Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson is an American politician and Democratic Party political activist. He was a member of the Chattanooga, Tennessee City Council for District 7, but was defeated in a run-off election on April 11, 2017. He was the first openly LGBT individual to be elected to Chattanooga's City Council. He also serves as a member of the Tennessee Democratic Party State Executive Committee. Political career Anderson started his political career as a Democratic Party activist. He was elected in 2003 as the President of the Tennessee Young Democrats which also gave him a seat on the Tennessee Democratic Party State Executive Committee. He was later elected in 2007 as the Executive Vice President of the Young Democrats of America nationally when that organization would be led for the first time by an openly gay President and Executive Vice President. He was elected to the Chattanooga City Council in 2013. Domestic Partnership Benefits Ordinance