Richard Anderson was first elected to the House in 2004. He was born in 1956 and was raised in Clarinda. He married in 1979 and has three daughters, two grand-daughters and two grandsons.

Employment
Self Employed Attorney – Millhone & Anderson, P.C.; Clarinda, Iowa 1991-present
Adjunct Assistant Professor – Des Moines University; Des Moines, Iowa 1990-2004
Attorney – Dickinson, Throckmorton, Parker, Mannheimer & Raife; Des Moines, Iowa 1988-91
Law Clerk – Iowa Supreme Court Justice J.L. Larson; Des Moines, Iowa 1987-88
Physical Therapist – Rancho Los Amigos Hospital; Downey California 1982-84

Education
Drake University College of Law 1987 (Drake Law Review 1986-87)
University of Iowa, Graduate College, Physical Therapy 1982
University of Iowa, B.A. 1978
Iowa Western Community College
Clarinda Community High School, Clarinda, Iowa 1974

Community Service Experience
Clarinda Youth Corporation/Clarinda Academy – Chair of Board of Directors
Clarinda Association of Business & Industry – Board of Directors
Glenn Miller Birthplace Foundation – Board of Directors
Iowa Juvenile Court Improvement Project – Member
Clarinda Community School Improvement Committee – Member
Nodaway Free Medical Clinic – Advisor
First United Methodist Church – Lay speaker, teacher, youth group leader