Tim Anderson (politician)
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Tim Anderson | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 83rd district | |
| In office January 12, 2022 – January 10, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nancy Guy |
| Succeeded by | Otto Wachsmann (redistricting) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
Tim Anderson is an American politician. A Republican, he is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 83rd district after defeating Nancy Guy in 2021.[1] He resigned on April 3, 2023 to run for election to the Virginia Senate's 19th district.[2] With 97% of the votes tallied, AP reported Christie New Craig defeating Anderson 4,565 votes (37.8%) to 3,937 votes and Jeff Bruzesi at 3,575 votes.[3]
In 2022, Anderson filed an unsuccessful lawsuit attempting to prevent bookstores from selling two books, A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas and Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, to anyone under 16 years of age. He believed they violated state obscenity laws due to their pornographic depictions.[4][5][6]
Personal life[edit]
Anderson is a practicing attorney and owner of a gun store.[7] He is married and has three children.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "GOP FLIP: Tim Anderson Defeats Nancy Guy in District 83". RSLC. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "Del. Tim Anderson announces plans to run for 19th Senate District". WAVY-TV. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ King, Katie; Morales 6, 2023, Cianna (June 20, 2023). "Senate District 19: Christie New Craig beats Tim Anderson, Jeff Bruzzesi in Republican primary". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Holpuch, Amanda (August 31, 2022). "Virginia Judge Dismisses Case That Sought to Limit Book Sales". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Kendall, Kelsey (August 30, 2022). "Obscenity case seeking to bar Barnes & Noble from selling 2 books to minors dismissed by judge". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ Oliver, Ned (August 31, 2022). "Judge rejects Virginia delegate's book banning effort". Axios. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ Murphy, Ryan (November 1, 2021). "This Virginia Beach district could be key for control of the General Assembly". WHRO. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ "About Tim". Friends of Tim Anderson. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
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