Norman C. Anderson (March 11, 1928 – June 27, 2020) was a Swedish American lawyer and Democratic politician from Madison, Wisconsin.
After graduating from high school in 1945, he enlisted in the United States Army and served in the Panama Canal Zone.
[1] While attending the University of Wisconsin, he worked on the staff of The Daily Cardinal student newspaper, where he met his first wife.
[3] After graduating from law school, Anderson worked briefly as an attorney in private practice while also continuing to serve as a deputy coroner.
In 1956, Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood, who by then had become a state representative, announced he was leaving that office to run for district attorney.
[4] Anderson faced no opposition in the Democratic primary and went on to defeat Republican Donald Scheak with 66% of the vote in the general election.
[7] Although Anderson lost his seat, the Democrats gained the majority in the State Assembly for the first time in 26 years.
At the organization of the new Democratic majority, they elected Anderson to serve as chief clerk of the Assembly in the new term.