Priscilla B. Anderson

Priscilla B. Anderson (born September 14, 1935) is an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 7th Legislative District from 1992 to 1994.

[2] She was elected to the General Assembly in 1991 when she and her running mate José F. Sosa defeated Democratic incumbents Jack Casey and Barbara Kalik in the aftermath of Governor James Florio's tax increases.

[3] Anderson was the first African American elected to the state legislature from Burlington County.

[2] In the 1993 election, the Democratic challengers Steven M. Petrillo and George E. Williams accused Anderson of double dipping for pulling a salary from the Trenton Public Schools for her guidance councilor work and from the legislature.

Following her term in the Assembly, Anderson would later serve as a commissioner on the Burlington County Bridge Commission.