Former
United States presidential candidate John B. Anderson, who received 6
million votes as an independent candidate in 1980, served as chair
of FairVote from 1996 until 2008 after four years as chair of its Advisory Board.
John’s recent media appearances include the BBC, NPR and C-SPAN among
others. He is a frequent lecturer and expert commentator on issues of
electoral reform, United Nations reform, foreign affairs, American
politics, and independent candidacies. He also writes regularly on the
role of Congress in both domestic and international affairs. For years
he was president of the World Federalist Association.
Mr. Anderson teaches constitutional law at Nova Southeastern
University. He has taught political science as a visiting professor at
numerous universities, including Bryn Mawr College, Brandeis
University, Stanford University, Oregon State University, the
University of Illinois and the Washington School of Law.
Between 1961 and 1981, Mr. Anderson served ten terms in the U.S. House
of Representatives from the 16th District of Illinois. He served on the
House Rules Committee and for a decade was Chairman of the House
Republican Conference. He served as States Attorney in Winnebago
County, Illinois for four years.
During World War II, Mr. Anderson was a staff sergeant in the U.S.
Field Artillery. In foreign service between 1952 and 1955, he was
Economic Reporting Officer in the Eastern Affairs Division.
Mr. Anderson earned his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, received an LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School in
1949, and has since been awarded honorary doctorates of law from
Wheaton College and Trinity College.
[John Anderson's FairVote Bio on YouTube]
[ Read more on John Anderson in the Harvard Law Bulletin ]
[Watch a video tribute to John Anderson]Failing Electoral College
The Nation
FairVote executive director Rob Richie explains how the National Popular Vote plan is the solution to the gross inequalities of the Electoral College system.August 24th 2007
Deformed Reform
Slate Magazine
Maryland state senator Jamie Raskin explains the partisan gamesmanship behind the proposed Electoral College "reform" of allocating votes by congressional district.June 28th 2007
States encourage high school students to register to vote
electionline.org
Electionline.org features FairVote in its top story about high school voter registration.April 6th 2006
Voters' Ed
New York Times
FairVote Board Chair John Anderson and U.S. Election Assistance Commissioner Ray Martinez call for automatic voter registration for high school seniors.February 12th 2006
Electoral Vote Fosters Neglect of Most States by Candidates
The Mercury News
FairVote Chair John Anderson, shows how the Electoral College neglects a large majority of voters in this most important of elections.[ Previous ] [ Next ]