Full Name: Derrick Anderson
Nick Names:
Office Sought: Congress,
7th Congressional District
Party Affiliation: Republican
Campaign Website:
https://derrickandersonforva.com/
Campaign POC:
Phone Number: 540-850-5727
Campaign Email: info@derrickandersonforva.com
Structured Interview Request Sent:
3 Dec 2021, 20 Dec 2021, 29 Dec 2021, 16 Jan 2022,
25 Jan 2022, 27 Jan 2022, 31 Jan 2022, 1 Feb 2022, 11 Feb 2022, 17 Feb 2022, 2 Mar 2022, 4 Mar 2022, 28 Mar 2022
Structured Interview Response and Date:
Pending
Vetting Panel Selected: Pending
Structured Interview Completed: Pending
Biography: Derrick Anderson is a native of Spotsylvania County, was in the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech, and received his J.D. from Georgetown Law. He is a former Special Forces “Green Beret” with 6 tours of duty overseas, including Afghanistan, Iraq, and various countries throughout the Middle East.
Derrick Anderson was raised in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. His mother owned and managed local restaurants and as young as age 14, he worked in the kitchen of his mother’s local diner, while attending Courtland High School. Upon graduation, Derrick enrolled at Virginia Tech in the Corp of Cadets, making him the first person in his family to attend and graduate college. While his Army ROTC scholarship allowed him to pay for college, his commitment to serve was rooted in his family’s long history of military service and his father’s proximity across the street from the World Trade Center buildings on September 11, 2001.
Derrick graduated from Virginia Tech in 2006 with a B.S. in Political Science (Legal Option) and immediately commissioned into the United States Army as an Infantry Officer. After completing Ranger school, and less than a year since being in college, he was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division as a Platoon Leader where he deployed for 15-months in support of “the Surge” in Iraq.
Derrick also served with the 3rd Infantry Regiment “The Old Guard” in Arlington National Cemetery where he competed in the Best Ranger Competition in 2009 and 2010. After completion of the Special Forces Qualifications Course, Derrick became an A-Team leader in the Green Berets and served as a Detachment Commander for two Special Forces teams and the Company Executive Officer for two companies over the course of five deployments to Afghanistan, Bahrain, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon.
Following his time in the Army, Derrick graduated with his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2019. Following graduation, he clerked for two separate federal judges where he worked on a variety of civil and criminal cases.
Derrick also served in the White House during President Trump’s Administration, where he worked in the Office of National Drug Control Policy. In 2017, Derrick appeared on 60 Minutes with members of his Green Beret team to discuss his final mission in Afghanistan.
Derrick enjoys watching college football, running, and currently serves as a Major in the United States Army National Guard. He lives in Spotsylvania County with his dog, Ranger, a Dalmatian. (Source: https://derrickandersonforva.com/bio/)
Why you? No information available.
What are your priorities? Veterans health care, agriculture, traffic on I95. (Source: https://derrickandersonforva.com/news/)
Endorsements:
Greene County Board of Supervisor, Davis Lamb (Source: https://derrickandersonforva.com/news/)
Education:
Virginia Tech in 2006 with a B.S. in Political Science (Legal Option)
J.D. from Georgetown Law (Source: https://derrickandersonforva.com/bio/)
Relevant Employment History: No information available.
Military Experience / Branch / Years of Service / Rank / Type of Discharge:
Virginia Tech in the Corp of Cadets. Former Special Forces “Green Beret” with 6 tours of duty overseas, including Afghanistan, Iraq, and various countries throughout the Middle East. Served with the 3rd Infantry Regiment “The Old Guard” in Arlington National Cemetery where he competed in the Best Ranger Competition in 2009 and 2010. Currently serves as a Major in the United States Army National Guard. (Source: https://derrickandersonforva.com/bio/)
Past Offices Held and Tenure: Never held political office. (Source: https://derrickandersonforva.com/news/)
Community Service: No information available.
Leadership Experience: No information available.
Personal Strengths: No information available.
What is the most important thing Virginians need to know about you? No information available.
How would your friends and family describe you? No information available.
What are your thoughts on the Constitution as the Law of the Land? Refused to answer. No mention of the Constitution in published material.
What are your thoughts on religious liberty? Refused to answer. No mention of religious liberty in published material.
What are your thoughts on the preservation of our history? Refused to answer. No mention of the preservation of history in published material.
What are your thought on government transparency? Refused to answer. No mention of government transparency in published material.
What are your thoughts on national defense? Refused to answer. No mention of national defense in published material.
What are your thoughts on the free enterprise system? Refused to answer. No mention of these values in published material.
What are your thoughts on the protection of the unborn? Refused to answer. No mention of the protection of the unborn in published material.
What are your thoughts on the role the family plays in America? Refused to answer. No mention of family in published material.
What are your thoughts on equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunity, as opposed to equal outcomes? Refused to answer. No mention of these values in published material.
What are your thoughts on the 2nd Amendment? Refused to answer. No mention of the 2nd Amendment in published material.
Virginia Constitutional Conservatives Candidate Survey 2022 – CANDIDATE REFUSED TO ANSWER
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Virginia Constitutional Conservatives Candidate Survey 2022 – CANDIDATE REFUSED TO ANSWER
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