Pamela Anderson (born October 23, 1950)[1] is an American politician and former banker serving as a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 41st district.
Pamela Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 41st district | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 23, 1950 Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Wayne T. Anderson (died 2013) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of North Dakota (BA, MA) |
Early life and education
editPamela Anderson was born in Fargo, North Dakota. Growing up in Minnewaukan, North Dakota, she became class president in her junior and senior years and graduated valedictorian of her class.[2] She studied at the University of North Dakota and obtained both her bachelor's and master's in economics.[3]
Career
editBanking
editIn 1973, she moved back to Fargo where she pursued a career in banking. From 1973 to 1990, she was the vice president of U.S. Bank.[3] She left U.S. bank in 1990 and started a career at Wells Fargo the same year. She worked at Wells Fargo from 1990 to 2005 where she was the senior vice president regional trust manager.[3] In 2005, she retired from Wells Fargo and in 2014 she was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives.
Politics
editAnderson first ran for North Dakota's 41st district for the Democrat ticket in 2014 and defeated incumbent Republican Bette Grande.[4] Anderson won re-election in 2018.[4] Anderson introduced a bill to increase the legal age of using tobacco products to 19 years of age unless the individual is active military and penned a letter explaining her ideas on how to help small businesses that are being affected to COVID-19.[5][6][7]
Personal life
editShe married Wayne T. Anderson, a practicing lawyer in Fargo for 35 years, and had three children. Wayne died on July 12, 2013. She has four grandchildren.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Pamela Anderson's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "Representative Pamela Anderson | North Dakota Legislative Branch". www.legis.nd.gov. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Pamela Anderson for ND House". Pamela Anderson for ND House. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "Pamela Anderson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ Pamela; erson; Apr 26th 2020 - 8am, Fargo |. "Letter: Two ideas to help ND small business". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Legislation Would Raise North Dakota's Tobacco Age to 19, but Exempts Active Military Members". Say Anything. January 15, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
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