Natha Clyde Anderson (born 1972) is an American politician, lobbyist, and educator serving as a member of the

Nevada Assembly The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada, the upper house being the Nevada Senate. The body consists of 42 members, elected to two-year terms from single-member distri ...

from the 30th district. She assumed office on November 4, 2020.

Early life and education

Anderson was born in

Reno, Nevada Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border. It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County, Nevada, Washoe County. Sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, ...

in 1972. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in education from the

University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada, United States. It is the state's flagship public university and prim ...

. Anderson's father, Bernard "Bernie" Anderson, served as a member of the

from 1991 to 2010.

Career

Prior to entering politics, Anderson worked as a teacher. She was also the president of the Washoe Education Association. She was elected to the

in 2020, succeeding Greg Smith.

References

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