[4] He served in the military after graduating high school, and eventually moved to Wichita.
[2] Before entering politics, Anderson worked as a brakeman for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
[4] In 1972, he ran for election to the Kansas House, eventually serving two terms there.
[1] From 1979 to 1983, he was chair of the Kansas Commission on Civil Rights, and also worked as an aide to U.S. Representative Dan Glickman.
[1] After his time in the State Senate, Anderson worked as a general contractor and owned a store specializing in business services.