S. Chris Anders
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S. Chris Anders (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 97. He assumed office on December 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Anders (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 97. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Anders completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
S. Chris Anders was born in Hagerstown, Maryland. Anders' professional experience includes working as a political consultant.[1]
Anders has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- National Association for Gun Rights
- Young Americans for Liberty
- Students for Life, National Right to Work Committee
- Foundation for Applied Conservative Leadership
- Educational Freedom Foundation
Elections
2024
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 97
S. Chris Anders defeated Lucia Valentine in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 97 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | S. Chris Anders (R)  | 53.2 | 3,592 |
 | Lucia Valentine (D) | 46.8 | 3,155 | |
| Total votes: 6,747 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 97
Lucia Valentine advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 97 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lucia Valentine | 100.0 | 900 |
| Total votes: 900 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 97
S. Chris Anders defeated Pam Brush in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 97 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | S. Chris Anders | 61.0 | 949 |
 | Pam Brush | 39.0 | 606 | |
| Total votes: 1,555 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
S. Chris Anders completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Anders' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I'm a Christian, constitutional conservative with nearly two decades of experience working in grassroots politics fighting for the 2nd amendment, to protect the unborn and to reduce the size and scope of government.
- We must preserve the 2nd Amendment and the entire Bill of Rights.
- We must protect the unborn, because any government that claims to be moral or just must protect the most innocent.
- We must work to pass full and complete school choice because we must restore parental freedom in education.
Preserving the great American principles of life, liberty and the protection of private property. The founding fathers created an amazing system of government by which we can fight for freedom and liberty.
I look up to Ron, Paul and Rand Paul and their dedication to freedom, Liberty and the Constitution.
The Law by Frederick Bastiat
It is the duty of every elected official to uphold the United States Constitution and their oath of office.
The refusal to compromise on the founding principles of America.
To defend the individual liberty and the constitutional rights of those they have been elected to represent.
That I expanded freedom and liberty while protecting constitutional and conservative core values.
I remember very clearly the explosion of the space shuttle.
I worked as a dishwasher at Pizza Hut
The Bible.
Liberty by Jordan Page.
The governor can only execute those laws passed by the legislature. The legislative branch is the most powerful branch of government and it must keep any out of control executive within their constitutionally permitted duties.
To eliminate taxation and regulation on businesses already here within West Virginia and at the same time to break up the government monopoly on education and protect the civil liberties of the people.
Not necessarily, however, my experience and over 18 years has uniquely positioned me to be ready to go to work on day one.
Only if they hold the same principles and standards and dedication to the Constitution and the founding principles of our republic.
Thomas Massie, Rand and Ron Paul, Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry.
Not particularly.
Hearing the plight of the people as they suffer under government regulation and taxation. Not to mention the constant infringement on their individual liberty by state and federal agencies.
The legislature should strictly bind the governor to the Constitution and we should never ever again have the type of out of control authoritarian government during the pandemic.
Full universal and complete school choice followed by prohibiting out of control rogue Federal agencies from violating the second Amendment in West Virginia.
Judiciary.
Government is for and by the people and should be held accountable by the people. The government doesn't have any money except that which the people have interested to it. Therefore, any and all financial aspects of the government must be to preserve the public's trust and its money.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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| Preceded by John Hardy (R) |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 97 2024-Present |
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