Jeramey Anderson
Jeramey Anderson | |
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| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 110th district | |
| Assumed office November 26, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Billy Broomfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 6, 1991 Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S. |
| 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.
Early life and education
[edit]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]
Career
[edit]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]
Mississippi House of Representatives
[edit]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]
Personal life
[edit]He is of Roman Catholic faith.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jeramey Anderson". Mississippi House of Representatives. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Kulo, Warren (December 6, 2013). "Moss Point's Jeramey Anderson sworn in to the Mississippi House of Representatives". GulfLive.com. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ Byng, Rhonesha (December 17, 2013). "The Youngest Person Elected To The Mississippi House of Representatives Is Still In College". Huffington Post. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ Gater, Harold (January 27, 2015). "Miss. Rep. Jeramey Anderson recognized at BET Honors". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Jeramey Anderson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ "Youngest Miss. Lawmaker Sworn in on 22nd Birthday". Mississippi Free Press. Associated Press. December 7, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ "Mississippi Lawmaker Running for Moss Point Mayor in 2021". USNews. Associated Press. November 11, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ "Billy Knight secures Democratic nomination for Moss Point mayor". WLOX. April 28, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ Vicory, Justin (March 23, 2017). "Moss Point lawmaker starts petition on state education funding". The Sun Herald.
External links
[edit]- Jeramey for Congress Archived July 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- Office of Representative Jeramey Anderson
- 1991 births
- Living people
- African-American state legislators in Mississippi
- Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- 21st-century members of the Mississippi Legislature
- Candidates in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections
- 21st-century African-American politicians