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- Birth nameJohn Bayard Anderson
- John B. Anderson was born on February 15, 1922 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He was married to Keke Machakos. He died on December 3, 2017 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- SpouseKeke Machakos(1953 - November 3, 2017) (his death, 5 children)
- United States Representative from Illinois, 1961 to 1981.
- He ran for president in 1980 as an independent, finishing third in the popular vote behind Republican nominee Ronald Reagan and then-President Jimmy Carter. Anderson earned almost 6 million votes.
- Anderson served in World War II and was elected to Congress as a Republican in 1960, and served in the House for 20 years.
- Originally sought the Republican presidential nomination in 1980, but withdrew during the primary season. He chose to run as an independent candidate in the general election instead and finished with 6.6% of the popular vote, but no electoral votes.
- As a youth, he worked in the grocery store of his father, a Swedish immigrant. He attended evangelical church services several times a week.
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