# Kendra Anderson

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{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name         = Kendra Anderson
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| state_senate = Rhode Island
| district     = 31st
| term_start   = January 5, 2021
| term_end     = January 3, 2023
| predecessor  = [Erin Lynch Prata](/source/Erin_Lynch_Prata)
| successor    = [Matthew LaMountain](/source/Matthew_LaMountain)
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1957|6|27}}<ref name=rilegislature>[https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/anderson/Pages/Biography.aspx Senator Kendra Anderson]. State of Rhode Island General Assembly. Accessed 6/13/2021.</ref>
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| party        = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| spouse       = 
| children     = 
| education    = [Hamilton College](/source/Hamilton_College) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
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| website      = https://www.kendraandersonri.com/
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'''Kendra Anderson''' (born June 27, 1957) is an American politician who served as a [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Rhode Island Senate](/source/Rhode_Island_Senate) for the 31st district from 2021 to 2023.

==Career==
Anderson is an ESOL teacher and the founder of Climate Action Rhode Island.<ref name=rilegislature/>

In 2019, Anderson, a [progressive](/source/progressivism), announced that she would challenge longtime incumbent senator and Judiciary Committee chair [Erin Lynch Prata](/source/Erin_Lynch_Prata) in the Democratic primary.<ref>[https://www.golocalprov.com/politics/kendra-anderson-to-challenge-lynch-prata-for-ri-senate-district-31-seat Kendra Anderson to Challenge Lynch Prata for RI Senate District 31 Seat]. October 05, 2019. ''GoLocalProv.''</ref> Lynch Prata declined to run for re-election, instead accepting an appointment to the [Rhode Island Supreme Court](/source/Rhode_Island_Supreme_Court), and Anderson won the primary and general election.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/Kendra_Anderson Kendra Anderson]. ''ballotpedia.''</ref>

In the [2024 presidential election](/source/2024_United_States_presidential_election), Anderson endorsed author [Marianne Williamson](/source/Marianne_Williamson)'s [presidential bid](/source/Marianne_Williamson_2024_presidential_campaign).<ref name=mendesvogt>{{Cite web |url=https://politicalemails.org/messages/1099736 |title=New endorsements + Update from the road in NH! |website=Archive of Political Emails |date=July 5, 2023 |access-date=October 28, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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Category:Living people
Category:Democratic Party Rhode Island state senators
Category:21st-century members of the Rhode Island General Assembly
Category:1957 births
Category:21st-century American women politicians

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