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John B. Anderson was a Republican and later an independent politician who served in the House of Representatives from Illinois from 1961 to 1981. He ran for president in 1980, advocating for a gas tax cut and social security reform, and finished third behind Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter.
Dec 5, 2017 · John Anderson, the longtime GOP congressman from Illinois who bolted his party in 1980 to run as an independent against President Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, has died. He was...
Dec 4, 2017 · John B. Anderson, a former Republican congressman from Illinois who bolted his party to run as a plain-spoken independent candidate for president in 1980, drawing an enthusiastic if transient...
Dec 4, 2017 · John Anderson was a 10-term GOP congressman who ran for president as an independent in 1980, challenging Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. He died in Washington, D.C. in 2017, at age 95.
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Dec 4, 2017 · CHICAGO (AP) — Former longtime Illinois Rep. John Anderson, who ran for president as an independent in 1980, has died at age 95. The World War II veteran and former prosecutor died Sunday night in Washington, his daughter, Diane Anderson, told The Associated Press.
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Dec 4, 2017 · John Anderson was a moderate-to-liberal Republican who ran for president as an independent in 1980, challenging Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. He was a pioneer of centrist third-party politics and a champion of electoral reform.
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Dec 4, 2017 · John Anderson was a 10-term GOP congressman who ran for president as an independent in 1980, challenging Carter and Reagan. He died at 95 in Washington, D.C., after a long and influential career in politics.
