12-05-2017, 01:21 AM
Former longtime Illinois Rep. John Anderson, who ran for president as an independent in 1980, has died at age 95.
The World War II veteran and former prosecutor died Sunday night in Washington, his daughter, Diane Anderson, told The Associated Press. The 10-term GOP congressman originally sought the Republican presidential nomination in 1980, but he later waged an independent campaign against Democratic President Jimmy Carter and Republican challenger Ronald Reagan. Anderson received 7 percent of the national vote.
He was my first presidential vote. Looking back, I can't really say it was a bad one.
The World War II veteran and former prosecutor died Sunday night in Washington, his daughter, Diane Anderson, told The Associated Press. The 10-term GOP congressman originally sought the Republican presidential nomination in 1980, but he later waged an independent campaign against Democratic President Jimmy Carter and Republican challenger Ronald Reagan. Anderson received 7 percent of the national vote.
He was my first presidential vote. Looking back, I can't really say it was a bad one.