District 10 State Representative Victor Anderson is running for re-election. The freshman legislator this week formally announced his intention to seek a second term in office. He’ll be campaigning in a newly-minted district. With the recently signed Legislative Redistricting Law, District 10 will change from including approximately two-thirds of the population of both Habersham and White counties to including approximately 93% of Habersham County and all of Rabun County.
During his first legislative session in 2021, the former chair of the Habersham County Board of Commissioners sponsored and helped pass several municipal-friendly bills.
He pushed through a bill that allows governments to discuss cybersecurity in private – outside the bounds of the state’s open records meeting laws. He also sponsored legislation to create an exception to the competitive award bidding requirements for public works construction contracts. Anderson was also instrumental in establishing a study committee on Annexation and Cityhood issues. As chair of that five-member committee, he’s now working to incorporate the committee’s recommendations into legislation he plans to introduce this year.
Rep. Anderson was one of 100 House members to vote in favor of Georgia’s controversial new election law (SB 202). He voted to expand weapons carry license reciprocity in Georgia (HB 218) and supported a measure to extend paid parental leave to eligible state and local board of education employees (HB 146).
He serves on several House committees including Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications, Governmental Affairs, and State Planning & Community Affairs.
“My family and I are lifelong citizens of Northeast Georgia and District 10. As a husband, father, grandfather and small business owner, I want to protect our heritage and strong conservative values,” he said in a statement announcing his re-election bid.
Candidate qualifying ends on March 11. Party primaries are set for May 24 with the general election on November 8.
