Charles Anding

Charles Ray Anding
Louisiana State Representative from District 15 (Ouachita Parish)
In office 1988–1996
Preceded by	Evelyn Blackmon
Succeeded by	Mike Walsworth
Personal details
Born	July 15, 1928 Place of birth missing
Died	May 20, 2004 (aged 75)
Resting place	Luna Methodist Cemetery in West Monroe, Louisiana
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Lillie Lorece Parnell (married 1945–2004, his death)
Children	Anita Anding Shirley Downs Earnest Anding Six grandchildren
Parents	John and Mellie Anding
Residence	West Monroe Ouachita Parish Louisiana, USA
Occupation	Officer of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers

Charles Ray Anding (July 15, 1928 – May 20, 2004)^[1] of West Monroe, Louisiana, was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 15 in Ouachita Parish. He served two terms from 1988 to 1996.^[2]

Anding was a son of John Anding (1901–1981) and Mellie B. Anding (1903–1995) of West Monroe.^[3] From 1945, shortly after his marriage at the age of seventeen to the former Lillie Lorece Parnell, Anding became an officer of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers. He held several positions with the union until his retirement in 1992. Prior to his state House service, he had been a member of the Ouachita Parish School Board and for two terms between 1966 and 1974 an alderman on the West Monroe City Council,^[4] having served his city during the administration of Mayor Bert Hatten.^[5]

In the 1987 general election, Anding narrowly defeated the Republican David Glen Haynes (born c. 1954) to claim the seat vacated by Democrat Evelyn Blackmon, the first woman elected to the legislature from Ouachita Parish. Blackmon ran third in the nonpartisan blanket primary and was hence eliminated from the second round of balloting.^[6] Anding prevailed by 201 votes, 5,672 (50.9 percent) to Haynes's 5,471 (49.1 percent).^[7]

No Republican challenged Anding in 1991, and he received 81 percent of the vote to secure his second term. In 1995, however, he was toppled by the Republican Mike Walsworth, since a member of the Louisiana State Senate. Walsworth received 7,745 votes (54.7 percent) to Anding's 6,403 (45.3 percent).^[8]

The Andings had three children, Anita Anding, Shirley A. Downs, and Earnest Anding. He died at the age of seventy-five and is interred in West Monroe at Luna Methodist Cemetery.^[4]

References

1. "Charles Ray Anding". findagrave.com. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
2. "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
3. "Anding". faqs.org. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
4. "Regular Session, 2004 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 77" (PDF). lanewsbureau.com. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
5. Lake Charles American Press, June 15, 1966, p. 10
6. "Results for Election Date: 10/24/1987". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
7. "Results for Election Date: 11/21/1987". staticresults.sos.la.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
8. "Results for Election Date: 10/21/1995". staticresults.sos.la.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2014.