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Joel Anderson's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

Office

1600 Pacific Highway Room 335
San Diego, CA 92101

475 West Bradley Avenue
El Cajon, CA 92020

Full Name:

Joel Anderson

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Kate; 3 Children: Mary, Maura, Michael

Home City:

Alpine, CA

BS, Finance, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Supervisor, San Diego County Board of Supervisors, District 2, 2021-present

Senator, California State Senate, District 38, 2010-2018

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 77, 2006-2012

Candidate, California State Assembly, District 75, 1998

Former Member, Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Defense and Aerospace Committee, California State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee, California State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Governmental Organization Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Insurance Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Mental Health Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Ports and Goods Movement Committee, California State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Public Safety Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee 5 on Corrections, Public Safety and the Judiciary, California State Senate

President, Board of Directors, Padre Dam Municipal Water District, 2002-present

Former Board Member, Adam Smith Institute

Former Director of Proceedings, Alpine Chamber of Commerce

Former Member, Central Committee, San Diego County Republican Party

Former Member, Citizens' Advisory Board, Miramar College

Former President, Delta Sigma Pi

Former Member, East County Chamber of Commerce

Former Member, Kiwanis Club of Alpine

Former Member, Lincoln Club of San Diego

Former Treasurer, Resource Conservation Board of Greater San Diego

Former Volunteer, River Valley Charter High School

Former Board Member, Water Conservation Garden

Former Volunteer, We the People

Former Co-Chair, “Repeal the Car Tax” Committee

Awards:

2007 American Freedom Fighter Award, Marze Por Gohar Party; 2009 Lakeside Chamber of Commerce Legislator of the Year Award; California State Sheriffs Association Legislator of the Year; San Diego Deputy District Attorney's Legislator of the Year Award; 2008 California League of Off-Road Voters Legislator of the Year Award; California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists' Legislator of the Year; San Diego Psychiatric Society Legislative Award; 2008 American Electronics Association Technology Leader; 2009 Pacific Water Quality Association's Legislator of the Year Award; 2008 Young Republican Federation of California's Legislator of the Year Award; 2008 California Rifle & Pistol Association Legislator of the Year; Friend of the Family Award, Capitol Resource Institute

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