Jeramey Anderson

Jeramey Anderson
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 110th district
Assumed office
November 26, 2013
Preceded by Billy Broomfield
Personal details
Born (1991-12-06) December 6, 1991
Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education Pearl River Community College
Tulane University

Jeramey Dewayne Anderson (born December 6, 1991) when elected to the Mississippi state house in 2013, was the youngest ever African-American candidate to be elected to any legislature in the United States. After finishing first in a special election on November 5, 2013, he ran against the former mayor of Moss Point, Aneice Liddell, in a runoff election to replace then-Representative Billy Bromfield. Bromfield had vacated his House seat after winning the election mayor of Moss Point. Both Anderson and Liddell ran as independents. Running as a Democrat, Anderson was reelected in 2015. In 2018, he filed for the 4th Congressional District and won the Democratic primary. He will face four-term incumbent Republican Steven Palazzo and Reform Party candidate Lajena Sheets in the general election in November 2018.[1]

Early Life

Anderson went to Moss Point high school before matriculating to Pearl River Community College on a soccer scholarship. There, he received an Associate's degree in criminal Justice. He then went on to Tulane University, where he was scheduled to complete his Bachelor's degree in May 2014.[2] When he was only 16, he founded the nonprofit Purple Knights of America, an organization created to mentor males ages 11 through 18. He currently is the organization's president and Chief Executive Officer.

Tenure

In his first term, Anderson sponsored numerous bills which were signed by the governor. These included forming a Commission Against Interpersonal Violence within the state health department, one granting increases homestead property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans and extending those exemptions to the unremarried surviving spouse of such veterans, and one mandating authorized insurers to provide policy and premium information to the Department Of Insurance. In 2017, Anderson led efforts to thoroughly vett the state education budget formula.[3]

Elections

2013

In the special election for the House seat left vacant by the departure of Billy Bromfield, Anderson beat Aneice Liddell in the runoff by 59% TO 41%.[4]

2015

In 2015, with 80% of the vote, Anderson beat Mitch Ellerby in the Democratic primary. He faced no opposition in the general election.

References

  1. ↑ Jeramey D. Anderson, Mississippi House of Representatives. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ Moss Point's Jeramey Anderson sworn in to the Mississippi House of Representatives, Gulf Live, December 6, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  3. ↑ Moss Point lawmaker starts petition on state education funding, Sun Herald, Justin Vicory, March 23, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ 2013 Special Election Runoff, Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
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