Jeff Anderson is an American politician, veteran of military service, business executive and small business owner. The fourthgeneration Iron Ranger ran for Congress in Minnesotas 8th congressional district, losing to Rick Nolan in August 2012. Anderson has worked for the U.S. House of Representatives as Congressman Rick Nolans District Director since January 2013.
Anderson was born to Brian and Virginia Anderson on March 2, 1977 and raised in Ely, Minnesota, and graduated from Ely Memorial High School in 1995. While still in high school, he worked for WELY radio in Ely which was owned at the time by legendary broadcaster Charles Kuralt. Upon graduating, Anderson enlisted in the Minnesota Army National Guard and enrolled at Bemidji State University. He would later transfer to the University of Minnesota Duluth where he studied political science and journalism.
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