Don Anderson (mayor)
Don Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Lakewood, Washington | |
| In office 2008 – 31 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Claudia Thomas |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Puget Sound (BBA, JD) |
Don Anderson is an American attorney and politician, currently serving as the mayor of Lakewood, Washington.
Education[edit]
Anderson earned his B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Puget Sound and Juris Doctor from the University of Puget Sound School of Law (now the Seattle University School of Law). Anderson served as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Navy from 1978 to 1981.[1]
Career[edit]
Anderson was an attorney with Eisenhower Carlson PLLC in Tacoma, Washington for 36 years, leaving to serve as Senior Counsel to the Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier.[2] Anderson was elected to the Lakewood City Council in January 2008, and became mayor in January 2013.[3] Anderson succeeded Claudia Thomas, the first black woman mayor of a Washington city.[4]
In 2013, Anderson lead the City of Lakewood in a lawsuit against the Washington State Department of Transportation to prevent the construction of a new Amtrak rail line. The track was later the site of the 2017 Washington train derailment.[5][6][7]
Anderson stood for reelection to the Lakewood City Council in 2019.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Mayor Don Anderson to Seek Re-election to the Lakewood City Council". The Suburban Times. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
- ↑ "Executive Team | Pierce County, WA - Official Website". www.piercecountywa.org. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
- ↑ "Don Anderson – Mayor – City of Lakewood". Retrieved 2019-12-15.
- ↑ "Claudia Thomas, First Black Woman Mayor In WA, Dies At 86". Lakewood-JBLM, WA Patch. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
- ↑ "Lakewood mayor had predicted new Amtrak rail line would lead to fatalities". The Seattle Times. 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
- ↑ Lam, Katherine (2017-12-18). "Local Washington mayor feared deadly accidents weeks before Amtrak derailment". Fox News. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
- ↑ "Local Mayor: Community was concerned about 501 rail line". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
- ↑ "Mayor Don Anderson to Seek Re-election to the Lakewood City Council". The Suburban Times. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
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