Fred Anderson (Montana)
2017 - Present
2025
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Fred Anderson (Republican Party) is a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 20. He assumed office on January 2, 2017. His current term ends on January 6, 2025.
Anderson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 20. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Anderson was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Anderson was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Anderson was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Montana committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Business and Labor |
| • Education |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
Fred Anderson was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2022
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2022
Incumbent Fred Anderson defeated Samantha Rispens in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 20 on November 8, 2022. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.General election for Montana House of Representatives District 20
✔ Fred Anderson (R)
3,538 Samantha Rispens (D) 1,515 Total votes: 5,053 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 20
Samantha Rispens advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 20 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Samantha Rispens | 100.0 | 656 | |
| Total votes: 656 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Fred Anderson advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 20 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Fred Anderson | 100.0 | 2,046 | |
| Total votes: 2,046 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Trent Short (R)
2020
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2020
Incumbent Fred Anderson defeated Melissa Smith in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 20 on November 3, 2020. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.General election for Montana House of Representatives District 20
✔ Fred Anderson (R)
4,357 Melissa Smith (D) 2,078 Total votes: 6,435 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 20
Melissa Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 20 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melissa Smith | 100.0 | 1,392 | |
| Total votes: 1,392 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Fred Anderson advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 20 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Fred Anderson | 100.0 | 2,343 | |
| Total votes: 2,343 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Fred Anderson defeated Keaton Sunchild in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 20 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Fred Anderson (R) | 68.5 | 3,826 | |
| Keaton Sunchild (D) | 31.5 | 1,761 | ||
| Total votes: 5,587 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 20
Keaton Sunchild advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 20 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Keaton Sunchild | 100.0 | 1,344 | |
| Total votes: 1,344 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Fred Anderson advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 20 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Fred Anderson | 100.0 | 1,557 | |
| Total votes: 1,557 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Montana House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 14, 2016. Incumbent Steve Fitzpatrick (R) did not seek re-election.
Fred Anderson defeated Amy Rapp in the Montana House of Representatives District 20 general election.[1][2]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 20 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Fred Anderson |
71.03% | 3,985 | |
| Democratic | Amy Rapp | 28.97% | 1,625 | |
| Total Votes | 5,610 | |||
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||||
Amy Rapp ran unopposed in the Montana House of Representatives District 20 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Amy Rapp (unopposed) | |
Fred Anderson defeated Sheridan Buck in the Montana House of Representatives District 20 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 20 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Fred Anderson |
57.46% | 1,386 | |
| Republican | Sheridan Buck | 42.54% | 1,026 | |
| Total Votes | 2,412 | |||
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||||
2014
Elections for the Montana House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 10, 2014; minor party and independent candidates had until June 2, 2014, to file. District 21 incumbent Jean Price was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Fred Anderson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Price defeated Anderson in the general election. Incumbent Brian Hoven (R) ran for District 13 of the Montana State Senate.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Jean Price Incumbent |
50.4% | 1,577 | |
| Republican | Fred Anderson | 49.6% | 1,554 | |
| Total Votes | 3,131 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Fred Anderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 2 to May 2.
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to April 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the Montana State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 25.
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2018
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In 2018, the Montana State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 2 through April 28.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Legislative General Election Canvass," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed March 24, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 primary election - June 7, 2016," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed March 24, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 primary election - June 7, 2016," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Election Canvass," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide General Election Canvass," accessed November 16, 2015
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Montana House of Representatives District 20 2017-Present |
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