{{Short description|American politician, lobbyist, and educator}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Natha Anderson | birth_name = Natha Clyde Anderson | state_assembly = Nevada | district = 30th | term_start = November 4, 2020 | predecessor = [[Greg Smith (Nevada politician)|Greg Smith]] | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | birth_place = [[Reno, Nevada]], U.S. | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1972}} | education = [[University of Nevada, Reno]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) }}
'''Natha Clyde Anderson''' (born 1972) is an American politician, lobbyist, and educator serving as a member of the [[Nevada Assembly]] from the 30th district. She assumed office on November 4, 2020.
== Early life and education == Anderson was born in [[Reno, Nevada]] in 1972. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in education from the [[University of Nevada, Reno]]. Anderson's father, [[Bernie Anderson (teacher-legislator)|Bernard "Bernie" Anderson]], served as a member of the [[Nevada Assembly]] from 1991 to 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|last=DeHaven|first=James|title=Anderson, Hoff and Young wage three-way battle for Sparks-area legislative seat|url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/08/election-2020-nevada-ballot-candidates-assembly-district-30/5887783002/|access-date=2020-12-30|website=Reno Gazette Journal|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career == Prior to entering politics, Anderson worked as a teacher. She was also the president of the Washoe Education Association.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Live Blog: Candidates make it official during Nevada's two-week candidate filing period|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/live-blog-candidates-make-it-official-during-nevadas-two-week-candidate-filing-period|access-date=2020-12-30|website=thenevadaindependent.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Boger|first=Paul|title=2020 Nevada Elections, Nevada Assembly District 30: Natha Anderson|url=https://www.kunr.org/post/2020-nevada-elections-nevada-assembly-district-30-natha-anderson|access-date=2020-12-30|website=www.kunr.org|language=en}}</ref> She was elected to the [[Nevada Assembly]] in 2020, succeeding [[Greg Smith (Nevada politician)|Greg Smith]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Natha Anderson|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Natha_Anderson|access-date=2020-12-30|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Assemblywoman Natha C. Anderson|url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/30|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-30|website=www.leg.state.nv.us}}</ref>
== References == <references />
{{Nevada State Assembly}}
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