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Rodney Anderson (Texas)
Rodney Anderson (Republican Party) was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 105. Anderson assumed office in 2015. Anderson left office on January 8, 2019.
Anderson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 105. Anderson lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Anderson ran in one of 48 contested Texas state legislative Republican primaries in 2018. To read more about the conflict between Republican factions in the primaries, including who the factions were, which races were competitive and who key influencers lined up behind, click here.
Anderson also represented District 106 in the state House from 2011 to 2013.
Biography
Education
- BBA in Real Estate
Professional Experience
- Vice President, Commerce Title Company
- Asset manager, Bank of America
- Chicago Title Company
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Elections |
| • Insurance |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Anderson served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs |
| • Urban Affairs |
2011-2012
Rodney Anderson served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Land & Resource Management |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 105
Terry Meza defeated incumbent Rodney Anderson in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 105 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Terry Meza (D) | 54.7 | 24,579 |
 | Rodney Anderson (R) | 45.3 | 20,324 | |
| Total votes: 44,903 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 105
Terry Meza defeated A.D. Jenkins in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 105 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terry Meza | 57.2 | 2,920 |
 | A.D. Jenkins | 42.8 | 2,185 | |
| Total votes: 5,105 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 105
Incumbent Rodney Anderson defeated Dinesh Mali in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 105 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rodney Anderson | 93.6 | 5,285 |
 | Dinesh Mali | 6.4 | 363 | |
| Total votes: 5,648 | |||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
| Texas Senate Republicans | |||
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| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
| Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
| Open seats | 1 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | - | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
| Texas House Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
| Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
| Open seats | 15 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | 7 | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 41 | 41 | |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes. |
What made this a race to watch?
| Dinesh Mali challenged state Rep. Rodney Anderson in his primary. As of January 31, 2018, neither candidate had signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. Endorsements for Anderson
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Campaign finance
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[4]
Incumbent Rodney Anderson defeated Terry Meza in the Texas House of Representatives District 105 general election.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 105 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rodney Anderson Incumbent |
50.07% | 23,720 | |
| Democratic | Terry Meza | 49.93% | 23,656 | |
| Total Votes | 47,376 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Terry Meza ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 105 Democratic Primary.[6][7]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 105 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Terry Meza (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Rodney Anderson ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 105 Republican Primary.[6][7]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 105 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Rodney Anderson Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Rodney Anderson defeated incumbent Linda Harper-Brown in the Republican primary. Terry Meza and Susan Motley advanced to a primary runoff, defeating Bernice Montgomery in the Democratic primary. Motley defeated Meza in the May 27 Democratic runoff. Anderson defeated Motley and W. Carl Spiller (L) in the general election.[8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Rodney Anderson |
55.4% | 13,600 | |
| Democratic | Susan Motley | 42.7% | 10,478 | |
| Libertarian | W. Carl Spiller | 1.8% | 449 | |
| Total Votes | 24,527 | |||
2010
Anderson won election to Texas House of Representatives District 106. He was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and defeated incumbent Democratic candidate Kirk England in the November 2 general election.[11]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 106 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Rodney Anderson (R)
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10,648 | 49.44% | ||
| Kirk England (D) | 10,444 | 48.49% | ||
| Gene Freeman (L) | 444 | 2.06% | ||
Campaign themes
Brecheen on state priorities |
Anderson outlined four issues important to his campaign on his site:
Get Small Businesses Moving Again
Excerpt:"I will work to cut taxes on small businesses that create jobs and are the backbone of the Texas economy."
Cut Wasteful Government Spending
Excerpt:"The State of Texas already collects enough money in the form of taxes, tolls, and user fees. I will fight to implement spending controls and stop the reallocation of money from specified uses."
Eliminate Unfunded Mandates on Education
Excerpt:"I strongly believe that LOCAL districts should be in control of their administration, faculty, programs, and students. Local school districts should have more control and fewer unfunded mandates."
Balance the Budget without Increasing Taxes
Excerpt:"I believe the government should be like everyone else and live within a defined budget. There should be transparency in government spending, and if revenues are down, then budget cuts must be considered."
Brecheen on state priorities |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session.
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Anderson and his wife, Heather, have three sons.
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas state legislative districts
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Texas House of Representatives Committees
- Texas Joint Committees
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Texas Legislature website
- Official Campaign website
- Rodney Anderson on Facebook
- Rodney Anderson on Twitter
- Reports from Texas State Ethics
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Texas Tribune
Footnotes
- ↑ Dallas Morning News, "We recommend Rodney Anderson in the GOP primary for state House District 105," January 21, 2018
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedBlastf16 - ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Linda Harper-Brown (R) |
Texas House of Representatives District 105 2015-2019 |
Succeeded by Terry Meza (D) |
| Preceded by Kirk England (D) |
Texas House of Representatives District 106 2011-2013 |
Succeeded by Pat Fallon (R) |
