Rodney Anderson is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the
Texas House of Representatives
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents abou ...
from 2015 to 2019, representing the 105th district. He previously represented the
106th district from 2011 to 2013.
Early life and education
Anderson was born and raised in
Grand Prairie, Texas. In 1990, he earned a
Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate from the
University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA or UT Arlington) is a public research university in Arlington, Texas. The university was founded in 1895 and was in the Texas A&M University System for several decades until joining the University of Te ...
.
Career
Anderson was elected to the
Texas House of Representatives
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents abou ...
in 2010 and took office in 2011. After annual redistricting where he was paired with another incumbent Republican, he chose not to run for re-election in 2012. He ran in 2014 where he defeated
inda Harper-Brown
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in the 105th district. He was defeated for re-election by Democrat
Terry Meza
Thresa "Terry" Meza (born August 1, 1949) is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 105th district.
Early life and education
Born in Oak Cliff, Dallas, she was raised in Irvin ...
and left office in January 2019. In March 2019, Anderson was selected to serve as the Chairman of the Dallas County Republican Party.
References
Living people
Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives
People from Grand Prairie, Texas
University of Texas at Arlington alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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