House in 1929, Long had been accused of having plotted to kill Sanders.<ref name=dict/>

In 1934, Sanders was elected to the United States House of Representatives from the Baton Rouge-based 6th district, a seat also held by his father from 1917 to 1921, and made vacant by the death of incumbent Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Sr.  Sanders first ran in a "revolt election" in December 1933 protesting a hurriedly called [[special election]] won by Kemp's widow, Esther, known as "Lallie" Kemp. The House refused to seat either Sanders or Lallie Kemp. Lallie Kemp did not run in the subsequent special election held of May 1, 1934, and Sanders was elected by defeating Agriculture Commissioner [[Harry D. Wilson]], an ally of Long and the father of Cajun [[humorist]] and chef Justin Wilson, whose sister was married to[[Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr.]], son of Bolivar Kemp, Sr., and Lallie Kemp. Bolivar Kemp, Jr., was the state attorney general from 1948 to 1952.

In 1934, Sanders was elected to the United States House of Representatives from the Baton Rouge-based 6th district, a seat also held by his father from 1917 to 1921, and made vacant by the death of incumbent Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Sr.  Sanders first ran in a "revolt election" in December 1933 protesting a hurriedly called [[special election]] won by Kemp's widow, Esther, known as "Lallie" Kemp. The House refused to seat either Sanders or Lallie Kemp. Mrs. Kemp did not run in the subsequent special election held of May 1, 1934, and Sanders was elected by defeating Agriculture Commissioner [[Harry D. Wilson]], an ally of Long and the father of [[Cajun]] humorist and chef Justin Wilson (1924-2001), whose sister was married to [[Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr.]], son of Bolivar Kemp, Sr., and Lallie Kemp. Kemp, Jr., was the state attorney general from 1948 to 1952.

Sanders was defeated for renomination in 1936 by John K. Griffith but staged a short comeback for the congressional seat in 1940, when he defeated Griffith. Then Sanders was toppled in the 1942 primary by the [[liberal]] [[James H. Morrison]] of Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish<ref name=dict/> Morrison held the position until after his 1966 primary defeat at the hands of conservative Judge John Richard Rarick (1924-2009) of St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish.

Sanders was defeated for renomination in 1936 by John K. Griffith but staged a short comeback for the congressional seat in 1940, when he defeated Griffith. Then Sanders was toppled in the 1942 primary by the [[liberal]] [[James H. Morrison]] of Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish<ref name=dict/> Morrison held the position until after his 1966 primary defeat at the hands of conservative Judge John Richard Rarick (1924-2009) of St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish.

Sanders attended meetings in 1935 to plan an anti-Long ticket in the state elections. Long accused him of involvement in a plot to assassinate him. Their conflict was bitter, but there is no evidence that either plotted to murder the other. <ref name=dict/> The Democrat [[Richard Leche]], a Long factional ally, won the governor's race that year.

Sanders attended meetings in 1935 to plan an anti-Long ticket in the state elections. Long accused him of involvement in a plot to assassinate him. Their conflict was bitter, but there is no evidence that either plotted to murder the other. <ref name=dict/> The Democrat [[Richard Leche]], a Long factional ally, won the governor's race that year.

Sanders attended the Democratic national conventions which renominated President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] for third and fourth terms in 1940 and 1944. He continued his law practice in Baton Rouge. In 1960, the conservative Sanders refused to support either Democrat [[John F. Kennedy]] of [[Massachusetts]] or [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Richard M. Nixon]] of [[California]] for the presidency.  Instead, he was an unsuccessful candidate for presidential elector on the Louisiana States Rights Party ticket,<ref name=dict/> along with future Republican Governor [[David C. Treen]], Plaquemines Parish District Attorney Leander Henry Perez, Sr. (1891-1969), the political activist [[Kent Courtney]], then of New Orleans, and former state Senator [[William M. Rainach]] of Claiborne Parish in North Louisiana. [[Ben Toledano]], a lawyer and later a Republican candidate for [[mayor]] of New Orleans in 1970 and the United States Senate]in 1972, was also active in the States' Rights Party for a brief period. Sanders died just days before the successful Louisiana electors cast their ballots in Baton Rouge for the winning [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]]-[[Lyndon B. Johnson]] slate<ref>.Sanders obituary, ''[[The New York Times]],'' November 30, 1960.</ref>

Sanders attended the Democratic national conventions which re-nominated President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] for third and fourth terms in 1940 and 1944. He continued his law practice in Baton Rouge. In 1960, the conservative Sanders refused to support either Democrat [[John F. Kennedy]] of [[Massachusetts]] or [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Richard M. Nixon]] of [[California]] for the presidency.  Instead, he was an unsuccessful candidate for presidential elector on the Louisiana States Rights Party ticket,<ref name=dict/> along with future Republican Governor [[David C. Treen]], Plaquemines Parish District Attorney Leander Henry Perez, Sr. (1891-1969), the political activist [[Kent Courtney]], then of New Orleans, and former state Senator [[William M. Rainach]] of Claiborne Parish in North Louisiana. [[Ben Toledano]], a lawyer and later a Republican candidate for [[mayor]] of New Orleans in 1970 and the United States Senate]in 1972, was also active in the States' Rights Party for a brief period. Sanders died just days before the successful Louisiana electors cast their ballots in Baton Rouge for the winning [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]]-[[Lyndon B. Johnson]] slate<ref>.Sanders obituary, ''[[The New York Times]],'' November 30, 1960.</ref>

Sanders was an active Mason and was deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana in 1960. He was a member of the [[Christian Scientist]] denomination. He died in Baton Rouge and is interred there at Roselawn Memorial Park.<ref>Jared Young Sanders Jr. (1892-1960) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed April 7, 2021.</ref>

Sanders was an active Mason and was deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana in 1960. He was a member of the [[Christian Scientist]] denomination. He died in Baton Rouge and is interred there at Roselawn Memorial Park.<ref>Jared Young Sanders Jr. (1892-1960) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed April 7, 2021.</ref>