Jump to content

Priscilla B. Anderson

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Smasongarrison (talk | contribs) at 02:58, 6 August 2023 (Moving from Category:20th-century African-American people to Category:20th-century African-American politicians Diffusing per WP:DIFFUSE using Cat-a-lot). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Priscilla B. Anderson
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 7th district
In office
January 14, 1992 – January 11, 1994
Preceded byJack Casey
Barbara Kalik
Succeeded bySteven M. Petrillo
George E. Williams
Personal details
Born (1935-09-14) September 14, 1935 (age 89)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican (since 1991)
Other political
affiliations		Democratic (until 1991)
ResidenceWillingboro Township, New Jersey

Priscilla B. Anderson (born September 14, 1935) is an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 7th Legislative District from 1992 to 1994.[1]

Anderson was born and grew up in Philadelphia. After graduating from Trenton State College with a bachelors and a master's degree in education, she worked as a teacher and guidance counselor in the Trenton Public Schools. She was elected to the Willingboro Township council in 1981 and served until her election to the Assembly. In 1984 and 1991, she served as the mayor of the township. She was a Democrat until 1991 when she switched to the Republican Party.[2]

She was elected to the General Assembly in 1991 when she and her running mate José F. Sosa defeated Democratic incumbents Jack Casey and Barbara Kalik in the aftermath of Governor James Florio's tax increases.[3] Anderson was the first African American elected to the state legislature from Burlington County.[2] In the 1993 election, the Democratic challengers Steven M. Petrillo and George E. Williams accused Anderson of double dipping for pulling a salary from the Trenton Public Schools for her guidance councilor work and from the legislature.[3] Both Anderson and Sosa were defeated by both Democrats in the election.

Following her term in the Assembly, Anderson would later serve as a commissioner on the Burlington County Bridge Commission.[4]

References

  1. ^ Gray, Jerry (November 14, 1991). "A Legislature With a Less Urban Tone". NYTimes.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Bernstein, Josh (2013). Legendary Locals of Willingboro, New Jersey. Arcadia Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 9781467100908. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Winter, Carl A. (October 18, 1993). "7th District race follows custom and turns nasty". Courier-Post. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Hefler, Jan (February 7, 2011). "A dying breed: Paid bridge commissioners". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on April 10, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Priscilla_B._Anderson&oldid=1168948426"