Andy Anders
| John Felix "Andy" Anders | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for District 21 (Concordia and parts of East Carroll, Madison, and Tensas parishes) | |
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Assumed office October 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Bryant Hammett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 3, 1956 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Ratcliff Anders |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Clayton, Concordia Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Alma mater | Louisiana Tech University |
| Occupation | Farmer; Salesman |
John Felix Anders, known as Andy Anders (born May 3, 1956), is a farmer and agricultural equipment salesman from Clayton in eastern Louisiana, who is a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 21, which encompasses Concordia and parts of Tensas, Madison, and East Carroll parishes.
Anders graduated in 1979 from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, where he procured a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture and business. In addition to farm equipment sales, he raises cattle and hay. Anders and his wife, the former Nancy Ratcliff, have three daughters, Dr. Bridget Anders Milliken and husband, Dr. Tom Terry Milliken; Dr. Rachel Anders Durel and husband, Dr. Jason Durel, and Emily Cooper Anders.
Anders initially won his House seat in a special election held on September 20, 2006, to replace the Democrat Bryant Hammett, who resigned to become secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in the administration of Governor Kathleen Blanco. He polled 4,616 (49.2 percent) and defeated two fellow Democrats to fill the fifteen months remaining in Hammett's term. In the regular nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2007, Anders, with 8,254 voters (60.75 percent), defeated three intra-party rivals.
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