Vice president of his freshman class in Congress, Anthony was a founding member of the Sunbelt Coalition, a group that monitored the legislative impact upon southern states.

The commission's Arbitrage Relief Provision, enacted in 1989, substantially lessened the borrowing costs for infrastructure investments.

Anthony lost his bid for renomination in the Democratic Primary runoff in June 1992 to Arkansas Secretary of State William J.

"Bill" McCuen[2] who lost the general election to Republican Jay W. Dickey due to a series of embarrassing incidents.

McCuen received campaign funding from the National Rifle Association (NRA) due to Anthony’s support of legislation limiting so-called “Cop Killer” bullets.

His clients have included major trade associations, governmental entities, and national and multinational corporations.

On Capitol Hill and before the White House and executive agencies, Anthony has worked on matters involving health care reform, Superfund, trade relations with China, tax law changes affecting pharmaceuticals, and authorization and funding of major weapons systems.