Jacob Anders

Where Anders stands

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I'm passionate about finally delivering the American Dream to working families: universal healthcare that doesn't bankrupt anyone, quality education, economic security through UBI, environmental stewardship, and revitalizing rural and small-town America like Tennessee's 4th District. Lives are on the line in foreign wars. I've seen what bullets do up close. Above all, we need UBI and sane AI policy now, because the machines aren't waiting for Congress to catch up.

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Jacob Kristopher Anders. I studied psychology at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and earned my bachelor's from Hiwassee College in 2016. My fire for politics was lit volunteering for Ron Paul, Bernie Sanders, and Andrew Yang. Those campaigns reshaped me. I've survived a mass shooting, battled PTSD and depression, built a career as a historian, author, voice actor, and digital ethics researcher, become a husband and father, and watched the country lurch from one crisis to the next while Washington fiddled. My idealism didn't die, but it has been tempered in the fire. I'm running because I've learned change doesn't come from the comfortable. It comes from those who've taken the hits and are still standing.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

I am laser-focused on the AI and automation revolution that is already here. We must protect workers, wages, and communities instead of pretending it isn't happening. I will keep America out of unnecessary foreign wars that drain our blood, treasure, and moral standing. I will fight relentlessly for universal basic income and digital rights protections so every American including stay-at-home parents, retirees, veterans, and displaced workers have real economic security in the 21st century.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Forward Party of Coffee County Green Party of Coffee County

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

I will keep America out of foreign wars. I am focused on the future which includes automation, wages and climate. I will pass legislation that will grant Americans a basic income.

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Jacob Kristopher Anders. I majored in psychology at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, but I got an interest in politics during my youth when Ron Paul, Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang were trying to change the country with policies they thought would help Americans. I volunteered for all three of these men, and the experiences and people I met along the way reshaped my view of the world. I want to make people's lives a bit better and a bit easier.