Received 7% of the votes in the 1980 US Presidential election.
[1] Republican, switched to Indepenent to run for President in 1980.
Father: E. Albin Anderson
Mother: Mabel Edna Ring (d.)
Wife: Keke Machakos (m. 1953, until his death, four daughters, one son)
Daughter: Diane Anderson
Daughter: Eleanora van der Wal
Son: John Anderson, Jr.
Daughter: Karen Moree
Daughter: Susan Anderson
University: University of Illinois
Law School: JD, University of Illinois Law School (1946)
Law School: LLM, Harvard Law School (1949)
US Congressman, Illinois 16th (1961-81)
Illinois State Official State's Attorney, Winnebago County, IL (1956-60)
Greenberg & Lieberman
World Federalist Association CEO (1992-)
Caring Institute Board of Trustees (Honorary)
Electronic Privacy Information Center Advisory Board
Illinois State Bar Association 1946
Secret Service Codename Miracle, Starburst, Stardust
Is the subject of books:
Diary of a Dark Horse: The 1980 Anderson Presidential Campaign, 1983, BY: Mark Bisnow
Author of books:
Between Two Worlds: A Congressman's Choice (1970)
Vision and Betrayal in America (1975)
The American Economy We Need But Won't Get (1984)
A Proper Institution: Guaranteeing Televised Presidential Debates (1988)
AKA John Bayard Anderson