American politician from Virginia
Tim Anderson is an American politician. A Republican , he is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates , representing the 83rd district after defeating Nancy Guy in 2021 .[ 1] Virginia Senate 's 19th district .[ 2] AP reported Christie New Craig defeating Anderson 4,565 votes (37.8%) to 3,937 votes and Jeff Bruzesi at 3,575 votes.[ 3]
In 2022, Anderson filed an unsuccessful lawsuit attempting to prevent bookstores from selling two books, A Court of Mist and Fury Sarah J. Maas and Gender Queer Maia Kobabe , to anyone under 16 years of age. He believed they violated state obscenity laws due to their pornographic depictions.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Personal life
Anderson is a practicing attorney and owner of a gun store.[ 7] [ 8]
References
^ "GOP FLIP: Tim Anderson Defeats Nancy Guy in District 83" . RSLC . Retrieved 2022-02-02 .^ "Del. Tim Anderson announces plans to run for 19th Senate District" . WAVY-TV . Retrieved April 7, 2023 .^ King, Katie; Morales 6, 2023, Cianna (June 20, 2023). "Senate District 19: Christie New Craig beats Tim Anderson, Jeff Bruzzesi in Republican primary" The Virginian-Pilot . Retrieved November 6, 2023 . {{cite news }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )^ Holpuch, Amanda (August 31, 2022). "Virginia Judge Dismisses Case That Sought to Limit Book Sales" . The New York Times . Retrieved 31 August 2022 . ^ Kendall, Kelsey (August 30, 2022). "Obscenity case seeking to bar Barnes & Noble from selling 2 books to minors dismissed by judge" The Virginian-Pilot . Retrieved November 6, 2023 . ^ Oliver, Ned (August 31, 2022). "Judge rejects Virginia delegate's book banning effort" . Axios . Retrieved November 6, 2023 . ^ Murphy, Ryan (November 1, 2021). "This Virginia Beach district could be key for control of the General Assembly" . WHRO. Retrieved April 2, 2024 . ^ "About Tim" . Friends of Tim Anderson. Retrieved April 2, 2024 .
