Tonya Anderson
Tonya Anderson is a Georgia State Senator. She previously served Democratic as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, serving from 2013 to 2015. Anderson won a seat in the Georgia State Senate for District 43 in the November 2016 General Election. She defeated Republican incumbent Janice Frey Van Ness. The two women faced off prior in a December 2015 run- off, resulting in a very narrow win for Van Ness. Anderson was sworn into the State Senate on January 9, 2017.
Before serving in the legislature, Anderson served as the Mayor of Lithonia. Anderson has served in the Air Force Reserves. She also served as Chair of the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus
