Debra R. Anderson

Debra Rae Anderson (June 13, 1949 – November 10, 2022) was an American politician.

Deb Anderson
Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
In office January 20, 1989 – January 24, 1992
President	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Karen Spencer Frank Donatelli (Political and Intergovernmental Affairs)
Succeeded by	Sherrie Rollins
Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives
In office January 1987 – January 1989
Preceded by	Donald Ham
Succeeded by	Royal J. Wood
Personal details
Born	(1949-06-13)June 13, 1949 Bryant, South Dakota, U.S.
Died	November 10, 2022(2022-11-10) (aged 73) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Augustana University (BA)

Anderson was born in Bryant, Hamlin County, South Dakota, and graduated from Bryant High School in 1967. She then graduated from Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in 1971. Anderson served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1977 until her resignation in 1989; served as speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1987 until 1988. She was a Republican, Anderson then served during the administration of President George H.W. Bush. She died at her home in Washington, D.C., on November 10, 2022, at the age of 73.^[1][2]