John Anderson, Independent For President In 1980, Dies At 95
The 10-term Illinois Republican Congressman ran against Ronald Reagan in the primary. But after losing his home state to Reagan, Anderson bolted his party and ran as an independent.
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 95.
His daughter, Diane Anderson, confirmed her father's death on Sunday night in Washington, D.C. after a long illness.
The World War II veteran
