Jeramey Anderson | |
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Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the 110th district | |
Assumed office November 26, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Billy Broomfield |
Personal details | |
Born | Pascagoula,Mississippi,U.S. | December 6,1991
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Pearl River Community College (AS) Tulane University (BS) |
Website | www |
Jeramey Anderson (born December 6,1991) is an American politician serving as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 110th district.
Born in Pascagoula,Mississippi on December 6,1991, [1] Anderson graduated from Moss Point High School. [2] He earned an associate degree in criminal justice from Pearl River Community College,attending on a soccer scholarship. [2] He then went on to Tulane University,where he completed his bachelor's degree in homeland security. [2]
When he was 16,he founded a nonprofit to mentor young men. [3] Andereson was recognized as an “Early Riser”at the 2015 BET Honors. [4]
After finishing first in a nonpartisan 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,who vacated his House seat after winning the election mayor of Moss Point. [2] Anderson beat Aneice Liddell in the runoff by 59% to 41%. [5] He was sworn in on his 22nd birthday,making him the youngest member of the Mississippi Legislature. [2] [6]
Running as a Democrat,Anderson was reelected in 2015. [5] In 2017,he filed for the 4th Congressional District and won the Democratic primary unopposed in June 2018. [5] He faced four-term incumbent Republican Steven Palazzo and Reform Party candidate Lajena Sheets in the general election in November 2018. Anderson lost to Palazzo 68.2% to 30.7%. [5]
Anderson announced on November 11,2020 that he would be running for mayor of Moss Point in the 2021 elections. [7] He lost to primary opponent Billy Knight. [8]
In 2017,Anderson led efforts to thoroughly vet the state education budget formula. [9]
He is of Roman Catholic faith. [1]