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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Gary Anderson |
| Address |
, Mississippi , United States |
| Email | None |
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| Contributor | User 13 |
| Last Modifed | User 13
May 02, 2003 04:20pm |
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| Info | Gary Anderson is the son of an educator and farmer from the rural North Mississippi
town of Byhalia, MS. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration and a
Master’s Degree in Urban Regional Planning from the University of Mississippi where he
participated in various student organizations. Married to Debra Miller for 20 years, he has
a great fondness for history, particularly Mississippi history, and is an avid golfer.
Prior to service as Mississippi’s first African-American State Fiscal Officer, he served as
President & CEO of Barrington Mortgage Company (1996 – 2000), President and CEO
of the Anderson Group (1996 – 2000), Senior Vice-President of Community
Development for Sunburst / Union Planters Bank (1993 – 1996), Deputy Director of the
Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development (1990 – 1992), and
Community Planner, Assistant Director, and Director of the Governor’s Office of
Federal-State Programs (MDECD 1981 – 1990). As the State Fiscal Officer, he serves on
many state boards and commissions. Mr. Anderson currently serves as Chairman of the
State and School Employees’ Health Insurance Management Board, staff advisor to the
Bond Commission, and Member of the Mississippi Tort Claims Board. He has and
continues to be very active in several community and civic organizations including
memberships in Leadership Jackson and the Community Development Foundation of
Greater Jackson. He is also a member of the Deacon Board of Koinonia Baptist Church.
Appointed to serve as State Fiscal Officer in January 2000, he has made significant
contributions to the State. His efforts of leadership in budget management are well
documented by such financial entities as Moody’s, Standard and Poor’s and Fitch’s
Rating Agencies and the Bond Buyer, a financial trade industry publication. Mississippi
consistently ranks among the top in states having exercised skillful, fiscally prudent
management of budgets during the most recent national recession. While serving as State
Fiscal Officer for Mississippi, Mr. Anderson was invited by the European Union to
participate in a study of European fiscal policy. The study’s primary focus was the
conversion of several different European currencies into its present single currency – the
EuroDollar.
Mr. Anderson has advocated a strong fiscal policy that focuses on investments in people,
processes, and technology during this recessional period affecting our national economy.
Under his leadership, the Department of Finance & Administration has expanded its
services while sustaining a 17% decrease in general fund appropriations.
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