Richard Anderson's Biography
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Full Name:
Richard L. Anderson
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Ruth; 3 Children
Birth Date:
05/30/1955
Birth Place:
Roanoke, VA
Home City:
Woodbridge, VA
Religion:
Protestant
Graduated, Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia, 2012
Graduated, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, 1998
Graduated, Armed Forces Staff College, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, 1994
Graduated, Air Command and State College, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, 1993
Graduated, Squadron Officers School,Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, 1984
MA, Public Administration, Webster University, 1980-1982
BA, Political Science, Virginia Tech, 1974-1979
Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 51, 2019
Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 51, 2010-2018
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, General Laws Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Joint Commission on Technology and Science, Virginia House of Delegates
Former Chair, Science and Technology, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Public Safety, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Virginia Intelligent Transportation Systems Advisory Committee
Colonel, United States Air Force, retired
Senior Military Assistant, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2006-2009
Chief, Asia-Pacific Division, Deputy Under Secretary of United States Air Force, 2003-2006
Chief, Staff Action Group, Deputy Under Secretary of United States Air Force, 2001-2003
National Commander, Civil Air Patrol, United States Air Force Auxillary, 1993-1996
Life Member, Air Force Association, present
Life Member, American Legion Post 364, present
Member, Boy Scouts of America, Occoquan District Committee, present
Life Member, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 48, present
Member, Executive Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, present
Usher, Lake Ridge Baptist Church, present
Life Member, Lake RidgeOccoquanColes Civic Association (LOCCA), present
Life Member, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Mt. Vernon Chapter, present
Member, Prince William Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Prince William Committee of 100, present
Member, Statewide Advisory Board, Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, present
Life Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1503, present
Member, Virginia Coalition on Open Government, present
Member, Occoquan River Communities (ORC), present
Member, Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission
Member, Prince William County Sesquicentennial Steering Committee, present
Former Member, Virginia Open Education Curriculum Board
Chair, Board of Governors, United States Air Force Auxiliary (Civil Air Patrol), 2011-2013
Chair, Heroes for the American Red Cross Fundraising Campaign, Prince William Chapter, American Red Cross, 2010
Awards:
Combat Readiness Medal (1982)
Humanitarian Service Medal (1983)
Meritorious Service Medal (1984, 1990, 1992),
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (2003)
Legion of Merit (2006)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal (1997, 2001)