Richard "Rich" Anderson is the Iowa State Representative from the 97th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives

Iowa House of Representatives

The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 100 members of the House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 29,750 for each constituency...

 since 2005.

Anderson currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Economic Growth committee; the Environmental committee; and the Judiciary committee, where he is the ranking member

Ranking member

In United States politics, a ranking member is the second-most senior member of a congressional or state legislative committee from the majority party. Another usage refers to the most senior member of a congressional or state legislative committee from the minority party. This second usage, often...

. He also serves on the Justice System Appropriations Subcommittee.

Anderson was re-elected in 2006 with 6,464 votes, running unopposed.

External links

• Representative Rich Anderson official Iowa General Assembly site
• Profile at Iowa House Republicans