Phelps Anderson is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the

New Mexico House of Representatives The New Mexico House of Representatives () is the lower house of the New Mexico State Legislature. There are 70 members of the House. Each member represents roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the South ...

from the 66th district, which includes

Roswell, New Mexico Roswell () is a city in and the county seat of Chaves County, New Mexico, Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 48,422 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in New Mexico, fi ...

Early life

Anderson was born and raised in

, the son of oil magnate

Robert Orville Anderson Robert Orville Anderson (April 12, 1917 – December 2, 2007) was an American businessman, art collector, and philanthropist who founded Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO). Anderson also supported several cultural organizations, from the Los Angele ...

Career

Prior to entering politics, Anderson worked as a businessman, managing his family's investment in oil and real estate. He was first elected to the

in 1976 and served until 1980. Anderson was an unsuccessful candidate for

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district New Mexico's 2nd congressional district serves the southern half of New Mexico, including Las Cruces, New Mexico, Las Cruces, and the southern fourth of Albuquerque. It is currently represented by Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Gab ...

in 2002. He was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 2018 and assumed office on January 15, 2019. In 2021, Anderson left the Republican Party and registered as an

independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in Pennsylvania, United States * Independentes (English: Independents), a Portuguese artist ...

References

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