{{Short description|American politician (born 1948)}} {{About|the Wyoming state senator for the 28th district|the Wyoming state senator for the 2nd district|Jim Anderson (American politician)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = James Lee Anderson | image = | state_senate = Wyoming | district = 28th<ref name="WL">{{cite web |url=http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?LegID=1985 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217225841/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?LegID=1985 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 17, 2013 |title=Senator James Lee Anderson |publisher=Wyoming Legislature |location=Cheyenne, Wyoming |accessdate=December 17, 2013}}</ref> | term_start = January 7, 2013 | term_end = | predecessor = Kit Jennings | successor = Incumbent | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|7|24}} | birth_place = Sheridan, Wyoming, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = Casper College | profession = | website = | branch = United States Army | service_years = 1969–1970 | rank = }}
'''James Lee Anderson'''<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/141984 |title=Jim Anderson's Biography |publisher=Project Vote Smart |accessdate=December 17, 2013}}</ref> (born July 24, 1948) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate representing District 28 since January 7, 2013.
During the 2012 presidential election he and Eli Bebout served as co-chairs of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign in Wyoming.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 7, 2012 |title=ROMNEY NAMES LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR WYOMING |work=KTWO (AM) |url=https://k2radio.com/romney-names-leadership-team-for-wyoming/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210718141005/https://k2radio.com/romney-names-leadership-team-for-wyoming/ |archive-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref>
==Education== Anderson graduated from Kaycee High School in 1966 and earned his AS from Casper College.
==Elections== * 2012 Anderson challenged incumbent Republican Senator Kit Jennings in the three-way August 21, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 928 votes (51.2%),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2012/Results/Primary/2012_Statewide_Senate_Candidates_Summary.pdf |title=Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election – August 21, 2012 |publisher=Secretary of State of Wyoming |location=Cheyenne, Wyoming |page=14 |accessdate=December 17, 2013}}</ref> and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 4,560 votes (60.5%) against Democratic nominee Kim Holloway.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2012/Results/General/2012_Statewide_Senate_Candidates_Summary.pdf |title=Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election – November 6, 2012 |publisher=Secretary of State of Wyoming |location=Cheyenne, Wyoming |page=14 |accessdate=December 17, 2013}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20131217225841/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?LegID=1985 Official page] at the Wyoming Legislature * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=141984 | fec= | congress= }} * [http://ballotpedia.org/James_Anderson_(Wyoming) Biography] at Ballotpedia * [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=1414161 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
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