Jimmy Anderson (politician)
Appearance
Jimmy P. Anderson | |
---|---|
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 47th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Robb Kahl |
Personal details | |
Born | El Paso, Texas, US | August 26, 1986
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Fitchburg, Wisconsin |
Alma mater | California State University, Monterey Bay (BA) University of Wisconsin Law School (JD) |
Occupation | Nonprofit director, lawyer |
Jimmy P. Anderson (born August 26, 1986) is an American lawyer and politician.[1]
From Fitchburg, Wisconsin, Anderson received his J.D. degree from University of Wisconsin Law School. A Democrat, he has served in the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2017.[1][2] In 2010 Anderson was paralyzed from the chest down in California when a drunken driver ran into his car, killing his parents and younger brother.[3][4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Representative Jimmy Anderson". docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
- ^ Votesmart.org.-Jimmy Anderson
- ^ Opoien, Jessie (2016-08-09). "Jimmy Anderson wins three-way Democratic primary in 47th Assembly District". The Capital Times. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
- ^ "Democrat Says Lame-Duck Session Violated Open Meetings". The Daily Tribune. January 10, 2019. p. A4. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- 1986 births
- 21st-century American legislators
- American politicians with disabilities
- Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Living people
- People from Fitchburg, Wisconsin
- Politicians from El Paso, Texas
- Politicians with paraplegia
- University of Wisconsin Law School alumni
- Wisconsin lawyers
- 21st-century Wisconsin politicians
- Democratic party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly stubs