Kendra Anderson

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Kendra Anderson
Member of the Rhode Island Senate
from the 31st district
In office
January 5, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byErin Lynch Prata
Succeeded byMatthew LaMountain
Personal details
Born (1957-06-27) June 27, 1957 (age 67)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
EducationHamilton College (BA)
Websitehttps://www.kendraandersonri.com/

Kendra Anderson (born June 27, 1957) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate for the 31st district from 2021 to 2023.

Career

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Anderson is an ESOL teacher and the founder of Climate Action Rhode Island.[1]

In 2019, Anderson, a progressive, announced that she would challenge longtime incumbent senator and Judiciary Committee chair Erin Lynch Prata in the Democratic primary.[2] Lynch Prata declined to run for re-election, instead accepting an appointment to the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and Anderson won the primary and general election.[3]

In the 2024 presidential election, Anderson endorsed author Marianne Williamson's presidential bid.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Senator Kendra Anderson. State of Rhode Island General Assembly. Accessed 6/13/2021.
  2. ^ Kendra Anderson to Challenge Lynch Prata for RI Senate District 31 Seat. October 05, 2019. GoLocalProv.
  3. ^ Kendra Anderson. ballotpedia.
  4. ^ "New endorsements + Update from the road in NH!". Archive of Political Emails. July 5, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.